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Jordan Collins

Canadian curling team play victim at Winter Olympics accusing Swedish team of concocting ‘a premeditated plan to try to catch us’

Who ever thought the Winter Olympics would bring so much drama? Turns out winter sports can get quite heated, especially curling, which has seen more attention from the amused public than possibly any other sport this year. The scandal all stems from the Canadian curling team, particularly Marc Kennedy, who was accused of cheating by the Swedish competitors.

The drama unfolded on the national stage when Swedish curler Oskar Eriksson accused Kennedy of double-touching the curling stone. According to Eriksson, Kennedy had touched the granite of the stone after letting go of the handle. Touching the granite is against the rules in any circumstance, but Kennedy swiftly and strongly denied the accusations using plenty of expletives.

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