The Olympic curling committee has issued a warning to Canadian officials after a player from the men’s curling team was heard yelling curse words during a match against Sweden on Friday. The heated exchange happened when Swedish player Oskar Eriksson accused Canada’s Marc Kennedy of cheating, CBS News reported. According to the rules, a player cannot touch the rock after it’s already released down the ice. Eriksson, however, said Kennedy was guilty of “double touching.” Canada won the match 8-6 in round-robin play.  

What did Marc Kennedy say to Oskar Eriksson during their heated exchange?

Video that circulated online showed Kennedy hurling curse words at his opponent after he was accused of cheating.

“You can f**k off,” Kennedy is heard saying to Eriksson after being accused of “touching the rock.”

The back-and-forth continues with Kennedy telling his opponent that he “hasn’t done it once.”

“Who’s doing it? Who?” Kennedy said.

He then continues to ask Eriksson to name specific players who broke the rule.

“Just a couple,” Eriksson said. “I’ll show you a video after the game.”

Kennedy finally walks away, once again telling Eriksson to “f**k off.”

Proud to see Alberta curler, Marc Kennedy, showing the world the shared values and sportsmanship many Albertans have at the #OlympicWinterGames!

Let’s go, Team Alberta! 🥳#OlimpiadiInvernali2026 #AlbertaStrong pic.twitter.com/XCZ9DCDbT3

— Danielle Smith ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎(Parody) (@ABDanielSmith) February 14, 2026

What did the World Curling Committee say to Canadian officials?

In a statement released on Saturday, the World Curling Committee said it has issued a verbal warning to Canadian officials about using inappropriate language. According to CBS News, the committee stated that there would be severe consequences for using bad language during games moving forward. Officials will watch closely for inappropriate behavior, the committee said.

In a statement to the CBC, the committee said Kennedy didn’t commit any violations.

“The issue of second touches of the stone, specifically the granite, during the delivery was brought to the umpire’s attention,” the group stated. “Officials spoke with both teams and set game umpires at the hogline to monitor deliveries for three ends, which is the official protocol following this type of complaint. There were no hogline violations or retouches of the stone during the observation period.”

World Curling has sent me this statement regarding the incidents and allegations of Canadian cheating from last night’s game against Sweden.

Umpires were brought in after Sweden flagged the issue of second touches of the stone, specifically the granite.

Here is the statement: pic.twitter.com/mpkfX4O5Kg

— Devin Heroux (@Devin_Heroux) February 14, 2026

Kennedy also spoke up after he was accused of cheating.

 “I don’t like being accused of cheating after 25 years on tour and four Olympic Games,” Kennedy said, per CBS News. “So I told him where to stick it. Because we’re the wrong team to do that to.”

Eriksson stood firm on his accusations when he spoke to reporters.

“We want a game that is as sportsman-like, honest and clean as possible, so we call it out as soon as I see that the Canadian No. 2 is, in my eyes, there poking the stone,” Eriksson said, per NBC News. “He drops the handle, so it gets a green light and that’s OK, but you can’t then poke it in any other part than the electronic handle and according to us, they did that.”