Sara Maria Hector (born 4 September 1992) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer who is the 2022 Olympic champion in giant slalom. She has competed at seven World Championships and won four medals in the team event (2011, 2015, 2021, 2025).
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, which was her first Olympic medal and the first Olympic gold for Sweden in the women's GS event in thirty years. She was the flag bearer for Sweden during the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics along with Walter Wallberg.
Hector won the silver medal in the giant slalom at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
World Cup results Season standings SeasonAgeOverallSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedParallel 2010 17 120 — 45 — — — rowspan=10 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 4 2022 29 7 12 — — 5 2023 30 10 9 6 — — rowspan=4 2024 31 4 6 — — 2025 32 5 9 — — 2026 33 9 10 — —
Race podiums 8 wins – (8 GS) 28 podiums – (25 GS, 3 SL) Season Date Location Discipline Place201512 December 2014 Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 2nd28 December 2014 Kühtai in Tirol, Austria Giant slalom 1st202112 December 2020 Courchevel, France Giant slalom 2nd202221 December 2021 Giant slalom 2nd22 December 2021 Giant slalom 1st28 December 2021 Lienz, Austria Giant slalom 3rd8 January 2022 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 1st25 January 2022 Kronplatz, Italy Giant slalom 1st6 March 2022 Lenzerheide, Switzerland Giant slalom 3rd202326 November 2022 Killington, United States Giant slalom 3rd10 December 2022 Sestriere, Italy Giant slalom 2nd25 January 2023 Kronplatz, Italy Giant slalom 3rd10 March 2023 Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 3rd202429 December 2023 Lienz, Austria Giant slalom 3rd16 January 2024 Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd20 January 2024 Jasná, Slovakia Giant slalom 1st30 January 2024 Kronplatz, Italy Giant slalom 2nd9 March 2024 Åre, Sweden Giant slalom 2nd202530 November 2024 Killington, United States Giant slalom 1st28 December 2024 Semmering, Austria Giant slalom 2nd4 January 2025 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 1st14 January 2025 Flachau, Austria Slalom 3rd30 January 2025 Courchevel, France Slalom 2nd25 March 2025 Sun Valley, United States Giant slalom 3rd20267 December 2025 Tremblant, Canada Giant slalom 2nd27 December 2025 Semmering, Austria Giant slalom 3rd20 January 2026 Kronplatz, Italy Giant slalom 3rd24 January 2026 Špindlerův Mlýn, Czech Republic Giant slalom 1st
World Championship results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedTeamCombinedParallelTeam Event 2011 18 — 17 — — — rowspan=7 rowspan="5" 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 — — —811 2025 32 DNF2 6 — — —3
Olympic results YearAgeSlalomGiantslalomDownhillCombinedTeamcombinedTeam event 2014 21 — — 21 25 13 rowspan=3 2018 25 — 10 — — — — 2022 29 DNF2 1 — — — — 2026 33 DNF2 2 — — —
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