Adamant Curling Team earns bronze at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang!
The Russian double mixed curling team, Anastasia Bryzgalova and Alexander Krushelnitsky, won bronze at the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, having beaten the team from Norway 8 to 4.
We are especially pleased because these athletes come from St. Petersburg and are members of the Adamant curling team. They have already competed successfully in all major national and international championships. Now Anastasia and Alexander showed their high-level mastery at the XXIII Winter Olympic Games.
During the group tournament, our curling team competed confidently and won 4 matches out of 7. They also had a great beginning in the semifinals against Switzerland. Throughout the match, Anastasia and Alexander led the game, but the Swiss team wrestled the victory away in the eighth round, winning 9 to 8.
Summarizing the results of the game with the Swiss team, Anastasia and Alexander said: “The most important thing now is to forget about this match and get ready for the next match for the Olympic medal.” The St. Petersburg duo did not miss their chance and brought Russia its third Olympic medal.
Notably, their bronze medal is the first Olympic medal in the history of Russian curling.
The success of our athletes makes all of St. Petersburg proud. Congratulations, Anastasia and Alexander, and we are looking forward to welcoming our winners home!
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Alexander Krushelnitsky
Honored Master of Sports
Top achievements:
– World Champion in Mixed Doubles, 2016
– Champion of Russia in Mixed Doubles, 2016 and 2017
– Winner of multiple titles and medals in World Curling Tour
– World Champion in Mixed Discipline, 2016
Before being paired with Anastasia Bryzgalova, played on the team with Viktoria Moiseeva (Viktoria joined the Russian National Team as its skip at the 2018 Olympic Games).
Anastasia Bryzgalova
Honored Master of Sports
Top achievements:
– World Champion in Mixed Doubles, 2016
– Champion of Russia in Mixed Doubles, 2016 and 2017
– World Champion in Mixed Discipline, 2016
– Medal winner at Women’s Junior World Cup.
In addition to her mixed-double performance, Anastasia also played for Adamant-2 team under skip Viktoria Moiseeva.
Alexander Krushelnitsky and Anastasia Bryzgalova represent the St. Petersburg curling school.
Alexander Krushelnitsky and Anastasia Bryzgalova are a married couple.