Canada, Sweden and Olympic
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Canada's curling team fires back at Sweden after the Swedes accused Canadians of cheating at the Winter Olympics. Marc Kennedy alleged Sweden planned to catch teams breaking rules.
The action got heated on the ice during the men’s curling contest between Canada and Sweden on Friday, resulting in a shouting match between the two sides.
The committee said during Saturday's afternoon session two officials will move to observing deliveries across the four matches.
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy, Feb 14 (Reuters) - World Curling said on Saturday that it would have officials monitoring for rule violations during the rest of the competition at the Olympics after Sweden's men's team accused Canada of cheating in a tense round-robin game.
Switzerland’s Yannick Schwaller defeated Canada’s Brad Jacobs 9-5 on Saturday afternoon at the Winter Olympics.
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Canadian Curler Curses Out Sweden Over Cheating Allegations: A Full Breakdown of the Fallout
Friday’s round robin match between Canada and Sweden was quite the controversial one.
For the Big Three in hockey, anything less than outright victory is an utter failure — and what a shame that is.