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Related: About this forumOlympic athlete from Russia fails drug test, official says
GANGNEUNG, South Korea The Russian delegation at the Pyeongchang Olympics has announced that one of its athletes has failed a drug test.
Two Russian state news agencies cited Konstantin Vybornov, spokesman for the Olympic Athletes from Russia team, as saying the delegation received an official notification from the International Olympic Committee of the positive test.
The IOC later Sunday said it had taken note of Vybronovs statement.
Vybornov said a B sample taken from the athlete will be analyzed within 24 hours, but did not name the athlete or the sport involved.
The New York Times reports that the athlete, Alexander Krushelnytsky, who competed in mixed doubles curling with his wife, is the first athlete from Russia to come under investigation for using a banned substance in Pyeongchang. The pair won a bronze medal.
Read more: https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/18/olympic-athlete-from-russia-fails-drug-test-official-says/
shanny
(6,709 posts)that's just...nutty
JayhawkSD
(3,163 posts)He was curling with a woman. Hard to imagine how extra strength would help him.
ProfessorGAC
(64,419 posts)I saw this on the crawl on ESPN this morning and i thought "Curling"? Really?