Article #240140

• Canada claim heated victory at Winter Olympics

• Both teams accuse each other of violations

Tensions boiled over as Brad Jacobs’ Canada beat Sweden 8-6 in an intense round-robin curling game on Friday, with Niklas Edin’s team alleging that their opponents were double touching the stone during the contest.

Trouble began early when the game was halted after Sweden claimed Canada’s curlers were touching the stone following release and asked officials to keep an eye out for further incidents. In response, Canada asked for the officials to do the same on Sweden’s delivery, leading to a frosty atmosphere between the teams.