Curling at the 2018 Winter Olympics – Mixed doubles tournament
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The mixed doubles curling tournament of the 2018 Winter Olympics was held at the Gangneung Curling Centre from 8 to 13 February 2018.[1] Eight nations competed in a round robin preliminary round, and the top four nations at the conclusion of the round robin qualified for the medal round.[2] This was the first time mixed doubles was held at the Winter Olympics.
Mixed doubles curling at the XXIII Olympic Winter Games | |||||||||||||
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Venue | Gangneung Curling Centre, Gangneung, South Korea | ||||||||||||
Dates | 8–13 February | ||||||||||||
Competitors | 16 from 8 nations | ||||||||||||
Medalists | |||||||||||||
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On 18 February 2018, it was reported that bronze medallist Alexander Krushelnitskiy of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team had failed a drug test and was awaiting a test of the B sample.[3][4] After the testing of the B sample that was also positive, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) confirmed that they were instituting formal proceedings;[5] three days later, CAS disqualified the Olympic Athletes from Russia team and stripped them of the bronze medal, which was reawarded to the Norwegian team.[6]