{"id":214,"date":"2026-03-31T07:57:26","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=214"},"modified":"2026-03-31T07:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T07:57:26","slug":"canada-curling-team-accused-of-cheating-again-at-winter-olympics-as-drama-continues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disport.com.ng\/?p=214","title":{"rendered":"Canada curling team accused of cheating again at Winter Olympics as drama continues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_548649\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Canada&#8217;s curling team has been hit with fresh allegations of cheating at the Winter Olympics as the fallout from Marc Kennedy&#8217;s foul-mouthed outburst on TV goes on<\/h2>\n<p><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36724450\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sarah Wilkes and Emma Miskew sweep the ice during the curling women's round robin between Canada and Switzerland \" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36724450.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2261146661.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36724450.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_GettyImages-2261146661.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36724450.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_GettyImages-2261146661.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36724450.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_GettyImages-2261146661.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Sarah Wilkes and Emma Miskew sweep the ice during the curling women's round robin between Canada and Switzerland \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Sarah Wilkes and Emma Miskew sweep the ice during the curling women&#8217;s round robin between Canada and Switzerland <cite aria-label=\"Image: (Tiziana FABI \/ AFP via Getty Images)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Tiziana FABI\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Canada have been hit with fresh allegations of cheating during a women\u2019s game against Switzerland at the Winter Olympics. Canada\u2019s men\u2019s team got into a verbal scrap with Sweden on Friday as their match was marred by controversy after a fierce dispute over claims of double-touching broke out on the ice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Swedish team accused members of the Canadian side of double touching, which is when stones are touched on or after the hog line, the point by which a stone must be released.And the drama rolled into Saturday when Canadian curler Rachel Homan had her stone removed after an official ruled that she had touched it again after releasing the handle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Homan protested, but, according to World Curling\u2019s rules, there are no official replays, and the official\u2019s final call stands. She said on the ice: \u201cAbsolutely not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Her team-mates were also fuming with the team\u2019s second, Emma Miskew, saying: \u201cIt looked like a really good throw to us from the side, so I\u2019m confused at that.\u201d Horman then said: \u201cZero percent chance. There\u2019s no way, I\u2019d love to see a video.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After the game, a clearly still angry Homan fumed: \u201cI don\u2019t understand the call. I\u2019ll never understand it. We\u2019ve never done that. It has nothing to do with us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_09d958\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Winter Olympics scandal handed fresh cheating allegations as Canada star breaks silence<\/span><\/span><span data-testid=\"readmore\" class=\"ReadMore_readmore-prefix__xS44r __className_09d958\">READ MORE<!-- -->: <span class=\"ReadMore_readmore-link__eF9pN\">Matt Weston reveals exact moment he couldn&#8217;t hold back tears after Team GB heroics<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">After Friday&#8217;s drama in the men\u2019s game, Curling Canada released a statement on both the cheating allegations and Marc Kennedy&#8217;s foul-mouthed outburst on TV. The statement read: \u201cDuring the game, officials were called to the field of play and closely monitored for any release rule infractions, including those involving touching the granite following a complaint by Team Sweden. After three ends of careful observation, no hogline violations or stone retouches were found by the officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cThe Canadian men&#8217;s team also received a verbal warning for language used during the game which we are aware of and supportive. We want to reaffirm that Curling Canada fully supports fair play, respect and sportsmanship, values that are fundamental to our sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">JOIN US ON FACEBOOK! <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MirrorSport#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">All the best sports news and much more on our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">But while Kennedy rued his choice of language, he has no regrets about \u201cdefending\u201d himself and his team-mates. He said: \u201cYou can\u2019t take it (the swearing) back. You learn from it, move on and try to get the focus back on the curling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cBut I\u2019ll be honest, my whole life, when my integrity has been questioned, sometimes that\u2019s the response I have.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-36723368\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36723368\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.4\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Marc Kennedy of Team Canada\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36723368.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2261603608.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36723368.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_GettyImages-2261603608.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36723368.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_GettyImages-2261603608.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36723368.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_GettyImages-2261603608.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Marc Kennedy has come out to defend himself\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Marc Kennedy has come out to defend himself<cite aria-label=\"Image: Al Bello\/Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Al Bello\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">\u201cI can\u2019t think of once in my entire career where I\u2019ve done something to gain a competitive advantage by cheating. 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