Formal Doping Case Is Opened Against Russian Curler Who Won Medal In Pyeongchang : The Torch : NPR
Aleksandr Krushelnitckii
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has confirmed that it has begun proceedings against  Russian curler Aleksandr Krushelnitckii  who won a bronze medal in curling as part of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics .
 Krushelnitckii  finished third in the mixed-doubles curling tournament  competing with  his  wife and teammate  Anastasia Bryzgalova.
News that  Krushelnitckii 's "A" doping control sample had failed a doping test for meldonium first came out on Sunday; his second "B" sample was opened and tested on Monday â and hours later  the CAS said that its anti-doping division was opening a case against the curler.
From the timeline provided by the IOC's press unit earlier Monday  the beginning of a formal case against  Krushelnitckii  would mean that the Doping-Free Sport Unit  the group that handles drug testing and which is part of the Global Association of International Sports Federations  had confirmed that the athlete's sample failed a re-test.
Further to a request from the International Olympic Committee (IOC)  the CAS ADD has initiated a procedure involving the athlete Aleksandr Krushelnitckii (mixed curling; OAR). No hearing date has been fixed yet and no further information will be provided at this point.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has confirmed that it has begun proceedings against  Russian curler  [TGT]   who won a bronze medal in curling as part of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics .
 Krushelnitckii  finished third in the mixed-doubles curling tournament  competing with  his  wife and teammate  Anastasia Bryzgalova.
News that  Krushelnitckii 's "A" doping control sample had failed a doping test for meldonium first came out on Sunday; his second "B" sample was opened and tested on Monday â and hours later  the CAS said that its anti-doping division was opening a case against the curler.
From the timeline provided by the IOC's press unit earlier Monday  the beginning of a formal case against  Krushelnitckii  would mean that the Doping-Free Sport Unit  the group that handles drug testing and which is part of the Global Association of International Sports Federations  had confirmed that the athlete's sample failed a re-test.
Further to a request from the International Olympic Committee (IOC)  the CAS ADD has initiated a procedure involving the athlete  [TGT]  (mixed curling; OAR). No hearing date has been fixed yet and no further information will be provided at this point.