On Saturday, World Curling confirmed that Canada had escaped punishment despite being accused of breaking the rules in the 8-6 victory over Sweden on Friday night. A bad-tempered game erupted when Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson told Canada’s Marc Kennedy he was double-touching the stone on the penultimate end, which led to Kennedy responding with an expletive. Speaking after Canada had lost 9-5 to Switzerland on Saturday afternoon, Kennedy insisted he was innocent of any wrongdoing. “I can’t think of once in my entire career where I’ve done something to gain a competitive advantage by cheating,” he said. I just probably regret the language I used.”The Curling Canada chief, Nolan Thiessen, said it was a poor choice of words from Kennedy.

Source: The Guardian February 15, 2026 08:17 UTC