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

Country of birth: Various

Country they're representing at the Olympics: China

Of the 25 players on China's men's ice-hockey team, one is from Russia, while 17 others were born in or grew up in North America, the WSJ reported.

Many of them are of Chinese descent, such as Canadian-Chinese player Brandon Yip, per Singapore broadsheet The Straits Times. They are also referred to in China as "heritage players," the paper said.

But there are a few who have no Chinese roots at all, including American player Jake Chelios. If his name sounds familiar, that's because he's the son of NHL Hall of Famer Chris Chelios.

Chelios has said that he and several of his teammates still have their American passports, WSJ reported. But when asked if he has acquired a Chinese passport, he said: "You gotta talk to the Chinese staff about that one."

Other players on the team include Michigan-born goalkeeper Jeremy Smith, who was quoted in a Yahoo! Sports article as saying: "It's pretty cool to put the Chinese sweater on."

Countries of birth: US and Canada

Country they're representing at the Olympics: China

It's not just the Chinese men's hockey team: More than half of China's female hockey players at the Beijing Games are foreign born, per the wire.

Some of the most prominent athletes include Fei Anna, a Michigan-born defender who went viral for her TikTok videos about life inside the Olympic village, and Jessica Wong, who had represented Canada in competitions like the 2009 U18 World Championships.

The team was eliminated in the preliminary round of the 2022 Olympics after losing to the Czech Republic, Denmark, and Sweden.

Country of birth: Kenya

Country he's representing at the Olympics: American Samoa

Without Tonga's Pita Taufatofua at the opening ceremony, Crumpton — who competes in skeleton — made headlines as the Olympics' new shirtless sensation when he walked during the parade of nations in freezing temperatures. The flag he was waving? American Samoa's.

The athlete was born in Nairobi before growing up in countries including Australia, Tanzania, Switzerland, Zimbabwe, and the United States, per the New York Times. He was born in Kenya because his American father was stationed there while working for the US Foreign Service.

After competing for Team USA for eight years, he left the team in 2019 following a complicated arbitration case. He considered competing for Kenya, but told the Times the authorities there did not seem to want to fast-track a passport for him.

Crumpton, whose mother is Hawaiian and Chinese, said in the interview: "That's when I emailed American Samoa and asked if they were interested in a slider, because I thought they might recognize Polynesian as part of their National Olympic Committee, and would be willing to adopt me essentially."

Country of birth: US

Country she's representing at the Olympics: UK

Atkin was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to a British father and Malaysian mother. She holds dual US and UK citizenship, per Utah-based outlet KSL Sports.

She is slated to compete in her first Winter Olympics after being selected by the UK as a representative in the women's freestyle skiing halfpipe, per the Olympics website. The Utah-based skier is the sister of 2018 Winter Games bronze medalist Izzy Atkin.

"I'm going to the Olympics!!" Atkins wrote in an Instagram post in January. "So happy to announce that I will be representing [Team Great Britain] at the [Beijing] Winter Olympics!"

Countries of birth: Italy, Switzerland

Country they're representing at the Olympics: Thailand

All four athletes representing Thailand in Beijing were born outside of the tropical country, but with mixed Thai heritage.

Siblings Mark and Karen Chanloung, who were born in Italy to a Thai father and an Italian mother, learned how to ski while growing up in the Italian town of Gressoney-La-Trinité, per The Bangkok Post. The pair, who hold dual Italian and Thail citizenship, used to compete for Italy before switching to fly the flag for the Southeast Asian nation in 2016.

"I'm glad to inspire young people, maybe in the future we will have more Thai athletes at the Winter Olympic Games," Karen, 25, told Chinese news agency Xinhua.

Skier Nicola Zanon, 25, also has Thai and Italian parentage, per Xinhua. Before embarking on his Olympic journey at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games, he worked as a carpenter.

Meanwhile, skier Mida Fah Jaiman was born in Switzerland and learned to ski on the country's snowy slopes at the age of three, per Xinhua. The 19-year-old is making her Olympic debut in Beijing.

Country of birth: US

Country they're representing at the Olympics: The Philippines

Miller was born in Portland, Oregon, to a Filipino mother and an American father. He holds dual citizenship, and decided to compete for the Philippines at the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang.

The 21-year-old is the first alpine skier to represent the Southeast Asian nation in two Winter Olympics.

"I first realized I could race for the Philippines two years ago," Miller told FOX 12 Oregon in February 2018. "[My mom's] been proud the whole time. Just me skiing and representing the Philippines," he added.