MILAN — Cheating allegations have rocked the men's curling competition after Sweden accused Canada of intentionally breaking the rules in the Canadians 8-6 preliminary round win Friday, Feb. 13 at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Sweden's Team Niklas Edin of Sweden accused Canada's Team Brad Jacobs of double touching the stone during their preliminary round matchup at the Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium on Friday. Tensions boiled over between both rinks and a NSFW exchange ensued, resulting in a verbal warning from World Curling.
Kennedy initially asked who before responding, "I haven't done it once. You can (expletive) off." Eriksson said he'll show Kennedy "a video after the game," which Kennedy replied, "I don't give a (expletive)."
The heated exchange started when Swedish third Oskar Eriksson told Canadian third Marc Kennedy, an Olympic gold-medalist at the 2010 Vancouver Games, "Apparently, it's okay touching the rock after the hog line."
In response to the accusations, World Curling said officials would monitor opponents’ deliveries more closely moving forward.
