Sara Hector

Sara Hector, born on 4 September 1992, is a Swedish World Cup alpine ski racer and the 2022 Olympic champion in giant slalom, the first Olympic gold for Sweden in the women's giant slalom in thirty years. She took her first World Cup victory in a giant slalom at Kühtai in December 2014 and has since won eight World Cup races, all in giant slalom. She has competed at seven World Championships and won four medals in the team event, in 2011, 2015, 2021 and 2025. At the 2026 Winter Olympics she carried the Swedish flag at the opening ceremony alongside Walter Wallberg and won the silver medal in the giant slalom.