"The way the Canadians play it, curling is a sport where a competitor is supposed to take his opponent's word. This whole trying to catch people in the act of an infraction sucks, Kennedy said on Monday. We don't look for infractions at grand slams. We don't look for that kind of stuff on tour. We just trust that the people around us aren't trying to cheat."
"The whole spirit of curling is dead, Canada's Marc Kennedy said on Monday night after his team's 8-2 victory against Czech Republic, which felt like a bold take coming from the man who started this entire farrago by repeatedly telling his Swedish opponent Oskar Eriksson to fuck off after Eriksson accused him of making an illegal doubletouch. On Tuesday, the Canadians were outplaying the British."
A confrontation between Sweden and Canada began after an alleged illegal double-touch, provoking profanity and heightened tensions within Olympic curling. Canada recorded an 8-2 win over Czech Republic and later beat Britain 9-5, pushing opponents into must-win scenarios to reach the semi-finals. The incident included accusations, a reported photographic claim of another alleged double-touch by the Canadian women's skip, and public criticism of efforts to catch infractions. Traditional curling norms of mutual trust and informal resolution are under strain as competitive pressures and the quest for medals intensify, prompting concern that the sport's gentlemanly culture is evolving toward increased scrutiny.
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