Winter Olympics 2022 - Inside the odd Olympic journey of China's men's hockey team (espn.com)
Again, this struck Smith oddly. He was a native of Dearborn, Michigan, not mainland China. To his knowledge, he did not have any Chinese ancestry. So he wanted to make something clear to his potential new team when responding to the contract offer.
"I told them I can't renounce my U.S. citizenship," said Smith. "They were like, 'Do not worry. We will not ask you. This is not what this whole process is about. It's about getting you qualified for the Olympics.'"
没必要纠结运动员啥国籍了, 美国,中国, 奥委会都没意见, 屁民也就不要有疑问了..