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Things are getting weird at the Winter Olympics in curling.
Usually quite the composed, polite sport, Canada is finding itself in the middle of all kinds of controversy.
This time, it's the Canadian women's team.
There had already been issues with the men's team in its match against Sweden with accusations of double touching and some ensuing curse words thrown back and forth.
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On Saturday, it was the women's team's Rachel Homan who was actually called for double-touching the rock. That lost Canada a shot in that end.
"I've never done it in my life," Homan could be heard saying.
Here's what happened:
She slid her finger down the rock. Certainly seems less deliberate but the finger is on the stone and not on the handle. pic.twitter.com/LHosCJK4yK
— Hasse Billing (@hassebilling) February 14, 2026
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Homan and Canada actually worked to break even in that end against Switzerland, which maintained a 1-0 lead.
From there, Canada began to pull away, so it would likely be mostly forgotten.
But clearly, people are paying close attention to the idea of a double touch. It seems like it'll be a narrative that continues in these Olympics.
At this point, curlers are defending their honor and saying they've never done it. Slow-motion replays make things a lot more complicated.
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