Canadian men's curling team wins gold medal after being embroiled in cheating controversy

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The Canadian men beat Britain for gold in Olympic curling Saturday 9-6 after brushing aside accusations of cheating during the round-robin phase at the Milan Cortina Games.

The chaos began Feb. 13, when Canada beat Sweden 8-6, and Canadian third Marc Kennedy and Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson got into it. 

Eriksson had accused Kennedy of an illegal procedure known as double-touching stones after releasing them at the hog line. Kennedy responded with expletives. 

Both sides appealed to officials, but no results were changed.

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Gold medalists Brad Jacobs, Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert of Team Canada celebrate a victory in the men's gold medal match against Great Britain at Cortina Curling Olympic Stadium during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, Feb. 21, 2026, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Mattia Ozbot/Getty Images)

The next day, the Canadians accused the Swedes of improperly filming Kennedy’s delivery. Team Sweden denied any inappropriate filming, claiming the video came from the Swedish public broadcaster.

Members of Switzerland also accused the Canadians of double-touching, and similar accusations reached the women's competition. (The Canadian women defeated the United States in the bronze medal game).

World Curling eventually concluded that "no violations were recorded" during the umpires’ observations that followed the claims.

Canada's Ben Hebert, Brett Gallant and Marc Kennedy compete during a men's curling round-robin match against Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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