Beijing, Feb 2, Sergey Fuks. Two-time world curling champion Alexander Krushelnitsky plans to resume his career after the end of the disqualification, but he can change the discipline, said the head of the Russian Curling Federation Dmitry Svishchev. Krushelnitsky is the 2016 world champion among mixed doubles and mixed teams. At the 2018 Olympics, Krushelnitsky and Anastasia Bryzgalova won bronze medals in the mixed doubles competition. But then the substance meldonium, banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), was found in the athlete's blood. The duet was stripped of the award. In December 2018, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) decided to disqualify Krushelnitsky for four years, the sentence will end on February 12, 2022. «Alexander plans to continue his career, he has the right to play in official tournaments from spring. We are constantly in contact with him, I «I still believe in his innocence in what happened. We are also in touch with his wife Anastasia Bryzgalova, she is already an accomplished coach. The national team trains under her leadership. Therefore, the family continues its sports traditions. Krushelnitsky will soon be one one of the best players, as we expect,” said Svishchev. our athletes do not stand still. He still has to go through a rather serious way, he will need to decide on the team,» the agency's interlocutor added.
