Canadian Curler Responds to Sweden's Cheating Accusations at Olympics, 'Told Him Where to Stick It'

Tensions got high during Canada and Sweden's men's curling match at the Winter Olympics on Friday, with profanities flying after Sweden accused Canada of cheating.

After the match, both teams provided their thoughts.

"He's still accusing us of cheating, and I didn't like it. So I told him where to stick it, because we're the wrong team to do that to. So I don't care. He might have been upset that he was losing," Canada vice Marc Kennedy said, per NBC News sports reporter Rohan Nadkarni.

Essentially, Sweden's Oskar Eriksson accused Kennedy of "double-touching," or touching the rock a second time after initially sending down the ice.

Kennedy and his teammates didn't take kindly to the accusation, and profanities flew in a heated exchange.

World Curling released a statement on the matter after the match.

"The issue of second touches of the stone, specifically the granite, during the delivery was brought to the umpire's attention. Officials spoke with both teams and set game umpires at the hogline to monitor deliveries for three ends, which is the official protocol following this type of complaint. There were no hogline violations or retouches of the stone during the observation period."

Eriksson had his own thoughts on the matter.

"We want a game that is as sportsmanlike, honest and clean as possible, so we call it out as soon as I see that the Canadian No. 2 is, in my eyes, there poking the stone," Sweden's Oskar Eriksson said, per NBC News. "He drops the handle, so it gets a green light and that's OK, but you can't then poke it in any other part than the electronic handle. And according to us, they did that."

As for the match, Canada won 8-6, improving to 2-1. Sweden fell to 0-3.