No World Cup for Canada's accused cheating curling team
Brad Jacobs' team missed the World Curling Championships after losing at the Canadian championships.
SportsBrad Jacobs' team missed the World Curling Championships after losing at the Canadian championships.
SportsAfter the Olympic brawl - Canadian curler Ben Hebert launches a new attack on Oskar Eriksson in a podcast interview. He calls the Swede "a complete idiot." "He supports his team no matter what they do, and if someone or a few go against them, he balls himself up like a pufferfish," Eriksson tells TT.
SportsCanada won Olympic gold in the men's curling tournament, defeating Great Britain 9–6 in the final.
SportsThe big cheating scandal doesn't seem to be bothering Canada's men's curling team. In the Olympic curling semi-final, the Canadians beat Norway in a thrilling match and have thus secured at least a silver medal.
SportsSports Minister Jakob Forssmed (KD) came down hard on Canada's cheating in men's curling in a post on X. On site in Antholz, he stands by the criticism. "We in Sweden like fair play, and other countries do too," says Forssmed.
SportsFollowing accusations that Canadian curlers at the Masters are cheating, the Swedish Curling Association will take the issue further.
SportsThe Canadian men's curling team did not behave like gentlemen in the high-profile Olympic match against Sweden, where Marc Kennedy was accused of cheating, says Swedish Curling Association chairman Michael Marklund.
SportsMarc Kennedy shouted "fuck off" twice at Oskar Eriksson during the controversial match. He has been issued a warning by the World Curling Federation. Meanwhile, oversight of officials will be tightened for the rest of the Olympic curling tournament.
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