# Sara Hector

Sara Maria Hector (born 4 September 1992) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer who is the reigning Olympic champion in giant slalom. She has competed at seven World Championships and won three medals in the team event (2011, 2015, 2021).
Hector gained her first World Cup victory in December 2014, a giant slalom in Kühtai, Austria. At her third Winter Olympics in 2022, she was the gold medalist in giant slalom, was her first Olympic medal and the first Olympic gold for Sweden in the women's GS event in thirty years.

## World Cup results
### Season standings

| Season |
| Season | Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Parallel |
| 2010 | 17 | 120 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 2022 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 2023 | 30 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 31 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — |
| 2025 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
    Standings through 30 January 2025

### Race podiums

* 7 wins – (7 GS)
* 23 podiums – (20 GS, 3 SL)
| Season |
| Season | Date | Location | Discipline | Place |
| 2015 | 12 Dec 2014 | Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2015 | 28 Dec 2014 | Kühtai in Tirol, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 2021 | 12 Dec 2020 | Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2022 | 21 Dec 2021 | Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2022 | 22 Dec 2021 | Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 2022 | 28 Dec 2021 | Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2022 | 8 Jan 2022 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 2022 | 25 Jan 2022 | Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 2022 | 6 Mar 2022 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2023 | 26 Nov 2022 | Killington, USA | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2023 | 10 Dec 2022 | Sestriere, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2023 | 25 Jan 2023 | Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2023 | 10 Mar 2023 | Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2024 | 29 Dec 2023 | Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd |
| 2024 | 16 Jan 2024 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 3rd |
| 2024 | 20 Jan 2024 | Jasná, Slovakia | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 2024 | 30 Jan 2024 | Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2024 | 9 Mar 2024 | Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2025 | 30 Nov 2024 | Killington, USA | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 2025 | 28 Dec 2024 | Semmering, Austria | Giant slalom | 2nd |
| 2025 | 4 Jan 2025 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 1st |
| 2025 | 14 Jan 2025 | Flachau, Austria | Slalom | 3rd |
| 2025 | 30 Jan 2025 | Courchevel, France | Slalom | 2nd |

## World Championship results

| Year |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Combined | Parallel | Team Event |
| 2011 | 18 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 2013 | 20 | — | DNF2 | DNS | 26 | 9 | — | — |
| 2015 | 22 | 23 | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| 2017 | 24 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 26 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 28 | 13 | DNF2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| 2023 | 30 | 7 | 13 | — | — | — | 8 | 11 |
| 2025 | 32 | DNF2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |

## Olympic results

| Year |
| Year | Age | Slalom | Giant slalom | Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event |
| 2014 | 21 | — | — | 21 | 25 | 13 | — |
| 2018 | 25 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 2022 | 29 | DNF2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |