Olympic curling scandal like 'foot fault in tennis or traveling in basketball,' Canada official says

The CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee says the double-touching scandal that plagued his country’s curling team was like “a foot fault in tennis or traveling in basketball.”

February 22, 2026 at 6:43 a.m. EST8 minutes ago

MILAN — The double-touching scandal that plagued his country’s curling team was like “a foot fault in tennis or traveling in basketball,” the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee said on Sunday.

David Shoemaker, who is also the committee’s secretary general, was asked by The Associated Press about the controversy a day after the Canadian men swept aside the cheating allegations to claim gold at the Milan Cortina Games .

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