Career
At age 10, Hunyady participated at the 1977 Hungarian Sprint Championships for Juniors, finishing sixth. Representing Hungary, she had her first international competition in 1979 and in the following years, although still a junior, she entered several senior tournaments. In 1985, after marrying her Austrian coach Thomas Nemeth, she obtained Austrian citizenship and started competing for Austria.
The marriage was dissolved some years later, but she retained her Austrian citizenship.
During her 25-year-long career, she was a steady performer, almost always finishing in the top 10 of the events she participated in. She started her sporting career in figure skating, something she used to show when celebrating her victories as a speed skater.
Hunyady is married to Timo Järvinen, a former speed skater from Finland. They have a son, Jasper.
Over the course of her career, Hunyady skated one world record:
To put these personal records in perspective, the last column (WR) lists the official world records on the dates that Hunyady skated her personal records.
Hunyady has an Adelskalender score of 162.320 points. Her highest position on the Adelskalender was a third place.