2026 Winter Olympics: Canadian Curling Contingent Engulfed In Controversy
Canada’s women’s curling team at the Milan Cortina Olympics was accused Saturday of the same violation that prompted an expletive-laden outburst from a Canadian men’s curler a day earlier. The latest accusation in a controversy that has divided the curling community led to more tense moments on the ice at the Cortina Curling Center. In the first end of the women’s game against Switzerland, which the Swiss ultimately won 8-7, officials called a foul, saying that skip Rachel Homan had touched her stone again after releasing it. In curling, that’s known as “double-touching,” and it’s against the rules.
Canada's Rachel Homan in action during the women's curling round robin session against Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
Canada's Rachel Homan, Sarah Wilkes and Tracy Fleury in action during the women's curling round robin session against Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
Switzerland's Selina Witschonke, Alina Paetz and Carole Howald in action during the women's curling round robin session against Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
Canada's Rachel Homan in action during the women's curling round robin session against Switzerland at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
Canada's Rachel Homan and Tracy Fleury compete against Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni and Alina Paetz during the women's curling round robin session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
Switzerland's Carole Howald shakes hands with Canada's Tracy Fleury after the women's curling round robin session at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
Switzerland's Selina Witschonke and Carole Howald react after the women's curling round robin session against Canada at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. | Photo: AP/Fatima Shbair
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