Workers at the BYD factory construction site in Szeged, Hungary, report unsafe conditions including improper ground preparation, impassable roads, and frequent violations of occupational safety rules, with video evidence supporting claims of workers traveling in car trunks and unsafe scaffolding dismantling.

The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) cited a technical problem, while Magyar Hang reported that Fidesz intervened to prevent the Russian-born pair from participating.

On Saturday, it was also reported by MTI that the Pavlova–Sviatchenko pair would carry the flag, but this ultimately did not happen. According to the MOB, a technical error was behind it.