| Hungary at the 2010 Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC code | HUN |
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Vancouver | |
| Competitors | 16 in 5 sports |
| Flag bearers | Júlia Sebestyén (opening) [1] Erika Huszár (closing) |
| Medals |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Hungary participated at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
| Athlete | Event | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Márton Bene | Men's slalom | DNF | |||
| Men's giant slalom | 1:31.08 | 1:34.89 | 3:05.97 | 71 | |
| Anna Berecz | Women's slalom | 59.81 | 59.82 | 1:59.63 | 45 |
| Women's super-G | DNF | ||||
| Women's downhill | 1:57.86 | 35 | |||
| Women's combined | 1:33.47 | 49.50 | 2:22.97 | 27 | |
| Women's giant slalom | 1:22.29 | 1:18.58 | 2:40.87 | 42 | |
| Zsófia Döme | Women's slalom | 58.74 | 59.58 | 1:58.32 | 44 |
| Women's super-G | 1:29.09 | 36 | |||
| Women's giant slalom | DNF | ||||
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Misses | Rank | ||
| Imre Tagscherer | Men's sprint | 28:38.8 | 2+2 | 80 |
| Men's individual | 58:02.6 | 1+3+0+0 | 82 | |
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Rank | ||
| Zoltán Tagscherer | Men's 15 km freestyle | 41:15.0 | 81 |
| Vera Viczián | Women's 10 km freestyle | 33:45.8 | 75 |
Hungary qualified 1 entrant in ladies singles and 1 in ice dancing, for a total of 3 athletes.
| Athlete(s) | Event | CD | SP/OD | FS/FD | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Júlia Sebestyén | Ladies' | 57.46 | 13 | 93.80 | 16 | 151.26 | 17 | ||
| Nóra Hoffmann / Maxim Zavozin | Ice dancing | 31.90 | 13 | 51.22 | 13 | 84.11 | 13 | 167.23 | 13 |
Hungary qualified 7 short track speed skaters. [2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Péter Darázs | Men's 500 metres | 42.800 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Men's 1500 metres | 2:18.827 | 3 Q | 2:18.349 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
| Viktor Knoch | Men's 500 metres | 42.197 | 4 | did not advance | |||||
| Men's 1000 metres | 1:26.279 | 3 | did not advance | ||||||
| Men's 1500 metres | 2:16.826 | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Erika Huszár | Women's 500 metres | 44.537 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Women's 1000 metres | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | ||||||
| Women's 1500 metres | 2:27.487 | 3 Q | 2:24.192 | 1 Q | 2:19.251 | 6 | |||
| Bernadett Heidum | Women's 1000 metres | 1:31.125 | 2 Q | 1:30.313 | 3 | did not advance | |||
| Women's 1500 metres | 2:30.332 | 4 | did not advance | ||||||
| Rózsa Darázs | Women's 1500 metres | DSQ | DSQ | did not advance | |||||
| Rózsa Darázs Bernadett Heidum Erika Huszár Andrea Keszler Szandra Lajtos* | Women's 3000 metre relay | 4:17.487 | 4 QB | 4:17.937 | 5 | ||||
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