The 2026 Olympic Games have featured some spicy interactions between curlers from various nations as allegations of cheating continue.
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The Canadian curlers, who were accused of double-touching the rock during a pivotal match, have accused Sweden of improperly filming an event to influence the outcome. Specifically, Marc Kennedy made the comments after video circulated showing him appearing to touch the rock after initially releasing it to slide down the ice.
Kennedy is also the member of the Canadian team caught on video arguing with a member of Sweden's team while using expletives. Canada went on to win the match 8-6.
There was almost a fistfight at the Curling Dome. 😂
Dude, you cheated. Man up and just admit it like PGA golfers do.
— QE Infinity (@StealthQE4) February 15, 2026
"They have come up with a plan here at the Olympics, as far as I know, to catch teams in the act at the hog line," Kennedy told media members, per the National Post.
"This was planned, right from the word go yesterday. From the words that were being said by their coaches and the way they were running to the officials, it was kind of evident that something was going on, and they were trying to catch us in an act."
Kennedy alleged that the Swedish side has filmed other teams in an attempt to catch them. He called this a premeditated plan. The Swedish team responded and said the footage came from a public broadcast.
This was not the only controversial moment from the weekend. An umpire accused Canadian Rachel Homan of double-touching during a match on Saturday. He removed the rock from play. Canada lost to Switzerland 8-7.
According to the rules of curling, curlers can retouch the handle as many times as they wish before the stone reaches the "hog line." Any touching after will result in the stone being removed from play.
Additionally, curlers are only allowed to touch the handle of the stone during delivery. They can not touch the stone itself, as the video allegedly showed Kennedy doing.
"A stone must be clearly released from the hand before it reaches the hog line at the delivery end," Rule R.5(e) states. "If the player fails to do so, the stone is immediately removed from play by the delivering team."
World Curling said in its statement that umpires do not use replay to assist in decisions. Once they are made aware of alleged infractions, they position themselves at the delivery point to observe. World Curling said that the umpire did not see any infractions during the latter rounds of the Canada vs. Sweden game.
One other note is that the umpire had words with Canada about the expletives used by Kennedy. Further use of this language could result in a penalty, per Rule R.19.
"Improper conduct, foul or offensive language, equipment abuse, or wilful damage on the part of any team member is prohibited. Any violation may result in suspension of the offending person(s) by the curling organisation having jurisdiction."
