Canadian curling star Marc Kennedy has discovered himself on the centre of a cheat storm on the Winter Olympics, claiming he was ensnared by ‘premeditated’ cameras.
Marc Kennedy of the Canadian curling group (Picture: Getty)
Canadian curling star Marc Kennedy claims he was arrange by ‘premeditated’ cameras designed to catch him ‘in an act’ of dishonest. Kennedy was accused of a double contact by the Swedish group final Friday and obtained a verbal warning from World Curling for ‘inappropriate language.’
The 44-year-old erupted right into a foul‑mouthed tirade at Oskar Eriksson, after the Swedish star accused him of creating contact along with his stone past the hog line. In response, Kennedy pointed to himself in disbelief earlier than shouting: “I haven’t executed it as soon as. You possibly can f*** off”, prompting Eriksson to fireside again: “I’ll present you a video after the sport. I’ll present you a video the place it’s two metres over the hog line.” Canada went on to win the match 8-6.
After the match, Kennedy obtained a verbal warning from World Curling for utilizing foul language, although he was not formally charged with dishonest by the governing physique.
Talking the following day, Kennedy mentioned: “I in all probability might have dealt with it higher. However we’re human on the market and there’s plenty of emotion. I’m not going to apologise for defending my team-mates and standing up for myself. I’ve curled my complete life, by no means as soon as with the intention of gaining a bonus via dishonest.”
Then, on Saturday, Canada’s girls’s group have been accused of the identical infringement within the first finish of their match towards Switzerland. A shocked Rachel Homan protested her innocence, whereas the lads’s group have additionally denied the accusations made towards them.
“However when you’ve got a referee on the ice and the referee is right here, and he’s it, then he ought to see it. That is what I used to be a bit irritated about. I mentioned to the chief umpire, in the event that they ship an e-mail they [Canada] simply should observe the foundations and observe what is alleged.
“It is nothing private towards Marc Kennedy, he is a implausible participant, a really fair-play man and I actually admire him. I used to be a fan once I was a child, it is nothing towards him. It is simply if you obtain an e-mail when you need to comply to the foundations, then you need to observe it and because of this.”
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