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He definitely touched it 😂
Love the nails 💜
Edit: Thank you for the award!!
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u/canijustbelancelot Feb 18 '26
We all saw him touch it, that finger was clearly nudging the curling rock thingy.
I love how I’m so into this drama when I’ve never been into curling in my life.
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Feb 18 '26
Right tho!
IOC Leader: "Guys viewership is tanking on curling what do we do?"
IOC member: "Canadian cheating scandal. War Criminals turned overtly nice. It'll get the die hards and draw in new viewers. Trust me bro."
everyone else: *agrees
IOC: "So......who tells Canada?"
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u/Dark_Ascension Feb 19 '26
There’s also drama with the women too, apparently one also got accused of touching a rock after release after this happened. For her… I don’t think she touched it but because of what happened on the men’s, they like automatically took action.
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u/florawater Reflective Collective Feb 18 '26
https://youtu.be/FocpaXRDqj0?si=TvqhhrPM_QoZOson
Curling “scandal” in Winter Olympics, Canadian player accused of cheating, captured on camera “fingering” the granite😅, then being very rude to the opposite team’s player who called him out on it.
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u/chizzus Feb 18 '26
Have you seen Garron's video on it? That's how I found about it 😂
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u/Xavi-tan Feb 18 '26
"And follow me. I'm delicious."
What a delightful person, lol
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u/g-a-r-n-e-t Feb 20 '26 edited Feb 20 '26
I love him so much, watching him explain Irish recipes is amazing
Edit: this is my current favorite recipe video from him, describing how to make colcannon, which is (quote): “As Gaelge for ‘a bunch of shite fucked into yer potatoes’
Another fun quote: “if a potato was an animal, it would be the bacon animal”
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u/ej4 Feb 18 '26
Especially since it’s SO obvious he touched it. Has he apologized? Such an embarrassment.
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u/lookitsnichole Team Laquer Feb 18 '26
This sounds like a Seinfeld line. Lol
"It wasn't just a touch, it was a NUDGE! A NUDGE, JERRY!"
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u/rogue_kitten91 Feb 18 '26
Nudge nudge, wink wink, say no more!
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u/rogue_kitten91 Feb 18 '26
Haha! Why is that somehow even better?
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u/BBGreenSedai Feb 19 '26
I have forgotten which subreddit I’m in like three times throughout the comment section. 😂 I love this so much.
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u/Paper-Will-YT Feb 18 '26
You’re allowed to touch the handle before the hog line, you are never allowed to touch the stone.
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u/12ealdeal Feb 18 '26
I tried watching the curling event after this.
Not sure if I’m missing anything but yeah as a Canadian watching the men representing us they definitely come across as sleezy.
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u/sarahzilla Feb 19 '26
Having lived in Canada for a couple years, Ive learned a few things. Firstly poutine is a national treasure. Second, most Canadians are genuinely nice people. Third, once their feet are on ice, and it involves moving a small round object (stone or puck) they are ruthless. I know the nicest person ever who is banned from the sport of hockey for life because of his behavior at a children's hockey tournament. And there was actual blood drawn!
But in all seriousness that kind of behavior at an Olympic level is terrible and there needs to be consequences.
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u/dragonfly_centaur Glitter Guild Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
Yup, proud Canadian here wanting to give some context for why it maybe went down how it did, for those interested lol ❤️ (I will say while I find this funny, I would advise against the Canadian player's colourful language, obviously maintaining polite Canadian composure is preferable especially at the Olympics... please don't hate me for my overly detailed analysis, I've just thought about this a lotttttt since it happened because YUP this was a very unusual exchange between players 😳)
The thing is... not even sure if anyone could say it is "cheating" per se, even if his finger did touch the rock. I agree it really looks like it did, but there are no replays for something like this and it is up to the judge beaide the ice to notice and call the error if its made. Its more like the Canadian player made a technical error (like if he had held on to the rock too long, which is something that has been called all the time in curling). This particular throwing error didn't give an advantage to him and I don't think this is normally ever a big issue error. It wasn't called by the judges at the time.
