"The sport was sent into turmoil last week when Oskar Eriksson of Sweden accused Canada's Marc Kennedy of breaking the rules by touching the rock again after initially releasing it down the sheet of ice. Kennedy responded with an outburst full of expletives. Several other accusations of double-touching followed, and Canada lost its next match against Switzerland before steadying itself to reach the semifinals."
"Against Norway, Canada led 3-1 after the sixth end. Norway tightened the score with a single in the eighth. Canada went ahead 4-2 in the ninth. Norway had the hammer in the tenth end. After a shot by Brad Jacobs that left a Norway stone on the edge of the house, Norway pulled a double, tying the match at 4-4 and pushing it into an extra end. But Norway missed its final shot of the extra end to send the elated Canadians to the final."
Canada's men's curling team advanced to the Milan Cortina Games gold medal match by beating Norway 5-4 in the semifinals. Several Canadian players faced accusations of double-touching the rock, and Marc Kennedy reacted with a profanity-filled outburst. Canada lost a match to Switzerland during the controversy but recovered to reach the semifinals. In the semifinal, Canada led after six ends, extended a lead in the ninth, was forced into an extra end when Norway tied it, and won when Norway missed the final shot. Canada is guaranteed a medal and seeks its first men's Olympic gold since 2014.
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