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Oskar Eriksson demonstrates curling cheating technique

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  • Oskar Eriksson demonstrated a curling cheating technique involving finger manipulation.
  • A cheating scandal occurred in a Sweden-Canada match where Marc Kennedy was accused of similar actions.
  • Sweden plays Scotland in the curling World Championships at 21:00 on SVT Play.

Oskar Eriksson has shown how the controversial curling cheating maneuver works. The Swedish star, who was in conflict with Marc Kennedy during a match, explained that he changes the direction of the stone with his finger. The curling event was shaken by a cheating scandal, with dramatic scenes in the match between Sweden and Canada where Kennedy was accused of correcting his stones' direction using his finger.

SVT's camera captured the Canadian touching the stone in a prohibited way. Sweden faces Scotland in the first match of the curling World Championships at 21:00 on SVT Play.

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