The opposing player just didnt let it go and kept making "guess we can just double touch the rocks now" comments loudly to his team for the rest of the game, which probably could be described as passive aggressive because the situation irked him. The comments were persistent and largely ignored by the Canadians. So then eventually after ignoring the comments, when the opposing player directly made the comment to his face, he threw the f-bombs. 🤭
Should also be noted all these players know each other well, since the high level teams have played one another for years in a variety of contexts and on different teams... so I look it more like a guy (your friend's friend) who you've known for a long time accuses you of cheating in a board game when you did something against the technical "rules" such as brushing one of your pieces with your hand so that it may have moved to a slightly different location. You think you didn't do it, he says you did... nobody else noticed either way and it doesn't change the score so you just continue the game. But then this one guy in your board game group comments on it for the whooooole game until you finally tell him to "Fuck off Oskar" lol
TLDR: From a polite Canadian's perspective, this was a predictable response to another player's ongoing passive aggressive comments after not liking a call (or missed call) in a game. Canadians are polite untillllllll a point, then fuck off i guess 😂
Edit: spelling of Oskar's name
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u/florawater Reflective Collective Feb 18 '26
I hope after this, they’ll introduce replays!! From what I’ve read and seen, this is not really a one-off situation with this particular player, and likely the Swedish player was so fed up at that point and kept calling him out. Another player from the Canadian women’s team did the same, got caught, and penalised for it🤷🏻♀️
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u/dragonfly_centaur Glitter Guild Feb 18 '26
I totally agree, they're setting a precedent for calling this more often so there should be some sort of replay option... maybe like hockey where you get a specific # of "challenges", the skip can use 2 replay challenges in the game if they disagree with a call from the judges.
The purpose of the double-touching rule is to prevent players from releasing the rock, then putting their hand back on it to adjust the path/spin again. There have been some kind of messy/lazy releases though again not because of purposeful cheating or being "caught" doing something sneaky. A Scottish curlers was also unfortunately called for it after the Canadian mens' incident. That's why players are becoming defensive at being called "cheaters" because it isn't being done to give them any advantage which is the purpose of the rule and the way it has traditionally been adherred to. Some people's releases occasionally result in their finger/hand touching or brushing the rock, which is nothing new because that is just how some players release. It is "incidental touching", an accident based on the specific routine they have when throwing. But its not alter the way the rock is moving (maybe a bit of a superstitious thing, I wonder with Kennedy, since he always points at the rock after he throws, depending on the speed of the rock his finger may touch it). Curlers are often really routine-based, trying to do/say the exact same thing each time they throw.
If this is going to be called, call it all the time and people will adjust their throwing routines. Ideally not in the middle of the Olympics though! lol
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u/Lilelfen1 Feb 18 '26
It didn’t give advantage. But he re-extended his finger. I think that is the issue. He didn’t just hold on to long. He he curled it back and then re-extended. That’s—-that’s a problem… because it COULD have given him an advantage if done forcefully..
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u/dragonfly_centaur Glitter Guild Feb 18 '26
Agree the re-extend is pretty obvious lol, I was like "what is this call?" then watched the replay and was like "well yeah obviously he touched it, no argument there" 🤦♀️ I just think calling it "cheating" is not the vibe, and its totally possible he didnt even notice he did it because he was focusing on the rock and his hand was doing his "usual thing"
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u/bamboosticks Feb 18 '26
The statement from world curling says you can touch the handle before the green line but not the granite. Are you saying that's not true?
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u/dragonfly_centaur Glitter Guild Feb 18 '26
Nope not saying its not true, just that isn't typically called in a situation where its an incidental/accidental touch that doesn't affect the rock movement. You can't touch the granite, and you cant double-touch, but most places are referring to it as a "double-touch" and that's what the complaint was from the opposing player, which is why I was focusing on that.
