Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Feb 18, 2026 (AFP) - Curling's air of gentility melts amid cheating row

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2026-02-18

The genteel Olympic sport of curling has attracted a cult following, but one of its leading lights says the spirit of the sport is "dead" after cheating claims at the Milan-Cortina Games. Curling returned to the Olympic programme at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympics and has been described as "bowling on ice". But at the 2026 Winter Olympics, the sport's cuddly image has been shattered. It started when Sweden's Oskar Eriksson accused his Canadian o......

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