HE’S GOT SOME STONES

Canadian Curler Tells Olympic Opponent to ‘F*** Off’

A hot mic moment caught some unsportsmanlike conduct on the ice at the Winter Olympics.

Things are heating up at the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina as the Canadian men’s curling team clashed with Sweden in a fiery back-and-forth. Sweden’s Oskar Eriksson accused Canada’s Marc Kennedy of cheating in their Friday match—and was promptly treated to some un-Canadian impoliteness. “I haven’t done it once. You can f--- off,” Kennedy can be heard saying in a clip broadcast on live TV. “I’ll show you the video after the game,” Eriksson replied, causing further profanity-laced outbursts from Kennedy. The Canadian was alleged to have touched his curling stone after releasing it, a violation in the sport. Video evidence appears to show Kennedy poking the stone after letting it go on its run down the ice, but no penalty was issued. World Curling issued a verbal warning to the Canadian team, and an official memo has been circulated clarifying that players can only touch the handle of their stone during delivery, not the granite part. Kennedy later admitted regret over losing his cool but argued that he was defending his integrity. “I don’t like being accused of cheating after 25 years on tour,” he told reporters. Canada beat the defending gold-medalists 8-6 and is currently sitting in the second position on the leaderboard.