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Winter Olympics: Canada-Sweden curling game marred by cheating claims

Canada beat Sweden 8-6 but both teams accused each other of breaking rules

Winter Olympics: Canada-Sweden curling game marred by cheating claims

Canada defeated Sweden 8-6 in a tense Winter Olympics curling match on Friday, with both teams accusing each other of cheating.

The game got off to a heated start, with Sweden claiming Canada's curlers had touched the stone twice and urging the umpires to pay close attention to any further incidents. Canada also asked for closer scrutiny of Sweden's actions, which only served to cool relations between the teams.

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