Still not at a time

The Russian Bobsleist Nadezhda Sergeyeva, who took 12th place in the competitions of doubles at the Olympics in Pyeongchang, passed a positive doping test. This was reported in the Federation of Bobsleya and Skeleton of Russia.

"The test of the Russian national team of Russia Nadezhda Sergeyeva on February 18 gave a positive result to the heart drug, which is included in the list of prohibited. A few days before on February 13, its test was clean. The medical headquarters of the national team did not write out the athlete. The Russian Federation of Bobslei and the athlete herself understands the measure of his responsibility and realizes how the incident can respond to the fate of the whole team," - The message says.

President of the Federation Alexander Zubkov refused to comment on the incident. “Today I can’t explain the situation to you. At first we will find out everything, and therefore it will already be clear what actions will be,” he said to Sport Express.

At the beginning of 2016, Meldonium was discovered in Sergeeva’s doping industry, which shortly before that included in the list of prohibited drugs. The athlete was removed from the competition. However, six months later, Sergeyev was justified . The World Anti -Doping Agency admitted that when introducing the period of removal of the drug from the body, it was not taken into account.

On February 18, the International Olympic Committee notified the team "Olympic athletes from Russia" that Kerlingist Alexander Krushelnitsky is suspected of using Meldonium. On Monday, the CAS sports arbitration court opened a case against the athlete.

On Wednesday evening, Krushelnitsky stated that he was refusing hearings in CAS , believing that their conduct in the circumstances is "useless and pointless." “I recognize the fact of a formal violation of existing anti -doping rules,” the athlete said in a statement. “It is stupid to deny this when the presence of a prohibited substance in the body is confirmed by the results of two doping tests. The samples were taken during the Olympic Games, and I am ready for the corresponding verdict, which in such cases is predictably the same.”

“I never violated sports rules and did not use doping,” Krushelnitsky said.

On Thursday, CAS, having examined the written materials of the IOC and the International Kerling Federation to Krushelnitsky, annulled the athlete's results at the Games, thus depriving him of a bronze medal. Accordingly, the result of the partner of Krushelnitsky Anastasia Bryzgalova was also canceled.

The Russian was obliged to immediately leave the Olympic village in Pyeongchang.

In addition, Krushelnitsky was temporarily suspended from participation in all competitions before the end of the investigation begun in his regard.