Olympic curling world stunned by Russian doping scandal
The Olympic curling world has been stunned by news that a Russian competitor is facing a doping charge
By KRISTEN GELINEAU, Associated Press
Published: February 19, 2018, 9:54am
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GANGNEUNG, South Korea — When word broke on Monday that a Russian Olympic curler was facing a doping charge, the curling world was floored. Not because of the tired cliche that curling isn’t a real sport (and therefore, why would a curler need to dope?) But because doping goes against the very essence of what curling is all about.
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