Feb 12, 2018; Gangneung, South Korea; Aleksandr Krushelnitckii (OAR) during the curling mixed team semifinal in the Pyeongchang 2018 Olympic Winter Games at Gangneung Curling Centre. Jeff Swinger-USA TODAY Sports
GANGNEUNG, South Korea (Reuters) - Russian athletes and sports officials voiced disbelief on Monday that one of their Winter Games medallists was being investigated for suspected doping, a scandal that could imperil Russia's efforts to regain full Olympic status.
Alexander Krushelnitsky, who competes in curling, one of the Games' least physically taxing sports, is suspected of testing positive for meldonium, a banned substance that increases blood flow and improves exercise capacity.
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