Hungary at the 2018 Winter Olympics

Hungary at the 2018 Winter Olympics
Flag of Hungary
IOC code	HUN
NOC	Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpia.hu  (in Hungarian)
in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018
Competitors	19 in 6 sports
Flag bearer	Konrád Nagy [1]
Medals Ranked 21st	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 1
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Hungary competed at the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, from 9 to 25 February 2018. With the men's 5000 metre relay victory in short track speed skating, the nation had won its first ever Winter Olympic gold, ^[2] and first Winter medal since 1980. Hungarian athletes have participated in all Winter Olympic Games.

Medalists

Further information: 2018 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2018 Winter Olympics medal winners

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Gold	Csaba Burján Viktor Knoch Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu	Short track speed skating	Men's 5000 metre relay	22 February

Short Track Team celebrating their victory in the 5000 metre relay

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the Games per sport/discipline.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	2	2	4
Cross-country skiing	1	1	2
Figure skating	0	1	1
Freestyle skiing	0	1	1
Short track speed skating	5	5	10
Speed skating	1	0	1
Total	9	10	19

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Hungary qualified four athletes, two male and two female, and one team. ^[3]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Márton Kékesi	Men's downhill	—				1:51.72	53
	Men's super-G	—				DNF
	Men's giant slalom	1:16.64	53	1:15.22	40	2:31.86	42
	Men's combined	1:26.08	62	53.94	29	2:20.02	35
Dalibor Šamšal	Men's giant slalom	1:16.09	51	1:16.79	50	2:32.88	44
	Men's combined	1:25.17	60	2:20.02	29	2:15.47	32
Szonja Hozmann	Women's giant slalom	1:21.77	54	1:17.62	49	2:39.39	49
	Women's slalom	DNF
Mariann Mimi Maróty	Women's giant slalom	1:29.74	65	DSQ
	Women's slalom	1:09.95	58	1:02.83	52	2:12.78	53

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Márton Kékesi Dalibor Šamšal Szonja Hozmann Mariann Mimi Maróty	Team event	Switzerland  (SUI) L 0–4	Did not advance

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Hungary qualified two athletes, one male and one female.

Distance

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Deficit	Rank
Ádám Kónya	Men's 15 km freestyle	39:27.2	+5:43.3	89
Emőke Szőcs	Women's 10 km freestyle	31:04.6	+6:04.1	77

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ádám Kónya	Men's sprint	3:31.84	67	Did not advance

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Hungary qualified one female figure skater, based on its placement at the 2017 World Figure Skating Championships in Helsinki, Finland. ^{[4] [5]}

Athlete	Event	SP		FS		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ivett Tóth	Ladies' singles	53.22	23 Q	97.21	23	150.43	23

Freestyle skiing

Main articles: Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Freestyle skiing at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Halfpipe

Athlete	Event	Qualification				Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Elizabeth Swaney	Women's halfpipe	30.00	31.40	31.40	24	Did not advance

Short track speed skating

Main article: Short track speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics

According to the ISU Special Olympic Qualification Rankings, Hungary qualified a full squad of 5 men and 5 women each. ^[6]

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Csaba Burján	1500 m	2:19.284	5	—		Did not advance
Viktor Knoch	500 m	1:06.040	4	Did not advance
Shaoang Liu	500 m	40.526	1 Q	PEN		did not advance
	1000 m	PEN		did not advance
	1500 m	2:14.160	3 Q	—		PEN		Did not advance
Shaolin Sándor Liu	500 m	40.650	1 Q	40.471	2 Q	40.399	3 FB	40.651	5
	1000 m	1:31.547	1 Q	1:24.012	1 Q	1:26.488	2 FA	PEN	8
	1500 m	2:12.835	1 Q	—		2:45.709	5 AA	2:11.520	5
Csaba Burján Viktor Knoch Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu	5000 m relay	—				6:34.866	2 FA	6:31.971 OR

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Sára Bácskai	1500 m	PEN		—		Did not advance
Petra Jászapáti	500 m	55.641	2 Q	43.043	4	did not advance
	1000 m	1:29.838	4	Did not advance
	1500 m	2:25.022	2 Q	—		2:23.210	2 Q	2:26.138	6
Andrea Keszler	500 m	43.274	2 Q	43.053	3	did not advance
Sára Bácskai Bernadett Heidum Petra Jászapáti Andrea Keszler	3000 m relay	—				4:09.555	3 FB	4:03.603	4

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

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Hungary earned the following quotas at the conclusion of the four World Cups used for qualification. ^{[7] [5]}

Athlete	Event	Final
		Time	Rank
Konrád Nagy	Men's 1000 m	1:09.92	21
	Men's 1500 m	1:49.01	29

References

1. "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
2. "Hungarians hail their first-ever winter Olympic gold". Xinhua.net. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
3. "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
4. "Figure Skating Quota places for the XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union. 4 April 2017. Archived from the original on 23 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
5. "Magyar Olimpiai Csapat - Phjongcshang 2018" [Hungarian Olympic Team - Pyeongchang 2018] (in Hungarian). Hungarian Olympic Committee. 24 March 2017. Archived from the original on 9 January 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
6. "XXI II Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang: Qualified quota places Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union (ISU). 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
7. "Communication No. 2136: XXIII Olympic Winter Games 2018 PyeongChang Entries Speed Skating". www.isu.org/. International Skating Union (ISU). 20 December 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2017.