Hungary at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Hungary at the 2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Hungary
IOC code	HUN
NOC	Hungarian Olympic Committee
Website	www.olimpia.hu  (in Hungarian)
in Beijing, China 4–20 February 2022
Competitors	14 (8 men and 6 women) in 5 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Márton Kékesi Zita Tóth
Flag bearer (closing)	Ádám Kónya
Medals Ranked 20th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)
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Hungary competed at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China, from 4 to 20 February 2022. ^{[1] [2]}

Hungary's team consisted of 14 athletes (8 men and six women) competing in five sports. ^[3] Márton Kékesi and Zita Tóth were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony. ^[4] Meanwhile cross-country skier Adam Konya was the flagbearer during the closing ceremony. ^[5]

Medalists

Further information: 2022 Winter Olympics medal table and List of 2022 Winter Olympics medal winners

The following Hungarian competitors won medals at the games. In the discipline sections below, the medalists' names are bolded.

Medal Name Sport Event Date  Gold Shaoang Liu Short track speed skating Men's 500 metres 13 February  Bronze Petra Jászapáti Zsófia Kónya Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu John-Henry Krueger Short track speed skating Mixed 2000 metre relay 5 February  Bronze Shaoang Liu Short track speed skating Men's 1000 metres 7 February

Medals by gender Gender Total Male 1 0 1 2 Mixed 0 0 1 1 Total 1 0 2 3

Multiple medalists

The following competitors won multiple medals at the 2022 Olympic Games.

Name	Medal	Sport	Event
Shaoang Liu	Gold  Bronze  Bronze	Short track speed skating	Men's 500 m Mixed 2000 m relay Men's 1000 m

Competitors

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

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Alpine skiing	1	1	2
Cross-country skiing	1	1	2
Figure skating	1	1	2
Short track speed skating	5	2	7
Snowboarding	0	1	1
Total	8	6	14

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards Hungary qualified one male and one female alpine skier. ^[6]

Athlete	Event	Run 1		Run 2		Total
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Márton Kékesi	Men's giant slalom	1:14.47	39	1:19.07	34	2:33.54	34
	Men's slalom	1:01.85	40	56.12	32	1:57.97	33
Zita Tóth	Women's giant slalom	DNF		did not advance
	Women's slalom	57.97	44	57.89	40	1:55.86	40

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

By meeting the basic qualification standards Hungary qualified one male and one female cross-country skier. ^[7]

Distance

Athlete	Event	Time	Deficit	Rank
Ádám Kónya	Men's 15 km classical	45:48.9	+7:54.1	80
	Men's 50 km freestyle	1:25:21.4	+13:48.7	55
Sára Pónya	Women's 10 km classical	41:13.6	+13:07.3	97

Sprint

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Ádám Kónya	Men's	3:09.43	72	did not advance

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, Hungary secured one quota in pairs competitions. ^[8]

On 18 February 2022, Ioulia Chtchetinina and Márk Magyar withdrew prior to the short program due to Magyar's positive COVID-19 test. ^[9]

Mixed

Athlete	Event	SP / RD		FS / FD		Total
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Ioulia Chtchetinina Márk Magyar	Pairs	Withdrew		did not advance

Short track speed skating

Main articles: Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Short track speed skating at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Hungary has qualified in the men's and mixed relays, qualifying five male and two female athletes.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
John-Henry Krueger	500 m	40.407	2 Q	40.844	5	did not advance			17
	1000 m	1:25.236	1 Q	DSQ		did not advance			14
	1500 m	—N/a		2:12.525	3 Q	2:18.671	5 ADVB	2:18.059	11
Shaoang Liu	500 m	40.797	1 Q	40.386	1 Q	40.157	1 QA	40.338
	1000 m	1:23.796	1 Q	1:23.940	2 Q	1:35.384	5 ADVA	1:35.693
	1500 m	—N/a		2:15.376	2 Q	2:15.519	1 FA	2:09.409	4
Shaolin Sándor Liu	500 m	40.948	1 Q	40.700	4	did not advance			13
	1000 m	1:25.262	1 Q	1:55.248	3 ADV	1:23.567	1 FA	YC
	1500 m	—N/a		2:09.213 OR	1 Q	2:10.685	2 FA	2:09.953	6
Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu John-Henry Krueger Bence Nógrádi	5000 m relay	—N/a				6:45.192	6 QB	6:39.713	6

Qualification legend: FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Petra Jászapáti	500 m	42.848	2 Q	43.476	1 Q	43.198	3 FB	43.004	7
	1000 m	1:28.392	2 Q	1:28.786	3 q	1:28.827	5 FB	1:30.249	8
	1500 m	—N/a		2:22.115	2 Q	DSQ		Did not advance	22
Zsófia Kónya	500 m	43.905	3	did not advance					21
	1000 m	No time		did not advance					29
	1500 m	—N/a		PEN		did not advance

Qualification legend: FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Petra Jászapáti Zsófia Kónya Shaoang Liu Shaolin Sándor Liu John-Henry Krueger	2000 m relay	2:38.396	1 Q	2:38.052	1 FA	2:40.900

Qualification legend: FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final

Snowboarding

Main articles: Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics and Snowboarding at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Hungary secured one quota in women's halfpipe. ^[10]

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Qualification					Final
		Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank	Run 1	Run 2	Run 3	Best	Rank
Kamilla Kozuback	Women's big air	51.50	5.50	59.00	110.50	17	did not advance
	Women's halfpipe	35.50	15.00	—N/a	35.50	19	did not advance
	Women's slopestyle	21.95	19.58	—N/a	21.95	28	did not advance

References

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