Hungary at the 2018 Winter Olympics
| Hungary at the 2018 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| IOC code | HUN |
| NOC | Hungarian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Pyeongchang, South Korea 9–25 February 2018 | |
| Competitors | 19 in 6 sports |
| Flag bearer | Konrád Nagy[1] |
| Medals Ranked 21st |
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| Winter Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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
[edit]| 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 |
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Competitors
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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 |
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- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Opening Ceremony Flagbearers - Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang 2018" (PDF). olympic.org. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 9 February 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
- ^ "Hungarians hail their first-ever winter Olympic gold". Xinhua.net. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "Alpine Skiing Quota List for Olympic Games 2018". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
