Curling Canada has released a statement after its men’s team were accused of cheating at the Winter Olympics in an incident where one of their members told a Swedish opponent to ‘f**k off’.It’s been a marvellous Winter Olympics for the messy b*s who live for the drama, what with athletes being disqualified for slathering their equipment with banned substances, some ‘dark allegations’ hanging over a French duo, that guy who announced he’d been cheating on his girlfriend and the biathlete who stole one of her teammate’s credit card details.It’s hard to escape the drama during the events either, as the men’s curling preliminaries between Canada and Sweden became mired in controversy over allegations of cheating directed at the Canadian team.

A couple of days ago (13 February), during their match, which Canada won 8-6, Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson accused Canadian curler Marc Kennedy of a ‘double touch’.As far as the rules are concerned, a double touch of the curling stone before the hog line (where you’re supposed to let go of the stone) is not a violation, but it is if that touch occurs on the line.Kennedy’s opponents thought they saw him push the curling stone with his finger after he’d released the handle, and the accusation of cheating led the Canadian to tell his opponent to ‘f**k off’.”I haven’t done it once. You can f**k off,” he said.
What has Canada Curling said?he organisation said: “Yesterday’s men’s curling match between Team Canada and Team Sweden in Cortina was highly competitive, showcasing the passion and commitment of both teams.