Hungary at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Hungary at the Olympic Games
Flag of Hungary IOC code  HUN NOC Hungarian Olympic Committee Website www.mob.hu (Hungarian) (English)
At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi
Competitors	16 in 5 sports
Flag bearer	Bernadett Heidum (opening)[1][2] Szandra Lajtos (closing)[3]
Medals	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
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Hungary competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, from 7 to 23 February 2014. A team of 16 athletes competing in five sports were selected to the team.^[1]

Before the Games began, the Hungarian Olympic Committee received a threatening letter which warned of an attack on its athletes at the Games. It was dismissed as not being credible.^[4]

Alpine skiing

According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Hungary had three athletes in qualification position.^[5] Edit Miklós's 7th place finish in the women's downhill set a new record as the highest placing alpine skiing at the Winter Olympics for the country.^[6] As for Anna Berecz, she was remarked for being one of the few, along Tina Maze and Macarena Simari Birkner, to complete all the five races in which she competed.

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

Hungary received two reallocation quota spots in biathlon.

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

According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Hungary qualified two athletes.^[5]

Distance

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	69[7]

Sprint

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

Hungary qualified 5 women and 3 men for the Olympics during World Cup 3 and 4 in November 2013.^[8]

Men

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

Women

Bernadett Heidum in the women's 1500m semifinal

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

Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round

Speed skating

Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Hungary earned the following start quota:^[9]

Men

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Konrád Nagy	1500 m	1:48.12	26

References

1. "Heidum Bernadett viszi a magyar zászlót" [Bernadett Heidum carries the Hungarian flag]. http://www.telesport.hu/. 2 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
2. "Sochi 2014 Opening Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). http://www.olympic.org/. Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Organizing Committee. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
3. "Sochi 2014 Closing Ceremony - Flagbearers" (PDF). The International Olympic Committee (IOC). 23 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
4. "Hungary dismisses Sochi Olympic terrorist threat". Euronews. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
5. "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
6. "Sochi 2014: Surprise skier sets Hungarian record". Hungarian Daily News. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
7. Basu, Anand (13 February 2014). "Olympics-Cross Country-Women's 10 km classic result". Reuters. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
8. "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi - Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
9. "Communication No. 1841 XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.

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