Sara Hector

Sara Hector
Personal information
Born (1992-09-04) 4 September 1992
Sandviken, Sweden
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Sport
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, slalom
ClubKungsbergets AK
World Cup debut12 December 2009 (age 17)
Olympics
Teams4 – (2014, 2018, 2022, 2026)
Medals2 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams8 – (20112025)
Medals4 (0 gold)
World Cup
Seasons17 – (20102026)
Wins8 – (8 GS)
Podiums28 – (25 GS, 3 SL)
Overall titles0 – (4th in 2024)
Discipline titles0 – (2nd in GS, 2022)
Medal record
Women's alpine skiing
Representing  Sweden
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Slalom 0 1 2
Giant slalom 8 8 9
Total 8 9 11
International alpine ski competitions
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 1 1 0
World Championships 0 1 3
Total 1 2 3
Olympic Games
2022 Beijing Giant slalom
2026 Milano Cortina Giant slalom
World Championships
2021 Cortina d’Ampezzo Team event
2011 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team event
2015 Beaver Creek Team event
2025 Saalbach Team event
Junior World Championships
2011 Crans-Montana Giant slalom
2012 Roccaraso Giant slalom
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. 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.