Alexander Krushelnitsky is one of the promising Russian athletes. Together with his partner, he took third place at the 2018 Olympic Games. Then he participated in a doping scandal and lost his reward.
Russian athletes are in demand and are of interest to many. One of these - stars of domestic curling - is Alexander Krushelnitsky. He showed himself brightly at the Olympics, and also brightly lost a medal.
Athlete's childhood
The athlete's biography begins on May 20, 1992. The famous curling player was born in St. Petersburg. The family of the young man is not known. But parents aimed their son at success since childhood. The boy first went to the hockey section - he was only 4 years old at the beginning of admission. After he tried his hand at volleyball and table tennis. In parallel, the boy was educated at school.
Of this list, the future sports star liked football most of all, he even thought about the career of a professional football player. However, life made a turn, and his coach invited Krushelnytsky to try his hand at curling. So, interest in football has faded into the background. Alexander is a graduate of the School of Higher Sports Excellence. He also has an education from the St. Petersburg University of Physical Education and Sports. In his free time he plays for the club "Adamant" registered in his hometown.
Sports career
At first, it seemed that Krushelnytsky did not shine in sports. He played in the men's team for 7 years, but did not achieve any tangible results that he could be proud of. However, he does not consider these years lived in vain, because during this period he was able to gain good experience.
Krushelnitsky by nature has dealer inclinations. Therefore, in a team with other men it was difficult for him. As a result, he decided to try himself in a double mix. The first partner of the athlete was Victoria Moiseeva. The change of direction helped and the career went uphill. Together, they were able to receive the coveted awards in the Russian championships of 2013 and 2014. Also in the piggy bank of partners was the Russian Curling Cup 2014. However, then the girl decided to return to the team, because This is a version of the classic game. She became a skip, and Alexander had to look for a new partner.
In this difficult period for himself, Krushelnitsky had support in the person of his beloved girlfriend Anastasia Bryzgalova. She was also an athlete and, moreover, a curling woman. The search for a partner eventually came down to the fact that it was decided to organize a reliable rear together. They decided to make their way to success together. As a result, Krushelnitsky and Bryzgalova united not only in life, but also on ice.
At first, this idea did not find support among the coaches of young people. They felt that love passions would prevent the couple from properly chasing the stone along the desired path. For the fact that Krushelnitsky will abandon his idea to speak with Bryzgalova. However, it was already impossible to divert the athlete from this path. And he decided that together they would still be more comfortable.
The couple replaced the coaches - now they have one mentor, Vasily Gudin. In the duet, they divided their roles as follows: Krushelnytsky became a skip, and Anastasia became a skip. At first, as experts say, the games went wrong - failures poured in one after another. The couple even thought about finding other partners. However, the coach persuaded the guys to go to another competition, which was a turning point.
The first victory of Krushelnytsky in the new pair took place in 2016. Then their couple participated in both the mixed competition and the mixed pair. Then they were noticed and included in the team. At the world championships they again proved that well-known and promising curlers are called for nothing. From the championship they brought a gold medal.
2018 Olympics
The next round of Krushelnytsky’s career was the Olympics in Pyeongchang. The coach and the athletes themselves were preparing only for the prize. At first, the game was not particularly successful. They lost the USA, and the score was quite impressive - 3: 9. After the guys got together and won over the Norwegians, Finns, Koreans and Chinese. Our athletes lost several times.
However, all the same, all this did not prevent a pair of curlers from taking third place in the Olympics. Moreover, this victory was fundamentally important for them, because in this disuipline, the country has not yet had any medals.
Personal life
In personal life at Krushelnitsky everything is quite simple and without features. In 2009, a young athlete met a young curling player Anastasia Bryzgalova. The fateful meeting took place on ice. The girl did not particularly like the young man. However, after three years, they met again and began to meet. In June 2017, they became husband and wife. The wedding took place in their native St. Petersburg.
According to experts, on ice the steam is quite harmonious. They are able to agree among themselves, find a common language and are able to win. Alexander is leading the ice. But at home, he claims, they have full equality.
