--- description: Hubertus Von Hohenlohe The 55-year-old German prince representing his birth country Mexico at Sochi already stands out for being one of the oldest male competitors,... title: 13 Sochi Olympians with Day Jobs image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [olympics](/tag/olympics/) ## olympics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # 13 Sochi Olympians with Day Jobs  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 10, 2014 10:45 AM CUT  by [Olivia B. Waxman](/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Feb 10, 2014 10:45 AM CUT ### Hubertus Von Hohenlohe  Mexico Olympic Committee/AP The 55-year-old German prince representing his birth country Mexico at Sochi already stands out for being [one of the oldest](http://wintergames.ap.org/article/german-prince-ski-6th-olympics-mexico "undefined") male competitors, but his mariachi-themed speed-suit may make him stand out even more. Off the slopes, he is a [photographer](http://www.hubertushohenlohe.com/photography/editorial/index.html "undefined") and pop musician who has [recorded](http://www.hubertushohenlohe.com/music/index.html "undefined") albums like _Shopping Bags & Religion_, which features tracks called “While the Pope is Sleeping” and “Values Bye Bye.” ### Jessica Lutz  Jessica Lutz during a women's ice hockey practice session ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at the Olympic Park on Feb. 5, 2014 in Sochi, Russia. Bruce Bennett—Getty Images Raised in Rockville, Maryland, the 24-year-old forward for the Swiss women’s hockey team boasts dual citizenship because of her father’s nationality. While preparing for Sochi, the University of Connecticut graduate worked as a barista at Coffee Bar, a Washington, D.C., coffee shop, in the mornings and trained in the afternoons, [_NPR_ reports](http://www.npr.org/blogs/theedge/2014/01/28/267813591/american-barista-fulfills-olympic-dream-on-swiss-hockey-team "undefined"). Recently her fellow baristas [crafted](https://twitter.com/UStreetBuzz/status/429268127696711681/ "undefined") a latte illustrating the five Olympic rings in her honor. ### Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson  Vanessa Mae attends the Audi Night 2014 on Jan. 24, 2014 in Kitzbuehel, Austria. Dominik Bindl—Getty Images Born in Singapore and raised in Britain, the 35-year-old violin prodigy known as “Vanessa-Mae” on stage will represent Thailand using her Thai [father’s surname](http://www.wqxr.org/#!/story/violinist-vanessa-mae-ski-sochi-olympics/ "undefined") “Vanakorn.” Known for fusing classical music with pop and techno, she landed one of the top spots on the U.K. albums charts with her breakout album _T_ _he Violin Player_ (1995), and [_People_](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20141203,00.html "undefined")listed her as one of the “50 Most Beautiful People in the World.”“When it comes to music I am a perfectionist but when it is skiing, I have no delusions about a podium or even being in the top 100 in the world,” she [told _Reuters_](http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/01/21/entertainment-us-mae-idUSBRE90K0HF20130121 "undefined"). “Living my dream of being a ski bum is great but the best job in the world is being on stage, making music.” ### Chris Fogt  Bobsledder Chris Fogt poses for a portrait during the USOC Media Summit ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics on September 29, 2013 in Park City, Utah. Harry How—Getty Images The 30-year-old American bobsledder from Alpine, Utah, is also an Army Captain. Through the Army World Class Athlete Program, he competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics, then deployed to Iraq for a year. After Sochi, he is expected to report to Fort Huachuca in Arizona in May, he told the New York [_Times_](http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/05/the-workout-training-to-bobsled/?%5Fphp=true&%5Ftype=blogs&hpw&rref=health&%5Fr=0 "undefined"). “I love wearing the flag on both uniforms,” he says in a United States Olympic Committee [video](http://www.teamusa.org/Video/2014/01/31/Chris-Fogt--My-Sochi-Story "undefined"). ### John Landsteiner  John Landsteiner of USA throws a rock during the Olympic Qualification Tournament match between USA and Japan on December 12, 2013 in Fussen, Germany. Daniel Kopatsch—Bongarts/Getty Images A Minnesota native, the 23-year-old lead on Team USA’s curling team is a civil engineer who started a job at Lake Superior Consulting in Duluth after graduating from the University of Minnesota-Duluth with a civil engineering degree. According to the [_St. Paul Pioneer Press_](http://www.twincities.com/sports/ci%5F25059438/minnesotas-curlers-different-brand-olympic-athlete "undefined"), he works on energy pipeline projects and “typically hops on a plane every other Thursday night, curls over the weekend, and returns jet-lagged to his desk,” which he calls “a sanctuary.” ### Jeff Isaacson  Jeff Isaacson of USA throws a rock during the Olympic Qualification Tournament match between USA and Japan on December 12, 2013 in Fussen, Germany. Daniel Kopatsch—Bongarts/Getty Images The 30-year-old vice-skip on Team USA’s curling team, the Minnesota native also teaches science at Eveleth-Gilbert Junior High School. “It’s never ending, so it’s been a very