美国出生的运动员由于亲缘关系、公民身份或个人原因,越来越多地在2026年奥运会上为其他国家竞争。 U.S.-born athletes are increasingly competing for other nations at the 2026 Olympics due to ties, citizenship, or personal reasons.

代表与出生地不同的国家的运动员在奥运会上越来越普遍,2026年米兰科蒂纳运动会预定有多个美国出生的竞争者参加外国队。 Athletes representing countries different from their birthplace are increasingly common at the Olympics, with the 2026 Milan Cortina Games set to feature multiple U.S.-born competitors on foreign teams. 2022年获得中国奖牌的美国出生滑雪运动员Eileen Gu列举了文化关系和公民身份,而中国招募外国运动员,包括10名美国人,则反映了战略性的全球影响力。 American-born skier Eileen Gu, who won medals for China in 2022, cited cultural ties and citizenship, while China’s recruitment of foreign athletes, including 10 Americans, reflects strategic global outreach. 其他人,如Bobsleder Kaillie Humphries和自由式滑雪运动员Gus Kenworthy, 由于个人、政治或专业原因,换了国家。 Others, like bobsledder Kaillie Humphries and freestyle skier Gus Kenworthy, switched nations due to personal, political, or professional reasons. 越来越多的来自乌克兰、立陶宛和其他地方的双重国籍公民和归化运动员现在竞相争取新国家,突显了精英体育中的身份变化和国际流动性。 A growing number of dual citizens and naturalized athletes from Ukraine, Lithuania, and elsewhere now compete for new countries, highlighting shifting identities and international mobility in elite sports.