Sweden’s Sara Hector caps an incredible comeback season with giant slalom gold at the Beijing Olympics. Hector held on to her first run lead for victory in 1 minute 55.69 seconds in Yanqing. Italy’s Federica Brignone added silver to 2018 bronze, and reigning world champion Lara Gut-Behrami of Switzerland roared from eighth to bronze. Hector won a first World Cup race in 2014 but then struggled with her form after a severe knee injury the following year. She returned to the top of the podium this season, winning three of the last four giant slaloms. The 2018 gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin cras…