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Tempers flared astatine an Olympic curling lucifer betwixt Canada and Sweden Friday with a profane insult being hurled aft allegations of cheating were made.
Canada bushed Sweden 8-6, and Canadian 3rd Marc Kennedy and Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson got into it aft Eriksson accused Kennedy of an amerciable process called double-touching stones aft releasing them astatine the hog line.
Kennedy shouted, "I haven’t done it once. You tin f--- off," astatine Eriksson.
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Canada's Ben Hebert, Brad Jacobs and Brett Gallant vie successful the men's curling round-robin against Sweden during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium successful Cortina d’Ampezzo Feb. 13, 2026. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP)
Eriksson replied, "I’ll amusement you a video aft the game. I’ll amusement you a video wherever it’s 2 meters implicit the hog line."
Both sides appealed to the officials, but nary results were changed.
Swedish squad person Fredrik Lindberg said successful a statement, "At this point, the Swedish Olympic Committee volition not question an probe regarding the events during Friday’s game," according to The National Review.
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Sweden's Rasmus Wranaa, left, reacts adjacent to Canada's Ben Hebert during the men's curling round-robin during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium successful Cortina d’Ampezzo Feb. 13, 2026. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP)
Kennedy responded to the allegations aft the match.
"I person a ton of respect for Oskar Eriksson," helium said. "He’s 1 of the champion players to ever play. I conscionable told him … I would ne'er impeach you of cheating. I’ve been connected circuit for 25 years. He pulled a hog enactment authoritative connected america to marque definite we weren’t double-touching. The hog enactment authoritative was determination for six ends, ne'er said a happening and he’s inactive talking astir it successful the ninth end.
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The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium connected Feb. 4, 2026, successful Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
"I don’t similar being accused of cheating, truthful I told him what I thought of it."
According to World Curling policy, a moving chromatic cannot beryllium touched beyond the hog line, but it is not a usurpation if a thrower double-touches the stone earlier the line.
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