South Korea will likely grant citizenship to four foreign athletes in preparation of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

The Korean Sport and Olympic Committee met Wednesday to discuss the issue at the Korean National Training Center in northeastern Seoul.

The four include two American figure skaters, Alexander Gamelin and Themistocles Leftheris, and two Russian biathletes.

The two American figure skaters paired with South Korean partners and have been competing in ISU championships as South Korean teams since June of last year. 

However, they cannot compete this way at the Olympics as both figure skating pairs must have the same nationality.