When Hector, seventh after the first run, crossed the finish line, she recorded the fastest time of the second run.
How far would it go?
Hector had to wait and see how the six remaining competitors coped with the giant slalom course in the ski metropolis north of Ottawa and Montreal.
Mikaela Shiffrin had no chance in the fight against Hector, as did Camille Rast. Not to mention Asja Zenere. Nina O'Brien crashed out.
Just Scheib faster
Julia Scheib ruined Hector's chance of victory and the Austrian took victory ahead of the Swede and New Zealander Alice Robinson.
But Hector could see that no one was faster in the second run, a nice sign of form for the reigning Olympic champion in the discipline.
In the giant slalom premiere in Sölden at the end of October, Hector finished ninth and last weekend she just missed the podium and finished in fourth place.
Last season, Hector took four podiums in giant slalom, two of which were victories. She also stood on the podium twice in slalom.
Harder day for Alphand
Estelle Alphand had a great run in Saturday's giant slalom, working her way up from 13th in the first run to a final seventh place. This should have secured her an Olympic spot when the Swedish Olympic Committee decides how big the Swedish alpine delegation will be in Cortina in February.
So far, only Hector and slalom specialist Anna Swenn Larsson have received the go-ahead from SOK.
Alphand couldn't do it on Sunday afternoon and skidded into the finish line 3.22 seconds behind Robinson. It wasn't enough to make it into the second run.
Hilma Löwblom, however, did. She is also fighting for an Olympic spot – and really showed why. Löwblom had a great run, the fourth fastest, and climbed ten places. With her 18th place, she improved her chances of competing in Cortina in February.
