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Born | Sandviken, Sweden | 4 September 1992||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Alpine skier | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Skiing career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Disciplines | Giant slalom, Slalom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Kungsbergets AK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup debut | 12 December 2009 (age 17) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 3 – (2014, 2018, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 1 (1 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams | 6 – (2011–2021) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medals | 3 (team) (0 gold) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Seasons | 13 – (2010–2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 4 – (4 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Podiums | 9 – (9 GS) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Overall titles | 0 – (7th in 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline titles | 0 – (2nd in GS, 2022) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Sara Maria Hector (born 4 September 1992) is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer. She has competed at six World Championships and won three medals in the team event, respectively in 2011, 2015 and 2021.[1][2]
Hector gained her first World Cup victory in December 2014, a giant slalom in Kühtai, Austria.[3][4] At her third Winter Olympics in 2022, she was the gold medalist in giant slalom.[5] It was her first Olympic medal, which was also the first Olympic gold for Sweden in the women's GS event in thirty years.[6][7]
World Cup results
Season standings
Season | |||||||
Age | Overall | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | |
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 | — | — | — |
2021 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — |
2022 | 29 | 7 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — |
Race podiums
- 4 wins – (4 GS)
- 9 podiums – (9 GS)
Season | ||||
Date | Location | Discipline | Place | |
2015 | 12 Dec 2014 | Åre, Sweden | Giant slalom | 2nd |
28 Dec 2014 | Kühtai in Tirol, Austria | Giant slalom | 1st | |
2021 | 12 Dec 2020 | Courchevel, France | Giant slalom | 2nd |
2022 | 21 Dec 2021 | Giant slalom | 2nd | |
22 Dec 2021 | Giant slalom | 1st | ||
28 Dec 2021 | Lienz, Austria | Giant slalom | 3rd | |
8 Jan 2022 | Kranjska Gora, Slovenia | Giant slalom | 1st | |
25 Jan 2022 | Kronplatz, Italy | Giant slalom | 1st | |
6 Mar 2022 | Lenzerheide, Switzerland | Giant slalom | 3rd |
World Championship results
Year | |||||||
Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | 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 |
Olympic results
Year | |||||||
Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
2014 | 21 | — | — | 21 | 25 | 13 | — |
2018 | 25 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
2022 | 29 | DNF2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
References
- ^ "Sara Hector Biography". Archived from the original on 25 October 2011.
- ^ Thomas Lindblom, Therese Bosta (17 February 2021). "Den svenska silverglädjen" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Sara Hector claims maiden World Cup win in Kühtai". Federation Internationale de Ski. 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
- ^ "U.S. skier Mikaela Shiffrin third in giant slalom". USA TODAY. Associated Press. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "Sara Hector tog OS-guld". SVT. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ^ "Sweden's Sara Hector wins Olympic GS gold after Shiffrin out". AP NEWS. 7 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Beijing 2022: Sara Hector wins gold in the women's GS". fis-ski.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
External links
- Official website
- Sara Hector at FIS (alpine)
- Sara Hector at Olympics.com
- Sara Hector at Olympedia
- Sara Hector at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)
- Sara Hector at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database