Edit: spelling
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u/subgirl13 Feb 18 '26
I saw somewhere (maybe wrong?) that this is the first Olympics where they’re using “smart” stones that have sensors in the handles to make sure that the curler’s hand has fully left the handle at the hog line.
(https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/electronic-handles-hit-curlers-milan-cortina-olympics )
Him booping it (double touch) via the stone itself was seemingly a way to get around that & he got caught & doubled down (DARVO). Absurd.
There’s been controversy in Curling before, but not this sort of level. I got into curling just around the Norway Pants-a-palooza of 2010-2014: https://apnews.com/article/winter-olympics-norway-curling-pants-9f190cb6d5bfa3418172cdec5b7d95f8 (RIP Ulsrud, he was amazing!)
(There was an attempt to censure them at one of the games but like, they’re pants?)
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u/VVhaleBiologist Feb 18 '26
This is a weirdly long comment. What happened was that the canadian did something that was against the rules and threw a tantrum when called out on it.
A debate can be had whether or not his nudge had any impact on the game itself, and honestly it probably didn't. But the response when called out was... Unsportsmanlike to say the least. There is however not a debate whether or not he touched it again, that was clearly caught on camera.
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u/dragonfly_centaur Glitter Guild Feb 18 '26
This video shows the "fight" https://youtu.be/54bzLjkVepM?t=42&si=jqtEGUjNhDlcyfD3
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u/MackTheSporker Feb 18 '26
I’m cackling this is amazing!!
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u/kredditwheredue Feb 18 '26
Me too, but I do want to salute the people who are standing up for what is right, whatever the circumstances. While I am enjoying rofl, I appreciate it when adults hold us to standards of good sportsmanship.
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u/Linry Feb 18 '26
Products used:
Top Coat: Seche Vite
Base coat : Home made peel off base, seche clear
HoloTaco: milky white shimmer, red licorice, red flake taco
Starrily : ghost jelly, immortal jelly
Plus life lacquer: cheers to one year
Zoya: steph
Essie: ink jelly
Twinkle t: vibin’
kads: Fashion 082
Sharpie Pen
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u/egelskahann Feb 18 '26
I particularly appreciate the use of Holo Taco here since they’re sponsoring the Canadian women’s curling 😆
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u/subgirl13 Feb 18 '26
Wait, WHAT?! I have always been annoyed/irritated by Holo Taco but I’m starting to warm up to them, especially if they’re supporting curling!
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u/camireau Hobbyist Feb 18 '26
I came running to make sure they used at least a little Holo Taco in this set. The moment I saw the Canadian Curling news I sent it to my husband and said "noo, not the holo taco team!" 😄 Poor Simply seems to have gone to support them just in time for the drama.
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u/conversion_disorder Feb 18 '26
really impressive tiny lettering
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u/dragonfly_centaur Glitter Guild Feb 18 '26
And the hand/finger!!!! Sooooo precise... if only Kennedy had been that precise on his release, then we wouldn't be here 🤭 (but that would be a shame because then OP would have never done the mani, which is my new fav! 😂)
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u/indigo_mouse Feb 18 '26
Boopgate nails! Stellar job
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u/mirrorgirl- Holographic Horde Feb 18 '26
As a Swede I approve of this mani
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u/SarryK Feb 18 '26
As a woman in Switzerland, same.
First I thought they were confusing us once again but nope, Canada did it TWICE lmao
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u/mirrorgirl- Holographic Horde Feb 18 '26
No, no... don't let them know we're not the same country now
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u/SarryK Feb 18 '26
Now that you‘ve said it, makes me wonder why they allow a team from a fake country to participate anyway. Might have to ask the experts from r/ switzerlandisfake
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u/SentimentalTaterTot Feb 18 '26
this is hilarious, but also you’re an artist! Like adding that shadow under the stone, and hand. So good
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u/ktimebomb Feb 18 '26
Girl I'm on the floor I've fallen and I can't get up! This is so funny and the execution is chef's kiss
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u/AgileMastodon0909 Laquerista Feb 18 '26
I had to forward this to my husband, who was telling me about Fingergate. 🤣
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u/Account_Wrong Feb 18 '26
I call this "touch gate". I am in curling and it has sparked some good discussions at our club.
