Hungary at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Template:Infobox Olympics Hungary 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.[2]
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Hungary had three athletes in qualification position.[3] 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.[4] 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Norbert Farkas | Men's giant slalom | 1:29.77 | 55 | 1:31.56 | 50 | 3:01.33 | 50 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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.[3]
- Distance
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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[5] |
- Sprint
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.[6]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bence Béres | 1000 m | 1:27.735 | 4 | Did not advance | 26 | ||||
| 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
.JPG)
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Bernadett Heidum | 1000 m | PEN | Did not advance | ||||||
| 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 | |||
Qualification legend: ADV – Advanced due to being impeded by another skater; FA – Qualify to medal round; FB – Qualify to consolation round
Speed skating
Based on the results from the fall World Cups during the 2013–14 ISU Speed Skating World Cup season, Hungary earned the following start quota:[7]
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | ||
| Konrád Nagy | 1500 m | 1:48.12 | 26 |
References
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
zwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Hungary dismisses Sochi Olympic terrorist threat". Euronews. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Summary of Quota allocation as per 20.01.2014" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. FIS. 20 January 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014: Surprise skier sets Hungarian record". Hungarian Daily News. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
- ^ Basu, Anand (13 February 2014). "Olympics-Cross Country-Women's 10 km classic result". Reuters. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|newspaper=(help) - ^ "XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi - Entries Short Track Speed Skating". International Skating Union. 22 November 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
- ^ "Communication No. 1841 XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 Sochi Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). International Skating Union. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2013.
External links
