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There was a heated exchange between Canada and Sweden during their men's round robin curling match

Canadian curler Marc Kennedy and Swedish curler Oskar Eriksson had a yelling match mid-game.

Canada's vice Marc Kennedy received a verbal warning from World Curling a day after he dropped multiple F-bombs in a heated exchange with Sweden's Oskar Eriksson in the ninth end.

"Further inappropriate behaviour … would result in additional sanctions," World Curling says in a news release today.

Canada won yesterday’s match 8-6.

During the competition, things broke down as players cleared rocks after the ninth end. 

Eriksson expressed he felt some Canadian players were touching the rock a second time after releasing the handle during the round-robin game.

Kennedy was quick to retort, repeatedly telling the Swede to "f--k off." When Eriksson said he'll pull up video evidence later, Kennedy responded, "I don't give a shit."

The men's team is back on the sheet against Switzerland, which started at 8 a.m. ET. 

Norway has won the cross-country women's relay. Sweden clawed its way to a silver despite losing 45 seconds in a fall and Finland takes bronze.

It's an upset for the Norwegian team, which has never taken gold in the event. It's also the first gold medal for all members of its team: Heidi Weng, Kristin Austgulen Fosnaes, Astrid Oeyre and Karoline Simpson-Larson. 

Sweden''s silver is the first non-gold for the country in the event, but it was a solid comeback during the race by teammates Frida Karlsson, Ebba Andersson, Jonna Sundling and Linn Svahn. 

Canadians Alison Mackie, Jasmine Drolet and Lliane Gagnon and Sonjaa Schmidt secured a super spot in eighth. 

Sweden isn't the only team having troubles in this snow. 

Polish skier Aleksandra Kolodziej snapped her pole in a fall about 18 kilometres into leg three of four. 

It's actually Kolodziej's 22nd birthday today.

Sweden has made up a lot of time since that fall and is back in a podium position, in third.

The women's 4x7.5-kilometre cross-country ski relay is underway and the Swedish team has just had a race-altering crash. 

The team was favoured to win, but Ebba Andersson suffered a devastating spill, somersaulting in the soft snow and ripping a ski clean off as her binding gave way — a race-altering moment in the warm Tesero, Italy, conditions.

Andersson was coming around a corner downhill and caught loose snow, tumbling head over heels. As she got up, she realized her binding had come loose and had to go down the hill on one ski, with a coach bringing a new ski at the bottom but already 45 seconds had been lost, knocking Sweden way off the podium into eighth place. Norway is in first. 

Andersson's teammate, Frida Karlsson, could be seen at the bottom holding her head. Karlsson has already won two golds at Milano-Cortina. Andersson has picked up two silvers.

Conditions in Tesero, where cross-country skiing events are being held, have been challenging as temperatures sit above 0 C and crystallize the snow. Grooves can be seen in the snow, making balance difficult for skiers. 

Surprise interview with Maïa Schwinghammer’s dad will make you emotional

While doing interviews in the streets of Livigno, Ariel Helwani finds Maïa Schwinghammer's dad, who cries talking about watching his daughter compete at Milano Cortina 2026.

As Maïa's first Olympic experience comes to an end, Rick cried again. This time at the dual-moguls finish. 

If you've been paying any attention to curling this week, you may have heard some heated words exchanged during the Canadian men's game against 2022 champion Sweden yesterday. 

And if you haven't, now's the time, because it all went down on the live broadcast. And while curlers occasionally utter the odd swear in competition — profanity-laced exchanges are rare. 

This is what happened: Swedish player Oskar Eriksson suggested that Canadian players may have been "double touching" the stone during delivery.

In curling, once a player releases the handle, they cannot touch the stone again. If they do, it's a violation. Eriksson felt that may have happened.

Canadian vice Marc Kennedy strongly rejected the suggestion, and repeatedly told Eriksson to "f--k off." 

Curling is known for sportsmanship and self-officiating, but World Curling has ruled on this one, saying no rule was broken during the game that Canada won 8-6.

Canada falls to Great Britain for 2nd straight Olympic women's curling loss

Great Britain's Sophie Jackson defeats Rachel Homan and her Ottawa-based rink 7-6 at Milano Cortina 2026. Great Britain improves to 1-2 and Canada falls to 1-2.

The women's curling match against Great Britain has wrapped, and it's the second loss for Team Homan. 

Canada's Rachel Homan dropped a 7-6 decision to Great Britain's Sophie Jackson on Saturday morning at the Milano-Cortina Olympic Games.

It was the second straight round-robin loss for Homan and teammates Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes.

Canada gave up a three-point end in the third. Homan missed a double-takeout, and British fourth Rebecca Morrison made a double-tap.

Great Britain stole a point in the fourth when Homan's final rock sailed through the house without making contact. Canada settled for a single in the fifth when Homan's double-raise attempt didn't have the necessary weight.

Jackson, who's the skip of the Team GB side but throws lead stones, pulled away with a deuce in the eighth. Her team (1-2) entered the competition ranked 21st in the world.

The top-ranked Homan (1-2), meanwhile, has a stiff test ahead in the evening session, when she's scheduled to play second-ranked Silvana Tirinzoni of Switzerland.

Canadians Maïa Schwinghammer and Jessica Linton may not have advanced to the quarterfinals of the Olympic debut of women's dual moguls, but both athletes say their first Winter Games experience was amazing. 

"The Olympics! It’s crazy!" said Schwinghammer.

"It definitely holds a special place in my heart. I'm so grateful I was able to qualify for the team."

She also said she wishes the next Winter Olympics in four years "was tomorrow."

Jessica Linton rates her Olympic experience as 9.5 out of 10.

"It's been such a cool experience," she said. "It’s been really amazing being here."

Fellow Canadian Ashley Koehler was also at her first Olympics, and did not advance to the quarterfinals. 

All three Canadian women are out of dual moguls after the 1/8 final in Livigno, Italy.

Despite laying down some good runs this morning and strong showings in the 1/16 finals, Maïa Schwinghammer, Ashley Koehler, Jessica Linton all scored less than their opponent in their pairings and aren't advancing to the quarterfinals.

The 24-year-old from Saskatoon placed fifth in the traditional moguls event on Wednesday but is not as strong in the dual, which is making its Olympic debut. 

This version of the sport also requires athletes to ski down a bumpy course featuring two jumps where they perform aerial tricks. The difference in the dual is that two athletes ski side-by-side, and whoever gets the highest score advances to the next round.

Schwinghammer finished 11th in the dual at last year's world championships, where she took bronze in the regular moguls. Only one of her four career World Cup medals has come in the dual.

The favourite is American Jaelin Kauf, who's leading the chase for her second consecutive World Cup title in the dual and won her second straight Olympic silver in the traditional moguls on Wednesday.

Competition begins at 4:30 a.m. ET and leads up to the semifinals at 5:35 a.m. ET, then the "small" final for the bronze medal at 5:46 a.m. ET and the "big" final immediately after that.

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