Sara Hector won Olympic gold in Beijing 2022.
But the road there was not exactly straight, and it took a lot to get there.
– It is the hardest day of my life, says Hector in the SVT Sports annual report.
The Swedish alpine star Sarah Hector had the season of his life at almost 30 years of age, and at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Games it was gold in the giant slalom. But the road there has been difficult, as it has been characterized by difficult trials and many tears.
“Cried a lot”
Eating disorders, weight gain and subsequent injuries to both knees and face are some of the things that Sara Hector has gone through during her career.
– It is required that you mentally take new steps and develop. I find that really nurturing, fun and developing. It’s something I think I will benefit from regardless of what I do, says Sara Hector in the SVT Sports annual report.
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There were many who doubted the 30-year-old from Sandviken, and Hector talks about the problems with dealing with the setbacks that appeared.
– It wasn’t that I was thinking about quitting, but I was sad time and time again. If things went badly, I couldn’t handle it and cried a lot, she says.
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Honest words
Sara Hector continues:
– I was very disappointed and sad, and perhaps not so focused on developing and learning. More focused on achieving results here and now, and if I couldn’t do it, I “sucked” everything.
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In the yearbook, she also remembers that particular Olympic gold in Beijing 2022, and it is a day that she remembers with both joy and horror.
– It was extreme happiness and pride. I was also so sickly tired, so it really felt like “ahh I made it”. It’s really the hardest day I’ve had, maybe ever in my life.
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