Alexander Krushelnytsky, a member of the Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) mixed doubles curling team who won a bronze medal at Pyeongchang 2018, has failed a drugs test for meldonium. A report on Russian website Sport Express claimed that a test submitted by Krushelnytsky showed traces of the substance, used to treat heart attack victims and which has been on the banned list since January 2016.
https://www.sport-express.ru/olympics/pyeongchang2018/curling/news/proba-b-krushelnickogo-budet-vskryvatsya-zavtra-utrom-1373701/https://www.sport-express.ru/olympics/pyeongchang2018/curling/reviews/meldoniy-bronzovyy-prizer-olimpiady-krushelnickiy-pod-podozreniem-podrobnosti-1373703/https://www.sport-express.ru/olympics/pyeongchang2018/curling/videoreports/zachem-v-kerlinge-meldoniy-eto-libo-durost-libo-provokaciya-mnenie-zelenova-1373698/Both the World Curling Federation and Russian Curling Federation are aware of the positive,.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) Anti-Doping division, responsible for administering anti-doping sanctions at the Olympic Games, however, claim they have not yet been notified of a case by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
It is believed the analysis showed the meldonium had been taken two weeks before the test, although Krushelnytsky denies taking the substance.