Friday night’s scrap between Sweden and Canada resulted in on-ice officials moving into position to monitor the hoglines, the first time human judges have been used in some 23 years. Both Canada women’s skip Rachel Homan and Great Britain’s men’s second Bobby Lammie were recently penalized and their delivered stones yanked by the officials.
Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics. The Canadian men's and women's teams, as well as the British men's team, have been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released.
Olympic history was made when Team Norway won gold in the 4x7.5km cross-country skiing relay, making Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo the winningest Winter Olympian.
The double touch has become one of the biggest stories in the sport of curling at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Remarkably, but was a first end double touch that contributed to a Canadian loss to Switzerland in women’s
Canada's curling team fires back at Sweden after the Swedes accused Canadians of cheating at the Winter Olympics. Marc Kennedy alleged Sweden planned to catch teams breaking rules.
There is a curling controversy at the Winter Olympics and Canada is at the centre of the allegations
Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics and it’s all centering on whether the mighty Canadian team is cheating.
Once again, curling at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics will consist of three events: mixed doubles, men’s, and women’s, which will take place over 19 days of competition. The round-robin competition will start a few days before the actual opening ceremony,
Three curling teams – two Canadian, one British – have been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone.
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