{{Short description|Swedish alpine skier (born 1992)}} {{Infobox alpine ski racer |name = Sara Hector |image = Sara Hector in 2022.jpg |image_upright = 1.4 |image_size = 250px |caption = Olympic gold in GS at Beijing (2022) |disciplines = Giant slalom, slalom |club = Kungsbergets AK |country = {{SWE}} |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|09|04|df=y}} |birth_place = Sandviken, Sweden |height = 1.67 m |wcdebut = 12 December 2009 (age 17) |olympicteams = 4 – (2014, 2018, 2022, 2026) |olympicmedals = 2 |olympicgolds = 1 |worldsteams = 8 – (2011–2025) |worldsmedals = 4 |worldsgolds = 0 |wcseasons = 17 – (2010–2026) |wcwins = 8 – (8 GS)<!-- 8 through 24 January 2026 --> |wcpodiums = 28 – (25 GS, 3 SL)<!-- 28 through 24 January 2026 --> |wcoveralls = 0 – ''(4th in 2024)'' |wctitles = 0 – ''(2nd in GS, 2022)'' |show-medals = yes |medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Women's alpine skiing}} {{Medal|Country|{{SWE}}}} {{MedalCount|total=yes|type=World Cup race podiums | Slalom | 0 | 1 | 2 | Giant slalom | 8 | 8 | 9 }} {{Medal|Competition|International alpine ski competitions}} {{MedalCount|total=yes | Olympic Games | 1 | 1 | 0 | World Championships | 0 | 1 | 3 }} {{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2022 Beijing|Giant slalom}} {{Medal|Silver|2026 Milano Cortina|Giant slalom}} {{Medal|Competition|World Championships}} {{Medal|Silver|2021 Cortina d’Ampezzo|Team event}} {{Medal|Bronze|2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen|Team event}} {{Medal|Bronze|2015 Beaver Creek|Team event}} {{Medal|Bronze|2025 Saalbach|Team event}} {{Medal|Competition|Junior World Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2011 Crans-Montana|{{nowrap|Giant slalom}}}} {{Medal|Silver|2012 Roccaraso|Giant slalom}} {{Medal|Bronze|2010 Les Planards|Slalom}} }} '''Sara Maria Hector''' (born 4 September 1992) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer who is the 2022 Olympic champion in giant slalom.<ref name="svtgold">{{cite news |title=Sara Hector tog OS-guld |url=https://www.svt.se/sport/alpint/sara-hector-10 |access-date=7 February 2022 |work=SVT |date=7 February 2022}}</ref> She has competed at seven World Championships and won four medals in the team event (2011, 2015, 2021, 2025).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=140095&raceid=62348 |title=Sara Hector Biography |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025051506/http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/613.html?sector=AL&competitorid=140095&type=result |archive-date=25 October 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/alpint/svenska-gladjen-efter-forsta-vm-medaljen|title=Den svenska silverglädjen|publisher=SVT Sport|author=Thomas Lindblom, Therese Bosta|language=Swedish|date=17 February 2021|accessdate=20 February 2021}}</ref>
Hector gained her first World Cup victory in <!--28-->December 2014, a giant slalom in Kühtai, Austria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news-multimedia/news/article=sara-hector-claims-maiden-world-cup-win-kuhtai.html |title=Sara Hector claims maiden World Cup win in Kühtai |date=28 December 2014 |website=Federation Internationale de Ski |accessdate=28 December 2014 |archive-date=26 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180926141817/http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/news-multimedia/news/article=sara-hector-claims-maiden-world-cup-win-kuhtai.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin third in giant slalom |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2014/12/28/mikaela-shiffrin-giant-slalom-kuehtai/20964443/ |website=USA TODAY |agency=Associated Press |accessdate=12 February 2019 |language=en}}</ref> At her third Winter Olympics in 2022, she was the gold medalist in giant slalom,<ref name="svtgold"/> which was her first Olympic medal and the first Olympic gold for Sweden in the women's GS event in thirty years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-giant-slalom-womens-sara-hector-3eaa00654e24717109fe4f3d075b1c83|title=Sweden's Sara Hector wins Olympic GS gold after Shiffrin out|date=7 February 2022|website=AP NEWS|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fis-ski.com/en/alpine-skiing/alpine-news-multimedia/news-multimedia/news/winter-2022/beijing-2022-sara-hector-wins-gold-in-the-women-s-gs|title=Beijing 2022: Sara Hector wins gold in the women's GS|website=fis-ski.com|accessdate=10 February 2022}}</ref> She was the flag bearer for Sweden during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics along with Walter Wallberg.<ref>{{Cite website|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/de-blir-svenska-fanbarare-pa-fredag/|title=De blir svenska fanbärare på fredag|date=5 February 2026|accessdate=7 February 2026|via=Dagens Nyheter}}</ref>
