A curling match between Canada and Sweden on Friday erupted with a profanity-laced back-and-forth over cheating allegations.
Near the end of the contest, an 8-6 win for Canada’s Team Brad Jacobs over Sweden’s Team Niklas Edin, Oskar Eriksson of the Swedes appeared to accuse Canada’s Marc Kennedy of double-touching stones to gain an advantage.
“I haven’t done it once,” Kennedy said on the iceduring an exchange caught on camera. “You can f–k off.”
“I’ll show you a video after the game,” Eriksson said. “I’ll show you a video where it’s two meters over the hog line.”
“Come on, Oskar. Just f–k off,” Kennedy replied.
Both sides appealed to the officials, with Canada also asking the umpires to keep an eye out for the issue.
After the win, which moved Team Jacobs to 3-0, Kennedy said he wasn’t a fan of the accusations.
“I don’t like being accused of cheating, so I told him what I thought of it,” he said,according to National Post. “… It’s good for sport guys, it gets heated out there, it’s a battle, we’ve played each other a million times.”
Eriksson did not speak with reporters, per the outlet.
Edin, whose team is still without a victory through three matches during the Winter Games, took his teammate’s side.
Source: Drudge Report
