Alexander Krushelnitskiy

Alexander Krushelnitskiy
Curler ♂
Other names Aleksandr Krushelnitckii
Alexander Krushelnitsky[1]
Born Alexander Alexandrovich Krushelnitskiy
(1992-05-20) 20 May 1992
Saint Petersburg, Russia
Team
Curling club CC Adamant, St. Petersburg
Olympic
appearances		 1 (2018)
Medal record
Curling
Representing  Olympic Athletes from Russia
Winter Olympics
Disqualified 2018 Pyeongchang Mixed doubles
Representing  Russia
World Mixed Championship
2016 Kazan Mixed
World Mixed Doubles Championship
2016 Karlstad Mixed doubles

Alexander Alexandrovich Krushelnitskiy (Russian: Александр Александрович Крушельницкий, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvʲɪtɕ krʊʂɨlʲˈnʲitskʲɪj]; born 20 May 1992) is a Russian curler predominantly playing as skip.

Career

He and Anastasia Bryzgalova won the 2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Karlstad, Sweden. He plays for CC Adamant (St. Petersburg).

On 18 February 2018, it was reported that he had failed a doping test for meldonium at the Winter Olympics and was awaiting testing of the B sample.[2][3] After the testing of the B sample, the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed that they were instituting the formal proceedings.[4]

On 22 February 2018, it was confirmed that Krushelnitskiy would be stripped of his Olympic bronze medal due to anti-doping rule violation.[5]

Personal life

Krushelnitskiy studies at the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health.[6] He is married to his doubles partner, Anastasia Bryzgalova.[7]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Capstick, Alex (25 February 2018). "Winter Olympics: IOC votes to lift Russia ban if no further doping violations". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Russian curling bronze medallist suspected of failed drugs test at Winter Olympics". The Telegraph. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
  3. ↑ Butler, Nick (18 February 2018). "Russian mixed doubles curling Olympic bronze medallist fails drugs test". www.insidethegames.biz. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "New case registered by the Anti-Doping Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in Pyeongchang" (PDF). Court of Arbitration for Sport. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. ↑ http://www.tas-cas.org/en/general-information/news-detail/article/decision-in-case-ioc-wcf-v-a-krushelnitckii.html
  6. ↑ "№ 593 от 19 августа 2016 года - МИНИСТЕРСТВО СПОРТА РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ. ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ БЮДЖЕТНОЕ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ ВЫСШЕГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ". lesgaft.spb.ru. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Curling - Athlete Profile: Aleksandr KRUSHELNITCKII - Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games". www.olympic.org. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
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