Hector won the silver medal in the giant slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dn.se/sport/sara-hector-med-i-taten-efter-forsta-aket/|title=OS-silver till Sara Hector – delad medalj med Norge|date=15 February 2026|accessdate=15 February 2026|via=Dagens Nyheter}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7047888/2026/02/15/federica-brignone-wins-giant-slalom-for-second-olympic-gold-in-stunning-comeback/|title=Federica Brignone wins giant slalom for second Olympic gold in stunning comeback|first=Zack|last=Pierce|date=15 February 2026|accessdate=15 February 2026|via=The New York Times}}</ref>
==World Cup results== ===Season standings=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:gray solid 1px;" width="40%" |- style="background:#369; color:white;" | rowspan="2" style="width:6%;"|'''Season''' |- style="background:#4180be; color:white;" | style="width:3%;"|Age | style="width:5%;"|'''Overall''' | style="width:5%;"|Slalom | style="width:5%;"|Giant<br>slalom | style="width:5%;"|{{nowrap|Super-G}} | style="width:5%;"|Downhill | style="width:5%;"|Combined | style="width:5%;"|Parallel |- | 2010 ||''17''|| 120 || — || 45 || — || — || — || rowspan=10 {{n/a}} |- | 2011 ||''18''|| 93 || — || 32 || — || — || — |- | 2012 ||''19''|| 102 || — || 41 || — || — || — |- | 2013 ||''20''|| 80 || 48 || 37 || 47 || — || — |- | 2014 ||''21''|| 61 || — || 26 || — || — || 5 |- | 2015 ||''22''|| 19 || 29 || 4 || — || — || — |- | 2016 ||''23''|| 64 || 38 || 27 || — || — || — |- | 2017 ||''24''|| 66 || 54 || 21 || — || — || — |- | 2018 ||''25''|| 49 || 57 || 10 || — || — || — |- | 2019 ||''26''|| 45 || 32 || 15 || — || — || — |- | 2020 ||''27''|| 33 || 28 || 12 || — || — || — || 16 |- | 2021 ||''28''|| 16 || 13 || 11 || — || — || rowspan=6 {{n/a}} || 4 |- | 2022 ||''29''|| 7 || 12 || bgcolor=silver|{{silver02|link=2022 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom}} || — || — || 5 |- | 2023 ||''30''|| 10 || 9 || 6 || — || — || rowspan=4 {{n/a}} |- | 2024 ||''31''|| 4 || 6 || bgcolor=cc9966|{{bronze03|link=2024 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom}} || — || — |- | 2025 ||''32''|| 5 || 9 || bgcolor=cc9966|{{bronze03|link=2025 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom}} || — || — |- | 2026 ||''33''|| 9 || 10 || bgcolor=cc9966|{{bronze03|link=2026 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Women's giant slalom}} || — || — |} <!--:{{small|Standings through 25 March 2026}}-->
===Race podiums=== * 8 wins – (8 GS) * 28 podiums – (25 GS, 3 SL)<!-- 28 through 24 Mar 2026 --> {| class="wikitable nowrap" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; border:gray solid 1px;" width="40%" |- style="background:#369; color:white;" |rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="5%"|'''Season''' |- style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |- |rowspan=2|'''2015''' | align=right|12 December 2014 || align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Åre, Sweden || Giant slalom || 2nd |- | align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|28 December 2014 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Kühtai in Tirol, Austria || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Giant slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |- |'''2021''' | align=right|12 December 2020 || align=left rowspan=3|{{flagicon|FRA}} Courchevel, France || Giant slalom || 2nd |- |rowspan=6|'''2022''' | align=right|21 December 2021 || Giant slalom || 2nd |- | align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|22 December 2021 || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Giant slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |- | align=right|28 December 2021 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Lienz, Austria || Giant slalom || 3rd |- | align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|8 January 2022 || align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} Kranjska Gora, Slovenia || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Giant slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |- | align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|25 January 2022 || align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Kronplatz, Italy || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Giant slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |- | align=right|6 March 2022 || align=left| {{flagicon|SUI}} Lenzerheide, Switzerland || Giant slalom || 3rd |- |rowspan=4|'''2023''' | align=right|26 November 2022 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Killington, United States || Giant slalom || 3rd |- | align=right|10 December 2022 || align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Sestriere, Italy || Giant slalom || 2nd |- | align=right|25 January 2023 || align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Kronplatz, Italy || Giant slalom || 3rd |- | align=right|10 March 2023 || align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Åre, Sweden || Giant slalom || 3rd |- |rowspan=5|'''2024''' | align=right|29 December 2023 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Lienz, Austria || Giant slalom || 3rd |- | align=right|16 January 2024 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Flachau, Austria || Slalom || 3rd |- | align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|20 January 2024 || align=left|{{flagicon|SVK}} Jasná, Slovakia || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Giant slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |- | align=right|30 January 2024 || align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Kronplatz, Italy || Giant slalom || 2nd |- | align=right|9 March 2024 || align=left|{{flagicon|SWE}} Åre, Sweden || Giant slalom || 2nd |- |rowspan=6|'''2025''' | align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|30 November 2024 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Killington, United States || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Giant slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |- | align=right|28 December 2024 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Semmering, Austria || Giant slalom || 2nd |- | align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|4 January 2025 || align=left|{{flagicon|SLO}} Kranjska Gora, Slovenia || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|Giant slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |- | align=right|14 January 2025 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Flachau, Austria || Slalom || 3rd |- | align=right|30 January 2025 || align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Courchevel, France || Slalom || 2nd |- | align=right|25 March 2025 || align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Sun Valley, United States || Giant slalom || 3rd |- |rowspan=5|'''2026''' | align=right|7 December 2025 || align=left|{{flagicon|CAN}} Tremblant, Canada || Giant slalom || 2nd |- | align=right|27 December 2025 || align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Semmering, Austria || Giant slalom || 3rd |- | align=right|20 January 2026 || align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Kronplatz, Italy || Giant slalom || 3rd |- | align=right bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|24 January 2026 || align=left|{{flagicon|CZE}} Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"| Giant slalom || bgcolor="#BOEOE6"|'''1st''' |}
==World Championship results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" width="40%" |- style="background-color:#369; color:white;" |rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="4%"|'''Year''' |- style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" | width="3%"|Age | width="5%"|Slalom | width="5%"|Giant<br>slalom | width="5%"|{{nowrap|Super-G}} | width="5%"|Downhill | width="5%"|Combined | width="5%"|Team<br>Combined | width="5%"|Parallel | width="5%"|Team<br> Event |- style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;" |- | 2011 || ''18'' || — || 17 || — || — || —|| rowspan=7{{n/a}}|| rowspan="5" {{n/a}}||style="background:#c96;"|3 |- | 2013 || ''20'' || — || DNF2 || DNS || 26 || 9||— |- | 2015 || ''22'' || 23 || 10 || — || — || —||style="background:#c96;"|3 |- | 2017 || ''24'' || — || 9 || — || — || —||— |- | 2019 ||''26''|| — || 7 || — || — || —||— |- | 2021 ||''28''|| 13 || DNF2 || — || — || —||— ||style="background:silver;"|2 |- | 2023 ||''30''|| 7 || 13 || — || — || —||8||11 |- | 2025 ||''32''|| DNF2 || 6 || — || — || {{n/a}} || —||{{n/a}}||style="background:#c96;"|3 |}
==Olympic results== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;" width="40%" |- style="background-color:#369; color:white;" |rowspan="2" colspan="1" width="4%"|'''Year''' |- style="background-color:#4180be; color:white;" | width="3%"|Age | width="5%"|Slalom | width="5%"|Giant<br>slalom | width="5%"|{{nowrap|Super-G}} | width="5%"|Downhill | width="5%"|Combined | width="5%"|Team<br>combined | width="5%"|Team event |- style="background-color:#8CB2D8; color:white;" |- | 2014 || ''21'' || — || — || 21 || 25 || 13 || rowspan=3{{n/a}} || {{n/a}} |- | 2018 || ''25'' || — || 10 || — || — || — || — |- | 2022 || ''29'' || DNF2 || style="background:gold;" | 1 || — || — || — || — |- | 2026 || ''33'' || DNF2 || style="background:silver;" | 2 || — || — || {{n/a}} || — || {{n/a}} |}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== {{commons category}} *{{official website}} *{{Sports links}} *{{Ski-db<!--|sara_hector_swe_506399-->}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hector, Sara}} Category:1992 births Category:Living people Category:People from Sandviken Category:Swedish female alpine skiers Category:Alpine skiers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Category:Alpine skiers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Category:Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Category:Alpine skiers at the 2026 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic alpine skiers for Sweden Category:Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Category:Olympic medalists in alpine skiing Category:Olympic gold medalists for Sweden Category:Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Category:Skiers from Gävleborg County Category:21st-century Swedish sportswomen