GANGNUENG, SOUTH KOREA ¨C Of all the questions surrounding reports of a Russian curler¡¯s alleged doping infraction at the Pyeongchang Olympics, the biggest is why?
Why would an athlete in one of the Winter Games¡¯ least taxing and least physically demanding sports feel it necessary to use performance-enhancing drugs?
Even curlers taking part in the Olympic competition were left scratching their heads on Monday as news circulated that Alexander Krushelnitsky, an Olympic Athlete from Russia who won a bronze medal in the mixed doubles with his wife Anastasia Bryzgalova, is suspected of testing positive for meldonium, a banned substance that increases blood flow, improves exercise capacity and is favored by endurance athletes.
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