All articles tagged with #double touch
Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson publicly accused Canada’s Marc Kennedy of cheating by double-touching a curling stone during the 2026 Winter Olympics, a claim Kennedy denies; Swiss teammates joined the accusations. The World Curling Board said it does not use video replay to overturn calls and noted a rule change allowing a second touch after release, as Canada advances to a gold-medal matchup against Great Britain.
Team USA curler Korey Dropkin says the Olympic curling 'double-touch' controversy is blown out of proportion, defending his teammates and denying cheating after Sweden accused Canada; World Curling says touching granite is not allowed and can lead to removal of a stone, there’s no video review and final decisions rest with officials, while other curlers describe the infraction as minor amid Olympics' heightened emotions.
At the Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics, accusations of double-tapping curling stones after release have roiled Canada’s men’s and women’s teams and Britain’s men’s team, with videos prompting umpire interventions and World Curling clarifying that such touches are illegal and can remove a stone from play. Canada’s stars deny wrongdoing amid scrutiny as the team’s medal hopes fade after losses (including to Switzerland), while the controversy tests sportsmanship and could force teams to adjust their release technique as the medals chase continues.
Controversy at the Winter Olympics 2026 curling events over alleged double-touch fouls led to extra officials and a protocol allowing teams to request video monitoring for at least three ends, though checks were inconsistent. Incidents involving Kennedy, Rachel Holman, and Bobby Lammie exposed the gaps, prompting calls to adopt video technology (VAR/Hawk-Eye) with challenges to modernise the sport, a view echoed by Team GB’s Hammy McMillan.
The article explains the Olympic curling dispute between Canada and Sweden over a ‘double-touch’ at the hog line, detailing how such minor violations are policed—often by players themselves rather than officials—plus why the Eye on the Hog system didn’t flag Kennedy’s shot, Sweden’s accusations, Canada’s responses, and a later incident with Canada’s women’s team that intensified the debate about cheating versus sportsmanship in curling.