7 athletes at the Winter Olympics who are not competing for their birth country, besides Eileen Gu

Waiyee Yip,Marielle DescalsotaFeb 14, 2022, 16:01 IST

Jake Chelios of Team China still has his American passport.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

US-born athletes Eileen Gu and Zhu Yi made headlines for competing for China at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
But they're not the only ones who decided to fly the flag for a country they weren't born in.

1. Eighteen of the men on China's national hockey team hail from countries other than China, per the Wall Street Journal.

Of the 25 players in China's men's ice hockey team, 17 of them were born in or grew up in North America.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

2. Twelve of the players on China's women's national hockey team were born in the US or Canada, according to Reuters.

Fei Anna was born in the US but competes for China.Liu Liu/VCG/Getty Images

3. Nathan Crumpton is the shirtless sensation from the Opening Ceremony and the only athlete representing American Samoa.

Nathan Crumpton, of American Samoa, carries his national flag into the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics.AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko

4. Zoe Atkin is a freestyle skier and 2021 World Championships bronze medalist.

Zoe Atkin is of Malaysian and British descent, and competes under the UK flag.Tom Pennington/Getty Images

5. Team Thailand's athletes are of mixed Thai-European heritage.

Thailand's flagbearer Mark Chanloung leads the delegation parade during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium on February 9, 2018.MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images

6. Asa Miller is an alpine skier and the Philippines' only athlete at the games.

Asa Miller is the Philippines' biggest winter sports athlete.Dimitar Dilkoff/AFP/Getty Images

7. Sarah Escobar is an alpine skier and Ecuador's first female Winter Olympian.

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