Friday’s round robin match between Canada and Sweden was quite the controversial one.
A brewing controversy is arising in the Olympic curling competition, involving accusations of cheating, denials involving F-bombs and an international governing body having to explain why it effectively relies on the honor system at times.
A day after their on-ice dispute at the Olympics was the talk of the curling world, Canada and Sweden weren't entirely ready to move on.
Skiing evidently becomes much harder without the actual skis. Sweden blew its chance to win gold in the women’s 4 X 7.5km relay on Saturday when Ebba Andersson fell hard and was forced to race with just one ski for roughly 30 seconds.
A curler representing Canada got into a shouting match with his Swedish opponent after being accused of breaking the rules during the men’s curling event at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday, Feb. 13,
Curling at the Winter Olympics is always a fan-favorite event, but its viral popularity reached new heights thanks to a heated confrontation between Team Canada and Team Sweden at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games.
Norway claimed an improbable cross country relay gold at the Winter Olympics on Saturdaay after Ebba Andersson met disaster for top favourites Sweden in the second leg. World champions Sweden held the lead at the first exchange from sprint gold medallist Linn Svahn.