Sara HECTOR
Events and Medals
| Discipline | Event | Rank | Medal |
|---|---|---|---|
Alpine Skiing |
Women's Giant Slalom | 1 |
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| Women's Slalom | DNF |
Schedule
Biographical Information
Highlights
Historical Results
| Olympic Games | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 10 | Women's Giant Slalom | 2018 | PyeongChang, KOR | 00:02:21.530 |
| 13 | Super Combined | 2014 | Sochi, RUS | 00:02:37.850 |
| 21 | Super G | 2014 | Sochi, RUS | 00:01:28.710 |
| 25 | Downhill | 2014 | Sochi, RUS | 00:01:44.230 |
| World Championship | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Year | Location | Result |
| 2 | Team Parallel Mixed | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | |
| 7 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2019 | Are, SWE | 2:03.91 |
| 9 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2017 | St. Moritz, SUI | 2:07.51 |
| 9 | Super Combined Ladies | 2013 | Schladming, AUT | 2:43.59 |
| 10 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2015 | Vail / Beaver Creek, USA | 2:21.96 |
| 13 | Slalom Ladies | 2021 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA | 1:43.10 |
| 17 | Giant Slalom Ladies | 2011 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, GER | 2:22.67 |
| 23 | Slalom Ladies | 2015 | Vail / Beaver Creek, USA | 1:43.03 |
| 26 | Downhill Ladies | 2013 | Schladming, AUT | 1:53.38 |
| World Cup Rankings | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | All | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Alpine Combined | Parallel |
| 2021/2022 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | ||
| 2020/2021 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |||
| 2019/2020 | 33 | 28 | 12 | |||
| 2018/2019 | 45 | 32 | 15 | |||
| 2017/2018 | 49 | 57 | 10 | |||
| 2016/2017 | 66 | 54 | 21 | |||
| 2015/2016 | 64 | 38 | 27 | |||
| 2014/2015 | 19 | 29 | 4 | |||
| 2013/2014 | 61 | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2012/2013 | 80 | 48 | 37 | 47 | ||
| 2011/2012 | 102 | 41 | ||||
| 2010/2011 | 93 | 32 | ||||
| 2009/2010 | 120 | 45 | ||||
| World Cup - Best Achievements | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Downhill | Slalom | Giant Slalom | Super G | Parallel | Team Parallel Mixed | Parallel Giant Slalom | Parallel Slalom | Super Combined |
| 2021/2022 | 1 x 6th | 3 x 1st | 1 x 5th | ||||||
| 2020/2021 | 1 x 5th | 1 x 2nd | 1 x 4th | 1 x 4th | |||||
| 2019/2020 | 1 x 13th | 1 x 6th | 1 x 12th | 1 x 19th | |||||
| 2018/2019 | 1 x 15th | 1 x 5th | |||||||
| 2017/2018 | 1 x 26th | 1 x 5th | |||||||
| 2016/2017 | 1 x 22nd | 1 x 6th | |||||||
| 2015/2016 | 1 x 9th | 1 x 7th | |||||||
| 2014/2015 | 1 x 9th | 1 x 1st | |||||||
| 2013/2014 | 1 x 41st | 1 x 18th | 1 x 38th | 1 x 5th | |||||
| 2012/2013 | 1 x 18th | 1 x 20th | 1 x 30th | ||||||
| 2011/2012 | 1 x 17th | ||||||||
| 2010/2011 | 1 x 35th | 1 x 16th | 1 x 37th | 1 x 31st | |||||
| Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Event | Season | Location | Result |
| 1 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Courchevel, FRA | 2:13.03 |
| 1 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Kronplatz, ITA | 2:03.63 |
| 1 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Kranjska Gora, SLO | 2:15.79 |
| 2 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Courchevel, FRA | 2:16.21 |
| 3 | Giant Slalom | 2021/2022 | Lienz, AUT | 2:04.26 |
| 5 | Parallel | 2021/2022 | Lech / Zuers, AUT | |
| 6 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Courchevel, FRA | 1:40.18 |
| 9 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Levi, FIN | 1:48.11 |
| 10 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Kranjska Gora, SLO | 1:46.96 |
| 10 | Slalom | 2021/2022 | Lienz, AUT | 1:43.70 |
Boating, biking, sailing, hiking, spending time with family and friends. (Athlete, 12 Oct 2021)
Athlete
Bachelor degree in business administration from the University of Stockholm (SWE). (Athlete, 12 Oct 2021)
Father, Soren. Mother, Maria. Brother, Gustaf. Sister, Emma.
Swedish, English, German
Kungsbergets Alpina
National: Pierre Miniotti (ITA)
Brother Gustaf Hector (Alpine skiing): Competed at the national level.
Sister Emma Hector (Alpine skiing): Competed at the national level.
2007 FIS event in Gallivare (Giant slalom - 1st)
2009 World Cup in Are (Giant slalom - 22nd)
12 December 2015: Left knee injury with cartilage damage to the back of her left patella, when she was number one in the World Cup giant slalom at Are. Underwent surgery, ending her 2015/16 season. Returned to racing over a year later in January 2017. (cision.com, 12 Dec 2015; skiracing.com, 12 Dec 2015)
2008
As a young girl growing up in Sandviken, she enjoyed weekend ski trips with her family. (sarahector.com)
Loves the feeling of skiing. "It makes me feel happy, free, full of adrenaline and alive. It’s beautiful sceneries and a sport that requires you to both be active mentally and physically." (Athlete, 12 Oct 2021)
"Give it all I've got, so I have a chance to get closer to the potential I have." (Athlete, 12 Oct 2021)
The World Cup giant slalom win at Kuehtai in Tirol in December 2014.
The 2011 Junior World Championship gold in giant slalom at Crans Montana. (Athlete, 12 Oct 2021)
Alpine skier Anja Paerson (SWE), six-time Olympic medallist, seven-time World champion. (Athlete, 12 Oct 2021)
Her father. "It’s not easy to say one person. It’s a lot of people on the way that have been helping me and motivating me to give my best." (Athlete, 12 Oct 2021)
"Not really, more just some useful routines." (Athlete, 12 Oct 2021)
"It’s in the attitude, what you can achieve. So it’s very important to find an attitude that you like and feel good about and the most important to me is to have fun on the journey." (Athlete, 12 Oct 2021)
- Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/SaraHectorAlpine
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https://www.instagram.com/sarahector/
- Athlete Website: https://sarahector.com/
- Team Website: https://www.head.com/en_US/athletes/ski/race/sara-hector
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- Gold
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- Gold Medal Event
- DNF:
- Did Not Finish
Sweden
Alpine Skiing