2026 Winter Olympics: Canada and Sweden in the net

Each stone has a sensor to ensure players release their grip on the handle before the thick green line that runs across the ice, known as the hog line.

If this happens, the sensor flashes green. If not, a red light appears.

Kennedy’s stone appeared green, but Eriksson and his Swedish teammates thought they saw the Canadian give the stone an extra push with his finger after letting go of the handle. Video evidence seems to support this.

But, as BBC Sport commentator Steve Cram asked former world champion Jackie Lockhart, is this really cheating and does it make a difference?

“You shouldn’t touch the stone after it’s released,” Lockhart said. “If you touch it with a broom, it burns and comes off.

“He released this stone, then stabbed it with his finger – I’m not sure why. Was it to push him a little harder because he felt he didn’t give it enough?”

But will anything come of it?

When the teams came off the ice, they would sign an announcement saying they were happy with the result. So, unless a protest is lodged at that stage – and as far as we know there has not been – the result will stand.

But what does this mean for the Canadians — who are considered medal contenders and have won their first three matches — in the rest of the Games?

“The question we have to ask is whether Oscar is challenging him, right? [Kennedy] Have you ever done that before?” Lockhart added.

“Have they done this in other tournaments and now they are being called for it?

“I’m a little disappointed in the Canadians if that’s what they’re doing. We’ll all be looking now.”