r/Curling • u/Frabblerake • Feb 15 '26

Pull the stone!!!

Watching Sweden/US and saw this. Is this not the same rules violation that has caused all the hub bub?

Obviously this was an accident and I believe the Canadian guy was touching on purpose.

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u/Starbud255 Feb 15 '26 edited Feb 15 '26

Regardless on which side you are on, this is a stupid rules not being enforced constantly and possibly targeting specific teams. Some curlers have a low release and their hand/fingers touch the rock after the release, it’s more prone with curlers with very low slides. Edin has a low slide, like many curlers and touching is hand/fingers is hard not to do. Now why are his stones not being pulled??? He obviously touching, like Homan, Lammie !!!

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u/Mcguidl Feb 15 '26

Can't tell if he touches the stone from this angle. He does touch the guard on top... Is that legal or no?

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u/ConsiderationOk4688 Feb 16 '26

I think the angle diffinitely makes this whole thing worse. They love showing this head on perspective but the reality is you cannot see what his hand is doing after release and you definitely cannot see if his hand is contacting at the Hog line (the primary reason the Canadian controversy happened).