Reed NewsReed News

SVT captures Kennedy's forbidden curling move at Olympics

SportsSports
Key Points
  • SVT captured Marc Kennedy performing a forbidden curling move at the Olympics.
  • Oskar Eriksson claims there are deleted clips showing Kennedy cheating previously.
  • Kennedy declined to comment when contacted by SVT.

SVT's camera captured Marc Kennedy's forbidden maneuver at the Olympics. It was not the first time he was caught touching the stone. Oskar Eriksson says there are clips that Kennedy himself has seen and been keen to have removed from social media.

In the clip above, Eriksson talks about the deleted clip and the noted Olympic dispute. When Kennedy and Eriksson clashed at the Olympics, the Swede mentioned he has clips showing the Canadian has cheated before. For SVT Sport, Eriksson now tells about a video filmed by a curling player where Kennedy is alleged to have corrected the stone's direction in an unauthorized way.

I have clips showing the Canadian has cheated before.

Oskar Eriksson

The clip, which was filmed by another curler, is said to have been deleted from social media after pressure from Kennedy. Eriksson says Kennedy was quite angry at the person who posted it and thought it was disrespectful to post a film of him. SVT has sought Marc Kennedy for a comment but he declines an interview.

Kennedy was quite angry at the person who posted it and thought it was disrespectful to post a film of him.

Oskar Eriksson

Transparency

How we verified this article

UnconfirmedBased on 1 sources
1 sources2 Involved