Team Canada wins curling gold at Olympics after | Sports News

Team Canada claimed gold within the males’s curling at the Winter Olympics, however supporters had been outraged as a dishonest controversy forged a shadow over all the competitors.

Kennedy acknowledged he may have managed the state of affairs in another way however declined to apologize for utilizing profanity whereas defending himself, his teammates, and his nation. Eriksson advised the absence of an apology mirrored poorly on Kennedy, however the latter finally secured a gold medal.

Team Canada defeated Team GB 9-6 within the gold medal match, following a late rally. While it represented a victorious second for Canada, followers on social media rejected the notion that Kennedy and his teammates had been the superior rivals.

The dishonest allegations had been repeatedly referenced, and the general response has been overwhelmingly destructive, marring the Olympic champions’ second of glory.

“Canada wins gold, but the world knows they have that horrible cheat Kennedy on their team. It’s tarnished,” one supporter harshly alleged on X.

“Marc Kennedy in the verge of a 2nd Olympic curling gold, but he’s gonna be remembered more as the dude who cheated and then swore at an opponent when called out,” one other wrote.

“Oh Canada, I see cheaters do prosper, especially in the curling,” a third added.

The Canadian crew has denied the allegations.

The dispute began when Kennedy confronted accusations of touching the curling stone together with his finger following its release down the ice. Team Sweden’s Eriksson alleged Kennedy made contact with the granite portion of the stone together with his finger after letting it go.

World Curling issued Kennedy a warning solely for his language following Eriksson’s confrontation, not for breaking laws. Eriksson has continued to pursue the matter, and after Kennedy refused to apologize, the Swedish roller challenged him.

“You don’t react like that if you know you’re not guilty,” he instructed Swedish outlet Värmlands Folkblad. “I don’t think he slept as well that night as I did. If he now chooses to think he did the right thing, he will have to take responsibility for it.

“He hasn’t dared to look in my direction. He’s most likely ashamed. Mature for a 44-year-old father of two.”

Eriksson continued: “He received livid at that particular person (who accused him) and shouted that he had misplaced respect for him and thought he had been frolicked to dry. He stated the identical factor then as now, that he had filmed a lot of opponents – however nonetheless thought that it was unsportsmanlike if somebody filmed him. The double commonplace in that does not work.”