I've been watching the Winter Olympics, which not only includes the amazing athletic events, but all the scandals that go along with them. Just recently, a Russian curler lost his bronze medal after testing positive for a banned substance. Alexander Krushelnitckii competed with his wife in the mixed-doubles curling event and while her test results came back clean, Krushelnitckii's did not. It raises plenty of questions, but no one seems to address why the curler needed a performance-enhancing drug in the first place. Curling is an intense sport, but it's more about strategy and skill than speed or brute strength. Curlers aren't jumping, running, skiing, fighting, swimming, or racing. Why take a banned substance? It's not surprising that a Russian athlete has violated the anti-doping rules, but it is surprising to me that it's a curler.
Are you following the games and gossip? Has anything stood out to you?