Canadian curler accuses Swedish player of incident not shown on camera after telling them to 'f*** off'

The curling controversy at the Winter Olympics rumbles on as Canada have now fired back at Sweden after being accused of cheating.

For anyone not up to date with the drama engulfing curling - a typically peaceful sport which involves sliding granite stones along a sheet of ice - Friday's (13 February) game between Sweden and Canada descended into carnage after one side accused the other of cheating.

Towards the end of Canada's 8-6 win over Sweden, player Marc Kennedy was accused of cheating by Oskar Eriksson, with the Swede claiming his opponent had double-touched the stone.

For anyone not familiar with the rules of curling - which is likely most of us - a double touch is where a player touches the stone for a second time after it passes the hog line, a big no-no.

When confronted with the allegations that he'd double touched the stone, Kennedy blew up at Eriksson, with an exchange caught on camera seeing the Canadian tell his opponent to 'f**k off'.

And it would appear the fallout from the game isn't over either, as Canada has now accused Sweden of improper filming during the event.

"I was surprised that there was a live video on the hog line outside of OBS [Olympic Broadcasting Service] rules," Curling Canada CEO Nolan Thiessen said after the event, via Reuters.

"That seems odd to me."

What are the rules around filming at the Olympics?

Broadcasting of events is typically limited to the Olympic Broadcasting Service (OBS), with Canada's claim against Sweden alleging the footage was not obtained by the OBS and therefore illicit.

According to TalkSport, the Swedish team has since denied any accusation of covert filming, saying the footage came from public broadcaster SVT.

The OBS since released a statement clarifying its position, saying that properly accredited outlets are permitted to film.

"However, to clarify the general framework, OBS as well as any properly accredited media rights holder that has acquired broadcast rights from the International Olympic Committee is permitted to film within Olympic venues," the statement read.

Kennedy also weighed in on the allegations after the match, accusing the Swedish team of purposely trying to catch Team Canada out.

"They have come up with a plan here at the Olympics, as far as I know, to catch teams in the act at the hog line," Kennedy told reporters after the match.

"This was planned, right from the word go yesterday. From the words that were being said by their coaches and the way they were running to the officials, it was kind of evident that something was going on, and they were trying to catch us in an act."

He continued: "I know we’re not the only team that they’ve done that to,” Kennedy added. “So I think this was — I don’t know what the word is for that — but like a premeditated plan to try to catch us."

LADbible Group has approached World Curling and the Swedish Curling Association for comment.