Alexander Krushelnitskiy


Alexander Alexandrovich Krushelnitskiy 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.
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. After the B sample was also positive, the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed that they were instituting the formal proceedings.
On 22 February 2018, it was confirmed that Krushelnitskiy would be stripped of his Olympic bronze medal due to anti-doping rule violation.
On 4 December 2018, he was disqualified for four years.

Personal life

Krushelnitskiy studies at the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health. He is married to his doubles partner, Anastasia Bryzgalova.
In 2019, he opened a curling school in his home city of St. Petersburg.

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