Abigél Mercs
Hungary
| Sport | Speed Skating | |
| FederationID | SSHUN20905200301 | |
| NOC | Hungary | |
| Born | 09 May 2003 | |
| Gender | Women |
| Residence | Salt Lake City, UT, USA | |
| Higher education | Chemical Engineering - Budapest University of Technology and Economics: Hungary | |
| Occupation | Athlete, Student | |
| Languages | English, Hungarian |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Club / Team | Savaria Speedskating Team: Szombathely, HUN | |
| Reason for choosing this sport | "Roller skating is an exciting, beautiful sport and is very close to me, but unfortunately it is not included in the programme of the Olympic Games, so I started speed skating on the advice of my coach." |
General Interest
General Interest
| Ambitions | To compete at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milan-Cortina. (unisport.hu, 24 Feb 2022) |
Sport Specific Information
Sport Specific Information
| Name of coach | Attila Toth [club]; Gabor Koti [national], HUN | |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | She began roller skating at age six, and took up ice speed skating in 2017 in Szombathely, Hungary. |
General Interest
General Interest
| Nicknames | Abi (Instagram profile, 11 Oct 2023) | |
| Other information | MOVE ABROAD In 2023 she moved to Salt Lake City, UT, United States of America, to train at the Utah Olympic Oval. "It was not easy to coordinate sports with my studies, so I wanted to go to a place where these two areas could be done more easily. I did a lot of searching together with the help of my parents, and then we decided together that maybe I should move to Utah. I wanted to stay in Europe, closer to home, but I was very attracted to Salt Lake City. This city is one of the most important centres of skating, it has the fastest ice rink in the world, so the training conditions are ideal." (Instagram profile, 06 Sep 2023; vaol.hu, 01 Jul 2023) |
Social Media
Social Media
| www.facebook.com/abigel.mercs |