tiring year trying to do both,” he told [_Minnesota Public Radio_](http://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/01/30/team-usa-curling-duluth "undefined"). ### Lydia Lassila  Lydia Lassila of Australia poses during the Australian Winter Olympics Games press conference at Museum of Contemporary Art on October 30, 2013 in Sydney, Australia. Ryan Pierse—Getty Images The 32-year-old Australian aerial skier developed [“Body Ice,”](http://www.bodyice.com.au "undefined") a line of ice packs, after injuring her knee during 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, Italy. She went on to win Gold and set a new [Olympic record](http://lydialassila.com.au/?page%5Fid=140 "undefined") in aerial skiing at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. ### Kyle Tress  Kyle Tress of USA competes during heat one of the Men's Skeleton at the Viessmann FIBT Bob & Skeleton World Cup at the Olympia Bob Run on Jan. 10, 2014 in St Moritz, Switzerland. Alex Livesey—Getty Images The 32-year-old U.S. skeleton racer from Ewing, New Jersey, and fellow skeleton athlete Chris Nurre founded A Tiny Tribe, which makes apps for iOS devices like [Moodboard](https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/moodboard-pro/id355893506?mt=8 "undefined"), a tool that helps creative professionals organize their projects. ### Armin Zöggeler  Armin Zoeggeler of Italy prepares to start his run during a training session for the men's singles luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics, Feb. 6, 2014, in Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. Dita Alangkara—AP The 40-year-old Italian luger, who some [consider](http://www.olympic.org/news/armin-zoggeler-hungry-for-more-records/221090 "undefined") the greatest in the sport’s history, is also a member of the Carabinieri, the country’s paramilitary police force. ### Jennifer Jones  Skip Jennifer Jones waves to the crowd after defeating Team Middaugh during the women's final at the Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Winnipeg, Dec. 7, 2013. Fred Greenslade—Reuters The 39-year-old skip for Canada’s curling team is a lawyer for National Bank Financial and has been juggling the two passions throughout her career. In 2008, she told [_The Lawyers Weekly_](http://www.lawyersweekly.ca/index.php?section=article&articleid=668 "undefined") in Canada that she is glued to her laptop and smartphone in between competitions: “my team will usually go out for dinner but I’ll just order room service and work and that’s fine.” ### Brad Jacobs  Skip Brad Jacobs waves to the crowd after his win over Team Morris during the men's final at the Roar of the Rings Canadian Olympic Curling Trials in Winnipeg, Dec. 8, 2013. Fred Greenslade—Reuters The 28-year-old skip for Canada’s curling team is an account manager at RBC Royal Bank. He told [_The Toronto Sun_](http://www.torontosun.com/2014/01/16/brad-jacobs-quest-for-curling-gold-a-family-affair "undefined") that his co-workers have been very supportive, dressing in red and white, the colors of the Canadian flag. ### Zoe Gillings  Zoe Gillings of the British Winter Olympic Snowboarding Team poses for a portrait during the Team GB Winter Olympic Media Summit at Bath University during the Team GB Winter Olympic Media Summit on August 9, 2013 in Bath, England. Alex Livesey—Getty Images To raise money for her competitions, the 28-year-old British snowboarder founded [IsleofDeals.com](http://www.zoegillings.com/merchandise/ "undefined"), a website that offers daily deals in her hometown, the Isle of Man. She also runs [ExpertHealth.me](http://www.experthealth.me "undefined"), which promotes a nutrition and exercise regime developed by Gillings and her coaches. ### Julie Chu  Julie Chu, ice hockey player on the United States women's ice hockey team is shown wearing the Official Opening Ceremony Parade Uniforms for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in this photo released on Jan. 23, 2014. Ralph Lauren/Reuters The 31-year-old [three-time U.S. Olympian](http://www.teamusa.org/Athletes/CH/Julie-Chu "undefined") and ice hockey forward holds a psychology degree from Harvard College and worked as an assistant coach to the women’s ice hockey team at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. before [resigning](http://unionathletics.com/news/2013/3/28/WICE%5F0328135216.aspx "undefined") in March to train for Sochi. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6154/13-sochi-olympians-with-day-jobs/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6154/13-sochi-olympians-with-day-jobs/"},"headline":"13 Sochi Olympians with Day Jobs","datePublished":"2014-02-10T10:45:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:48.716Z","description":"Hubertus Von Hohenlohe The 55-year-old German prince representing his birth country Mexico at Sochi already stands out for being one of the oldest male competitors,...","url":"https://time.com/6154/13-sochi-olympians-with-day-jobs/","keywords":["olympics","Newsfeed","Sports topic"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. Waxman","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/olympics/","name":"olympics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/6154/13-sochi-olympians-with-day-jobs/","name":"13 Sochi Olympians with Day Jobs"}}]}] ```