Olympic curling gets testy as F-bombs fly after Sweden accuses Canada of cheating
Believe it or not, things got pretty spicy in a curling match at the Olympics on Friday.
During a curling round robin match between Canada and Sweden, the tight contest took a turn after a Swedish curler accused Canadian Marc Kennedy of cheating.
Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson accused Kennedy of touching the rock past the hog line, the spot where curlers are supposed to release the rock.
Based on some of the camera angles, it seemed Eriksson may have had a point, although it was an extremely close call.
Swedenâs đ¸đŞ Oskar Eriksson is right to call out Marc Kennedy here. Not a good look for Kennedy#Olympics2026 #milanocortina2026pic.twitter.com/IkiL4poRyN
— RGF (@rgfray1) February 13, 2026
Eriksson was later caught on camera saying, “Maybe it’s okay for some of us to touch the rock after the hog line, I don’t know.”
Once the St. Albert, Alberta, native heard the accusation, he wasn’t backing down quietly.
“You can f*ck off,” he told Eriksson after the cheating accusation.
“You haven’t done it once, touching the rock?” Eriksson replied.
“I haven’t done it once!” Kennedy said.
When Kennedy asked Eriksson who he thought was breaking the hog line rule, Eriksson replied, “A couple.”
While Eriksson remained collected throughout the altercation, Kennedy’s blood pressure seemed to rise.
“Don’t chirp,” he said during the altercation.
Then, he went on the attack.
“How about you walking around on my peel on the last end, dancing around my house here, how about that?”
Basically, Kennedy fired back at Eriksson’s claim by accusing him of interfering with Canada’s shot.
“Come on, Oscar, just f*ck off,” he said.
The heated debate happened near the tail end of the match, with Canada holding a narrow 7-6 lead in the ninth end over Sweden.
They held on to win the match 8-6, pushing their Olympic record so far to a perfect 3-0.
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The 44-year-old Kennedy has seen more than most throughout his illustrious career. He previously won gold for Canada in curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Kennedy also helped Canada to a bronze medal during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.