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Tempers flared at an Olympic curling match between Canada and Sweden on Friday with a profane insult hurled after allegations of cheating.
Canada beat Sweden 8-6, and Canadian third baseman Marc Kennedy and Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson got into it after Eriksson accused Kennedy of an illegal procedure called double-touching stones after releasing them at the pig line.
Kennedy yelled, “I haven’t done it once. You can f— off,” to Eriksson.
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Canada’s Ben Hebert, Brad Jacobs and Brett Gallant compete in the men’s curling round-robin against Sweden during the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo on February 13, 2026. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP)
Eriksson replied: “I’ll show you a video after the game. I’ll show you a video where it’s two meters above the pig line.”
Both sides appealed to the officials, but no results were changed.
Swedish team manager Fredrik Lindberg said in a statement: “At this time, the Swedish Olympic Committee will not seek an investigation into the events of Friday’s match,” according to The National Review.
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Sweden’s Rasmus Wranaa, left, reacts next to Canada’s Ben Hebert during the men’s curling round-robin during the Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium in Cortina d’Ampezzo February 13, 2026. (Tiziana Fabi/AFP)
Kennedy responded to the allegations after the game.
“I have a lot of respect for Oskar Eriksson,” he said. “He’s one of the best players that ever played. I just told him … I’d never accuse you of cheating. I’ve been on tour for 25 years. He pulled a hog line umpire on us to make sure we weren’t double-touching. The hog line official was there for six ends, never said anything, and he’s still talking about it in the ninth end.
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The Milan Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on February 4, 2026 in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. (Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
“I don’t like being accused of cheating, so I told him what I thought about it.”
According to World Curling policy, a moving stone cannot be touched beyond the pig line, but it is not a violation if a thrower double touches the stone before the line.
