‘I told him where to stick it’: Cheating claims fly in Canada v Sweden Winter Olympics curling clash
Canada claim heated victory at Winter OlympicsBoth teams accuse each other of violationsTensions boiled over as Brad Jacobs’ Canada beat Sweden 8-6 in an intense round-robin curling game on Friday, with Niklas Edin’s team alleging that their opponents were double touching the stone during the contest.Trouble began early when the game was halted after Sweden claimed Canada’s curlers were touching the stone following release and asked officials to keep an eye out for further incidents. In response, Canada asked for the officials to do the same on Sweden’s delivery, leading to a frosty atmosphere between the teams. Continue reading...
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Canada claim heated victory at Winter Olympics
Both teams accuse each other of violations
Tensions boiled over as Brad Jacobs’ Canada beat Sweden 8-6 in an intense round-robin curling game on Friday, with Niklas Edin’s team alleging that their opponents were double touching the stone during the contest.
Trouble began early when the game was halted after Sweden claimed Canada’s curlers were touching the stone following release and asked officials to keep an eye out for further incidents. In response, Canada asked for the officials to do the same on Sweden’s delivery, leading to a frosty atmosphere between the teams.
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