Hungary at the 2022 Winter Olympics

Hungary at the
2022 Winter Olympics
Flag of Hungary
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian)
in Beijing, China
4–20 February 2022
Competitors14 (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)

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.

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 — 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 1st place, gold medalist(s)
1000 m 1:23.796 1 Q 1:23.940 2 Q 1:35.384 5 ADVA 1:35.693 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
1500 m — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 — 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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)

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 — 35.50 19 did not advance
Women's slopestyle 21.95 19.58 — 21.95 28 did not advance

References

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  2. ^ "Which countries are competing in the Winter Olympics 2022? Full list". The Independent. London, United Kingdom. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  3. ^ "PEKING 2022 - OLIMPIAI CSAPAT" [Beijing 2022 - Olympic team]. Hungarian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 5 February 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Beijing-2022 Opening Ceremony Flag-Bearers". www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Beijing-2022 Closing Ceremony Flag-Bearers" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Olympic Committee (IOC). 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  6. ^ "ALPINE SKIING QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  7. ^ "CROSS-COUNTRY QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". www.data.fis-ski.com/. International Ski Federation (FIS). 15 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  8. ^ "Communication No. 2388 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2022 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE". International Skating Union. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  9. ^ Skretta, Dave (18 February 2022). "China's Sui, Han top pairs short program record at Olympics". The Washington Post.
  10. ^ "SNOWBOARD HALFPIPE QUOTAS LIST FOR OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES 2022". International Ski Federation. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2022.