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RFE/RL: Russian curler to return Olympic medal after failed drug test

Published Feb. 22, 2018 at 9:47 am

Photo dated on February 8, 2018 shows Russia's Aleksandr Krushelnitckii brushes the ice surface during the curling mixed doubles round robin session between the US and the Olympic Athletes from Russia during the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Gangneung Curling Centre in Gangneung.The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it had opened an anti-doping case against Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitsky on February 19, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / WANG Zhao

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Russian curler Aleksandr Krushelnitsky will give back his Olympic bronze medal after failing a drug test at the Pyeongchang Olympics, a spokeswoman for the Russian Curling Federation has told Russian media.

Krushelnitsky tested positive for the banned substance meldonium, which is believed to help blood circulation, after winning bronze in mixed doubles with his wife, Anastasia Bryzgalova.