Hungary at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Hungary at the
2026 Winter Olympics
Flag of Hungary
IOC codeHUN
NOCHungarian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.olimpia.hu (in Hungarian)
in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
6 February 2026 (2026-02-06) – 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22)
Competitors16 (9 men and 7 women) in 6 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Bence Nógrádi & Maja Somodi
Flag bearers (closing)Bence Nógrádi & Maja Somodi
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Winter Olympics appearances (overview)

Hungary competed at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 6 to 22 February 2026.

Bence Nógrádi and Maja Somodi were the country's flagbearer during the opening ceremony.[1][2] Meanwhile, the pair were also the country's flagbearer during the closing ceremony.[3][4]

For the first time since 2014, Hungary failed to secure a single Winter Olympic medal.

Competitors

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

Sport Men Women Total
Alpine skiing 1 1 2
Cross-country skiing 2 2 4
Figure skating 1 1 2
Short-track speed skating 4 2 6
Snowboarding 0 1 1
Speed skating 1 0 1
Total 9 7 16

Alpine skiing

Main articles: Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Alpine skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Hungary qualified one female and one male alpine skier through the basic quota.[5]

Athlete Event Run 1 Run 2 Total
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Bálint Úry Men's giant slalom 1:19.60 33 1:14.70 33 2:34.30 32
Men's slalom DNF
Zita Tóth Women's giant slalom 1:08.69 42 1:16.72 41 2:25.41 40
Women's slalom 50.73 36 55.71 33 1:46.44 31

Cross-country skiing

Main articles: Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Cross-country skiing at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Hungary qualified one female and one male cross-country skier through the basic quota.[6] Following the completion of the 2024–25 FIS Cross-Country World Cup, Hungary qualified a further one female and one male athlete.[6]

Distance
Athlete Event Classical Freestyle Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Deficit Rank
Ádám Büki Men's 10 km freestyle N/a 25:36.2 86 N/a
Men's 20 km skiathlon 27:25.5 64 LAP 68
Men's 50 km classical - - - - LAP 54
Ádám Kónya Men's 10 km freestyle N/a 24:22.9 72 N/a
Men's 20 km skiathlon 27:25.5 64 26:14.6 61 54:12.8 8:01.8 63
Men's 50 km classical - - - - LAP 44
Lara Vanda Laczkó Women's 10 km freestyle N/a 29:51.7 93 N/a
Sára Pónya N/a 28:44.1 85 N/a
Sprint
Athlete Event Qualification Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Ádám Büki Men's sprint 4:02.02 90 Did not advance
Sára Pónya Women's sprint 4:24.13 77 Did not advance
Ádám Büki
Ádám Kónya 		Men's team sprint 6:34.91 26 N/a Did not advance
Lara Vanda Laczkó
Sára Pónya 		Women's team sprint 7:52.85 25 N/a Did not advance

Figure skating

Main articles: Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

In the 2025 World Figure Skating Championships in Boston, the United States, Hungary secured one quota in each of the pair skating.[7]

Athlete Event SP/SD FP/FD Total
Points Rank Points Rank Points Rank
Maria Pavlova
Alexei Sviatchenko 		Pairs 73.87 4 141.39 3 215.26 4

Short-track speed skating

Main articles: Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Short-track speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Hungary qualified six short-track speed skaters (four men and two women) after the conclusion of the 2025–26 ISU Short Track World Tour.[8]

Men
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Moon Won-jun 500 m 40.718 2 Q PEN Did not advance
Bence Nógrádi 1000 m 1:27.132 4 Did not advance
Moon Won-jun 1:25.048 3 q 1:23.988 3 Did not advance
Bence Nógrádi 1500 m N/a 2:22.207 5 Did not advance
Moon Won-jun 2:23.997 5 Did not advance
Dominik Major
Moon Won-jun
Bence Nógrádi
Dániel Tiborcz 		5000 m relay N/a 7:11.221 4 FB 6:52.209 8

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; ADV A - Advanced to medal final on referee decision; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Women
Athlete Event Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Diána Laura Végi 500 m 44.164 4 Did not advance
Maja Somodi 1000 m 1:28.661 4 Did not advance
Diána Laura Végi 1:28.779 3 q 1:29.976 4 Did not advance
Maja Somodi 1500 m N/a 2:29.673 3 Q 2:21.225 4 FB 2:37.291 12
Diána Laura Végi 2:30.078 4 q 2:24.688 6 Did not advance

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final; ADV - Advanced on referee decision

Mixed
Athlete Event Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Moon Won-jun
Bence Nogradi
Maja Somodi
Diána Laura Végi 		2000 m relay 2.41.327 4 Did not advance

Qualification legend: Q - Qualify based on position in heat; q - Qualify based on time in field; FA - Qualify to medal final; FB - Qualify to consolation final
* - Athlete skated in a preliminary round but not the final.

Snowboarding

Main article: Snowboarding at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Hungary qualified 1 female snowboarder.[9]

Cross
Athlete Event Seeding 1/8 final Quarterfinal Semifinal Final
Time Rank Position Position Position Position Rank
Blanca Brunner Women's 1:19.47 32 Did not advance

Speed skating

Main articles: Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics and Speed skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics – Qualification

Hungary qualified one male speed skater through performances at the 2025-26 ISU Speed Skating World Cup.[10]

Men

Athlete Event Race
Time Rank
Kim Min-seok Men's 1000 m 1:08.59 11
Men's 1500 m 1:45.13 7
Mass start
Athlete Event Semifinal Final
Points Time Rank Points Time Rank
Kim Min-seok Men's 0 7:53.86 12 Did not advance

References

  1. ^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Opening Ceremony: All Flagbearers, all nations - complete list". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 6 February 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  2. ^ Roche, Calum (6 February 2026). "2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony: order and flag bearers by country". Diario AS. Madrid, Spain. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Milano Cortina 2026 Closing Ceremony: full list of flagbearers for every nation". Olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. 22 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  4. ^ Moore, Casey L.; Bowers, Rachel G (22 February 2026). "Olympics closing ceremony highlights: Milano Cortina Games wrap up in style". USA Today. New York City, New York, USA. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Alpine Skiing quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Cross-Country quotas list for Olympic Winter Games 2026". International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS). Retrieved 28 December 2025.
  7. ^ Jae-youl Kim; Colin Smith (4 April 2025). "Communication No. 2696 - ENTRIES/PARTICIPATION 2026 OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES (OWG) SINGLE & PAIR SKATING AND ICE DANCE" (pdf). International Skating Union. Retrieved 4 April 2025.
  8. ^ "Communication No. 2755 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Qualified quota places Short Track" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 10 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Téli Olimpia: Az utolsó akadály is elhárult Brunner Blanca indulása elől" [Winter Olympics: The last obstacle to Blanca Brunner's participation has been removed]. www.nemzetisport.hu (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 9 February 2026.
  10. ^ "Communication No. 2758 XXV Olympic Winter Games 2026 Milano Cortina Entries Speed Skating" (PDF). www.isu.org. Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union (ISU). 19 December 2025. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
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