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Canadian Curling Teams Accused of Cheating at Winter Olympics

On Feb. 14, 2026, Rachel Homan had her first stone removed after officials judged she touched it following release at the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.
World Curling increased hog-line monitoring and issued clarifications after a men's double-touch dispute earlier in the tournament.
On the ice, broadcast footage showed Homan extending her finger after release while teammates vocally protested and officials kept insisting she had touched it.
Canada lost 8-7 in an extra end, a defeat that left Team Homan's record at 1-3, and they will play China on Monday.
The episode intensified a tournament-wide 'double-touch' controversy after Friday's heated exchange between Sweden's men's team and Canada's men's Team Brad Jacobs, prompting World Curling to increase hog-line monitoring and clarify enforcement.

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