British curlers join Canada in Olympic curling controversy

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The controversy in Olympic curling expanded on Sunday as Team Great Britain’s men’s team was hit with the same violation that hurt the Canadians two days in a row.

Britain was taking on Germany in round-robin play when officials said Scottish curler Bobby Lammie touched a stone after releasing it down the ice. Britain had a stone removed due to the "double-touching," but still ended up with a 9-4 win.

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Britain's Bobby Lammie in action during the men's curling round robin session against Germany, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026.  (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

The issue first sparked Friday night when the Swedish men’s team accused Canada of "double-touching." A stone was then removed in the Canadian women’s matchup against Switzerland. Videos circulating around social media appeared to show both Canadian curlers committing the penalties. But both teams denied wrongdoing.

World Curling said beginning Saturday it would designate two officials to move between the four curling matches during each round but noted it was "not possible" to have umpires stationed at each hog line – the line where stones must be released by hand.

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Britain's Bobby Lammie in action during the men's curling round robin session against Germany, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 15, 2026. ( (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

On Sunday, World Curling said two umpires who previously were actively monitoring deliveries will now only monitor athletes’ deliveries at the request of