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2nd Russian Olympian Fails A Doping Test At Pyeongchang Winter Olympics

Bobsledder Nadezhda Sergeeva, right, is the second Russian athlete to fail a doping test at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. She's seen here with her teammate, Anastasia Kocherzhova.

A second Russian athlete has failed a doping test at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Nadezhda Sergeeva, a bobsled athlete, failed a drug test for a banned heart drug, the Russian Bobsled Federation announced on

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