Canada's curling war of words with Sweden escalates after warning over ‘F-bomb’

February 14, 2026

TL;DR

Canadian curler Marc Kennedy denies cheating accusations from Sweden.
Kennedy accuses the Swedish team of deliberately trying to catch Canada in the act of rule-breaking.
World Curling confirmed Canada escaped punishment but issued a warning for abusive language.
Sweden claims officials initially misread the rules regarding touching the stone versus the electronic handle.
World Curling will introduce emergency spot checks and reminded teams of the rules on stone delivery.
Canada was warned that further instances of abusive language would result in sanctions.

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