Canada and Sweden's curling teams hurl swears at each other
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There’s no fighting in curling! Until now. It was quite a scene on the ice Friday as the Canadian and Swedish curling teams got into it. It was near the end of the match when Sweden’s vice-captain, Oskar Eriksson,
"I told him where to stick it." Men's curling became heated during a match between Canada and Sweden amid cheating allegations and audible curse words. (AP Photo)
Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics and it's all centring on whether the mighty Canadian team is cheating. Both men's and women's teams have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released.
Team USA faces Sweden today for a chance at a the gold medal in curling mixed doubles. When the match is happening and how to watch it.
Americans Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin faced Sweden in the gold medal match for mixed doubles curling. Here's what happened. (AP)
Korey Dropkin and Cory Thiesse guaranteed the United States its first Olympic medal in mixed doubles curling, reaching the final Monday with a 9-8 victory over Italy at the Milano Cortina Games.
Team GB are huge outsiders to win the whole tournament - priced at 80/1 for the gold. Canada are the 10/11 favourites, followed by Switzerland (2/1) and Sweden (5/1). Anything can happen at an Olympics though. What other women’s curling matches are being played today at the Winter Olympics?