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Inside the Olympic Curling Controversy and Allegations of Cheating
World Curling ruled that touching the stone's granite during forward motion is prohibited, leading to multiple stone removals after alleged infractions at Olympic matches.
- Sunday, World Curling clarified that touching the granite during a stone's forward motion is prohibited after an uproar during the Olympic round-robin matches.
- Late Saturday, the umpire accused Canadian skip Rachel Homan of touching the rock after release, with SVT footage circulating showing a double-touch, prompting scrutiny.
- Sunday, increased surveillance resulted in officials removing a stone after they said the Scottish curler touched it in the ninth end, and Britain won that match 9-4.
- Beginning Saturday, World Curling said it would designate two officials to move among the four curling matches per round, noting it cannot station umpires at every hog line and does not use video replay.
- Both men's and women's Canadian teams now face the same double-touch accusations, and the episode has bruised the country's historic curling powerhouse reputation at the Olympics.
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Olympics Curling Chaos: Double-Touch Rule Sparks Controversy
Olympic curling has been marred by controversy over the "double-touch" rule following a heated exchange between Canada's Marc Kennedy and Sweden's Oskar Eriksson. Eriksson's complaint about Kennedy’s rock release led to tensions, prompting World Curling to assign umpires to monitor the hog line. After first enacting new rules, they quickly reversed their decision, allowing umpires to monitor deliveries only if requested by teams. This situation …
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