"CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy -- The curling controversy at the Winter Olympics widened Sunday as increased surveillance of matches resulted in the removal of a stone thrown by the British men's team for the same alleged violation that burned the Canadians two days in a row. In the ninth end of Britain's round-robin match against Germany, officials said Scottish curler Bobby Lammie touched a stone after releasing it down the ice. That is called "double-touching," and it is against the rules."
"Videos circulating on social media appeared to show both Canadian curlers double-touching the rocks, but both teams denied wrongdoing. Beginning Saturday, World Curling said it would designate two officials to move between the four curling matches during each round but noted it was "not possible" to have umpires stationed at each hog line -- where the stones must be released by hand -- during every match."
Officials removed a stone from the British men's team after Scottish curler Bobby Lammie allegedly touched a stone after release, a violation known as double-touching. Britain won that match 9-4. The controversy began with an allegation against the Canadian men's team and a later stone removal in the Canadian women's match, with social media videos appearing to show double-touching while the teams denied wrongdoing. World Curling assigned two officials to rotate among matches but said it could not station umpires at every hog line and does not use video replay to review play. It was unclear whether some teams received closer scrutiny.
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