Olympic curling controversy explained

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Trying to tame the Olympic controversy, World Curling sent in the umps. Then it sent them away
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — The curling drama at the Winter Olympics sent the sport’s governing body scrambling to address a growing controversy and curb conflicting accounts of rule-breaking. The backpedaling came less than 24 hours later.

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Is there such a thing as bad publicity? At the Olympics, curling is finding out … probably not
Olympic Curling controversy widens as Britain is accused of the same violation as Canada
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Olympic men's curling standings: Updated results, schedule for 2026 Winter Games

Here is an updated look at the standings, results and schedule for men's curling at the 2026 Winter Games.

Team Sweden, Olympic Games and viral curling

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What is 'double-touching' in curling? Explaining Olympic infractions
A controversy brewed on Friday when Sweden’s men’s curling team accused Canada’s Marc Kennedy of breaking rules for how he was throwing the rock down the ice. But what are those rules? And what are the Canadians being accused of?

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Team Canada, Sweden explain Olympic curling double-touch drama
Defending champion Sweden pushed to brink of elimination from Olympic men's curling

Winter Olympic Games, curling and Canada

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Team Canada curling faces new cheating allegation amid Winter Olympic chaos
Canada’s men’s curling team is in hot water again at the Milan Cortina Games. Two complaints in two days, and the double-touching controversy is not going away. Switzerland raised the same concern during Saturday’s round-robin contest that Sweden had

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Inside the widening Olympic curling controversy and allegations of cheating
There is a curling controversy at the Winter Olympics and Canada is at the center of the allegations

Here's full Olympic curling schedule for 2026 Winter Games

Once again, curling at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics will consist of three events: mixed doubles, men’s, and women’s, which will take place over 19 days of competition. The round-robin competition will start a few days before the actual opening ceremony, when the first mixed-doubles match takes place on Wednesday, February 4.

A 70-Year-Old Curling Stadium Is a Star at the Winter Olympics

It hosted Olympic hockey in 1956 and James Bond a quarter-century later. Cortina’s beloved Olympic Stadium is now bursting with excitement for curling.

Denial Under Olympic Curling Pressure

If confronted in the heat of competition, an athlete may genuinely believe no violation occurred. Add identity to the equation – “I am a clean competitor” – and denial becomes a psychological defence rather than deception. Under Olympic pressure, the nervous system prioritizes protection over reflection.