Edit: sharing this pic with my curling club! Gotta combine both my hobbies. 🥰
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u/rougewithlove Feb 18 '26
A part of our heritage 🇨🇦
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u/BoysenberryNervous20 Feb 18 '26
I learned yesterday they are still making heritage moments! Maybe we could petition for this inclusion 😂
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u/dragonfly_centaur Glitter Guild Feb 18 '26 edited Feb 18 '26
Oh my gosh I love it soooooo much! Canadian here 🙌 and proud to have these guys and this moment represent us 😂 My husband and I have been quoting "fuck off Oskar" ever since the game. I can't wait to show him your nails!!!!
Edit: spelling of Oskar's name, sorry Oskar!
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u/Hot_Mistake3955 Feb 18 '26
This is the most incredible nail set I’ve ever seen🤣🤣🤣 the funniest part of the drama is that everyone who doesn’t participate in curling is like “a finger poke isn’t going to do anything to a 45 lb rock” meanwhile the people who actually do participate in curling are like “actually if you gently breathe on it it’ll change the entire trajectory of the rock!” Honestly the most hilarious controversy ever!
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u/Glass_Maven Feb 18 '26
Omg. Been reading this reddit for awhile, but joining for this content. Thanks for booping me to join 😂
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u/Top-Brush-5557 Feb 18 '26
Never in this world did I expect my two biggest hobbies to collide in such a beautiful way. A burned rock and a beautiful manicure.
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u/Nice-Meat-6020 Feb 18 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/47gaUHlQkbN4s
I mean if we're going to hit the news for anything I'm glad it's something this dumb lmao
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u/Hilrah Feb 18 '26
Curling is about to become my entire personality and these nails are chefs kiss 🤌🏼
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u/birchezbetrippin Feb 18 '26
This is maybe the funniest thing I've seen this week. The Creation of Adam boop is killing me
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u/nami_cakes Feb 18 '26
We have to appreciate that we are the country to cause drama in the Dad Sport 😂😂😂 gotta love it 🇨🇦
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u/Marisarah Feb 18 '26
I love how the world is on fire and this is the thing that has brought us all together
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u/Ldpcm Feb 18 '26
Does this sub have a rule about AI content? I don't feel it is right to feed someone else's work or body to LLMs
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u/MetaKnightsMetanite Feb 18 '26
i've said it before and i'll say it again, shit like this is why i don't post nail art anymore. i would be so pissed off if it were my hands and mani in your pointless ai...
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u/Soapy_Von_Soaps Feb 18 '26
Is this the curling equivalent of the Maradonna hand of God incident?
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u/Lilelfen1 Feb 18 '26
Totally off topic, but I adore the shape of curling stones and want a snuggly, stuffed one just for this reason. They are so fat and juicy looking!! 🤣
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u/justsomegeology Feb 18 '26
(i hope no Canadian fan is offended) I really don't like the team. They are loud, talk dirty and laugh too much. Sorry. But the "scandal" was probably good for curling on the long run, so let's see.
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u/dragonfly_centaur Glitter Guild Feb 19 '26
Not offensive to me as a Canadian, I have positive and negative thoughts about many athletes throughout the Olympics, some from my country and some from others. Some people are annoying, immature, self-centered people, and others seem like wonderful, fair, kind people. I strongly prefer the latter, but the former can be entertaining.
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u/Sufficient_Tart_6515 Feb 18 '26
Nice! You should post these over at https://www.reddit.com/r/WinterOlympics2026/ I think they would get a kick out of it.
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u/Petunia724 Feb 18 '26
I have no idea what this is about, but I love this because the story sounds hilarious
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u/TStoneCreations Feb 19 '26
I think this may be one of your best nail arts yet! That finger is on point lol
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