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.
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.
Alpine skiing
According to the quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Hungary had three athletes in qualification position. 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. 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.
AthleteEventRun 1Run 2TotalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankNorbert FarkasMen's giant slalom1:29.77551:31.56503:01.3350Men's slalom55.6858Anna BereczWomen's combined1:50.283358.41212:48.6921Women's downhillcolspan=4 1:50.9735 Women's giant slalom1:26.96531:27.09482:54.0548 Women's slalom1:03.28441:01.64382:04.9235Women's super-Gcolspan=4 1:33.0728Edit MiklósWomen's combined1:44.321357.29192:41.6116Women's downhillcolspan=4 1:42.287 Women's giant slalom1:23.89361:21.92322:45.8133Women's super-Gcolspan=4 1:27.8715
Biathlon
Hungary received two reallocation quota spots in biathlon.
AthleteEventTimeMissesRankKároly GombosMen's sprint28:04.31 (0+1)79Men's individual1:05:16.78 (0+4+1+3)88Emőke SzőcsWomen's sprint24:15.42 (0+2)70Women's individual18:28:006 (1+1+1+3)70
Cross-country skiing
According to the final quota allocation released on 20 January 2014, Hungary qualified two athletes.
Distance AthleteEventFinalTimeDeficitRankMilan SzabóMen's 15 km classical47:01.3 +8:31.678Ágnes SimonWomen's 10 km classical38:36.7 +10:18.966
Sprint AthleteEventQualificationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMilan SzabóMen's sprint3:59.6873Did not advanceÁgnes SimonWomen's sprint3:04.7266Did 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.
Men AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBence Béres1000 m1:27.7354Did not advance261500 m2:20.3276colspan=2 Did not advance33Viktor Knoch500 m42.2612 Q42.0433Did not advance121000 m1:25.4262 Q1:25.6735Did not advance181500 m2:47.7146colspan=2 Did not advance34Sándor Liu Shaolin500 m41.6833Did not advance181000 m1:35.9353 ADV1:24.9664Did not advance161500 m2:14.0554colspan=2 Did not advance20
Women
AthleteEventHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankBernadett Heidum1000 mDid not advance1500 m2:21.8262 Qcolspan=2 2:20.1963 FB2:26.0049Andrea Keszler500 m45.2154Did not advance28Zsófia Kónya1500 m2:55.5235colspan=2 Did not advance30Rózsa DarázsBernadett HeidumAndrea KeszlerZsófia KónyaSzandra Lajtos3000 m relaycolspan=4 4:15.4734 FB4:24.4966 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:
Men AthleteEventFinalTimeRankKonrád Nagy1500 m1:48.1226
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