Hungary at the 2014 Winter Olympics

Hungary at the
2014 Winter Olympics
Hungary at the; 2014 Winter Olympics
IOC code	HUN
NOC	Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian and English)
in Sochi
Competitors	16 in 5 sports
Flag bearers	Bernadett Heidum (opening); Szandra Lajtos (closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
	1924; 1928; 1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;

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
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Norbert Farkas	Men's giant slalom	1:29.77	55	1:31.56	50	3:01.33	50
Norbert Farkas	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	—				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	—				1:33.07	28
Edit Miklós	Women's combined	1:44.32	13	57.29	19	2:41.61	16
	Women's downhill	—				1:42.28	7
	Women's giant slalom	1:23.89	36	1:21.92	32	2:45.81	33
	Women's super-G	—				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
Károly Gombos	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
Emőke Szőcs	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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	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
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Bence Béres	1000 m	1:27.735	4	Did not advance					26
Bence Béres	1500 m	2:20.327	6	—		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	—		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	—		Did not advance			20

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Bernadett Heidum	1000 m	PEN		Did not advance
Bernadett Heidum	1500 m	2:21.826	2 Q	—		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	—		Did not advance			30
Rózsa Darázs Bernadett Heidum Andrea Keszler Zsófia Kónya Szandra Lajtos	3000 m relay	—				4:15.473	4 FB	4:24.496	6