Canada's curling team fires back at Sweden after the Swedes accused Canadians of cheating at the Winter Olympics. Marc Kennedy alleged Sweden planned to catch teams breaking rules.
Lisa Vittozzi won a first ever Olympic biathlon gold for Italy in front of a home crowd in the pursuit on Sunday, after Martin Ponsiluoma had ended Sweden's medal drought at these Games with gold in the men's race.
The Sabres captain and defenseman has grown into a leadership role with Team Sweden, which entered the Winter Olympics full of expectations.
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.
CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Controversy is swirling in curling at the Winter Olympics and it’s all centering 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.
Rachel Homan of Team Canada reportedly said there was a "zero-percent chance" she committed the violation
Friday will mark the first-ever meeting between the Czechs and Swedes at the Winter Games. The last time these two met in a major international competition came during the group stage of the 2022 IIHF Women’s World Championship, which saw Czechia win 3-0 on its way to the bronze medal.
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