{"id":200508,"date":"2026-02-15T13:20:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/canada-and-swedens-curling-teams-swear-at-each-other-after-a-cheating-accusation-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T13:20:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:20:01","slug":"canada-and-swedens-curling-teams-swear-at-each-other-after-a-cheating-accusation-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/canada-and-swedens-curling-teams-swear-at-each-other-after-a-cheating-accusation-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada and Sweden's curling teams swear at each other after a cheating accusation – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MILAN \u2014 The action got heated on the ice during the men\u2019s curling contest between Canada and Sweden on Friday, resulting in a shouting match between the two sides.
The Swedish team accused Canada of cheating in what was ultimately an 8-6 win for the Canadians. Specifically, Sweden reported to referees that Canada\u2019s Marc Kennedy was illegally touching his stone, giving it a secondary push with his finger after releasing the handle on top.
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In curling, players are required to release their stone before it reaches the \u201chog line,\u201d marked on Olympic ice by a thick, green line. A sensor flashes red if players have not released the stone before it reaches the hog line, but Kennedy was accused of using his finger to give the stone another shove after letting go.
Close-up, slowed-down video does appear to show Kennedy using his index finger on the stone as it approaches the hog line.
After Sweden lodged its complaint, an official was stationed at the green line to ensure no further infractions, though any previous plays could not be reviewed for impropriety.
As the match continued, the sides grew irritated with each other, resulting in Kennedy hurling expletives at the Swedish team in his own defense as both sides argued across the ice.
\u201cWe want a game that is as sportsmanlike, honest and clean as possible, so we call it out as soon as I see that the Canadian No. 2 is, in my eyes, there poking the stone,\u201d Sweden\u2019s Oskar Eriksson said afterward. \u201cHe drops the handle, so it gets a green light and that\u2019s OK, but you can\u2019t then poke it in any other part than the electronic handle. And according to us, they did that.\u201d
Kennedy, meanwhile, took offense at the accusation.
\u201cI don\u2019t like being accused of cheating after 25 years on tour and four Olympic Games,\u201d Kennedy said.
Asked why their exchange occurred late in the match, Kennedy added: \u201cHe\u2019s still accusing us of cheating, and I didn\u2019t like it. So I told him where to stick it, because we\u2019re the wrong team to do that to. So I don\u2019t care. He might have been upset that he was losing.\u201d
In a statement to the Canadian broadcaster CBC, World Curling did not acknowledge any double touching by Kennedy.
\u201cThe issue of second touches of the stone, specifically the granite, during the delivery was brought to the umpire\u2019s attention,\u201d the statement read<\/a>. \u201cOfficials spoke with both teams and set game umpires at the hogline to monitor deliveries for three ends, which is the official protocol following this type of complaint. There were no hogline violations or retouches of the stone during the observation period.\u201d
World Curling officials also met with Canadian officials following the match and issued a verbal warning \u201cregarding the language used\u201d by Kennedy on the ice, adding that further inappropriate behavior would \u201cresult in additional sanctions.\u201d
Sweden fell to 0-3 in round-robin play after the loss to Canada, meaning it will have an uphill climb to force a potential rematch in the knockout stage.
Rohan Nadkarni is a sports reporter for NBC News.\u00a0
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