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Russian Curler's 'B' Sample Confirms Doping Result; Bronze Medal In Jeopardy

"We express our sincere regret over the fact of this incident," the Olympic Athletes from Russia team says. The team says it will investigate, to see how a banned drug came to be in his system.
Aleksandr Krushelnitckii, seen here competing with his teammate and wife Anastasia Bryzgalova, has tested positive for a banned substance, the Olympic Athletes from Russia says. The pair won a bronze medal at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics.

Russian curler Alexander Krushelnitckii, who won a bronze medal at the Pyeongchang Olympics, has tested positive for a performance-enhancing drug at the Winter Games, a spokesman for the Olympic Athletes from Russia team says. The team says it

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