In the group stage match, Swedish Team Edin accused the Canadian team of cheating by touching the stone twice, which is not allowed, according to major media reports. The Canadians denied the accusation. During the match, Marc Kennedy and Oskar Eriksson got into a loud argument on the ice, and the Canadian repeatedly shouted 'fuck off' at the Swede, according to major media.
Ben Hebert also gave kicks to Oskar Eriksson on the ice, according to major media. Whether the Canadian team actually cheated by touching the stone twice remains unclear, and there is no known official ruling on the alleged rule violation. Ben Hebert of Canada said the rule violation is not a big deal and that the rules from the international curling federation have been changed without being communicated.
He also claimed the Swedes planned this in advance to get under their skin. Hebert added, 'We beat them straight across the face. That's what we did.
We took first place. We stood on the podium with the gold medal and they finished completely dead last. ' He said, 'We are fully aware that he is like that.
He can think what he wants. It's no one else who has expressed themselves like that, but I have only received positive feedback from all other players who have come forward. ' Eriksson also noted that the teams have not talked to each other after the dispute and there has been no attempt to apologize, but they probably don't think they did anything wrong.
He added, 'I play much rather clean and honest, and lose or win that way, than break the rules and win. I have won an Olympic gold and now they have too. ' For Team Edin, the Olympics ended in failure after it became clear early on that they would not reach the playoffs, and they finished second to last in the tournament.
For Canada, it ended with Olympic gold.