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Hungary competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from February 7 to February 23. The team included 16 athletes who took part in five different winter sports. Before the Olympics began, the Hungarian Olympic Committee received a letter warning about a possible attack on its athletes, but the warning was not considered serious. The athletes from Hungary joined many others from around the world to compete in events like skiing, ice skating, and more during this exciting winter sports event.
Alpine skiing
Main article: Alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Hungary had three athletes in alpine skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Edit Miklós achieved a great result, finishing 7th in the women's downhill, which was the best performance ever for Hungary in alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics. Anna Berecz was notable for completing all five races she entered, along with Tina Maze and Macarena Simari Birkner.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Norbert Farkas | Men's giant slalom | 1:29.77 | 55 | 1:31.56 | 50 | 3:01.33 | 50 |
| Men's slalom | 55.68 | 58 | DNF | ||||
| Anna Berecz | Women's combined | 1:50.28 | 33 | 58.41 | 21 | 2:48.69 | 21 |
| Women's downhill | —N/a | 1:50.97 | 35 | ||||
| Women's giant slalom | 1:26.96 | 53 | 1:27.09 | 48 | 2:54.05 | 48 | |
| Women's slalom | 1:03.28 | 44 | 1:01.64 | 38 | 2:04.92 | 35 | |
| Women's super-G | —N/a | 1:33.07 | 28 | ||||
| Edit Miklós | Women's combined | 1:44.32 | 13 | 57.29 | 19 | 2:41.61 | 16 |
| Women's downhill | —N/a | 1:42.28 | 7 | ||||
| Women's giant slalom | 1:23.89 | 36 | 1:21.92 | 32 | 2:45.81 | 33 | |
| Women's super-G | —N/a | 1:27.87 | 15 | ||||
Biathlon
Main article: Biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Hungary was given two extra spots to compete in biathlon at the 2014 Winter Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Time | Misses | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Károly Gombos | Men's sprint | 28:04.3 | 1 (0+1) | 79 |
| Men's individual | 1:05:16.7 | 8 (0+4+1+3) | 88 | |
| Emőke Szőcs | Women's sprint | 24:15.4 | 2 (0+2) | 70 |
| Women's individual | 18:28:00 | 6 (1+1+1+3) | 70 |
Cross-country skiing
Main article: Cross-country skiing at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Hungary had two athletes qualify for the cross-country skiing events at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Deficit | Rank | ||
| Milan Szabó | Men's 15 km classical | 47:01.3 | +8:31.6 | 78 |
| Ágnes Simon | Women's 10 km classical | 38:36.7 | +10:18.9 | 66 |
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Milan Szabó | Men's sprint | 3:59.68 | 73 | Did not advance | |||||
| Ágnes Simon | Women's sprint | 3:04.72 | 66 | Did not advance | |||||
Short track speed skating
Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Hungary had five women and three men ready to compete in short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics. They earned their spots during World Cup events in November 2013.
Men
Women
Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bence Béres | 1000 m | 1:27.735 | 4 | Did not advance | 26 | ||||
| 1500 m | 2:20.327 | 6 | —N/a | Did not advance | 33 | ||||
| Viktor Knoch | 500 m | 42.261 | 2 Q | 42.043 | 3 | Did not advance | 12 | ||
| 1000 m | 1:25.426 | 2 Q | 1:25.673 | 5 | Did not advance | 18 | |||
| 1500 m | 2:47.714 | 6 | —N/a | Did not advance | 34 | ||||
| Sándor Liu Shaolin | 500 m | 41.683 | 3 | Did not advance | 18 | ||||
| 1000 m | 1:35.935 | 3 ADV | 1:24.966 | 4 | Did not advance | 16 | |||
| 1500 m | 2:14.055 | 4 | —N/a | Did not advance | 20 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bernadett Heidum | 1000 m | PEN | Did not advance | ||||||
| 1500 m | 2:21.826 | 2 Q | —N/a | 2:20.196 | 3 FB | 2:26.004 | 9 | ||
| Andrea Keszler | 500 m | 45.215 | 4 | Did not advance | 28 | ||||
| Zsófia Kónya | 1500 m | 2:55.523 | 5 | —N/a | Did not advance | 30 | |||
| Rózsa Darázs Bernadett Heidum Andrea Keszler Zsófia Kónya Szandra Lajtos | 3000 m relay | —N/a | 4:15.473 | 4 FB | 4:24.496 | 6 | |||
Speed skating
Main article: Speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Hungary earned spots for speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics based on results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season. The men’s team had opportunities to compete.
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Konrád Nagy | 1500 m | 1:48.12 | 26 |
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