Red Bull sponsors bobsledder Lolo Jones. Oakley sponsors short-track speed skater J.R. Celski. CoverGirl sponsors figure skater Ashley Wagner.

Those are some of the few elite athletes who receive some form of financial support from corporate sponsors that allows them to focus on their sport.

But outside the sports arena, some of their peers are not as fortunate. Many support themselves working regular jobs, as noted recently, to pay their bills and fund their sport.

Take a look at this list of Sochi 2014 Olympic athletes and their jobs.

1. Armin Zoeggeler is competing in luge for Italy, but he's really a police officer.

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2. Julie Chu will be playing in Team USA's women's hockey, which explains her day job: assistant hockey coach.

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3. John Landsteiner is an American curler but you probably didn't know he earns his living as a civil engineer.

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4. American luger Chris Mazdzer is taking time off his day job at the Whiteface Lodge in Lake Placid, NY, to compete in the Olympics.

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