Curling at the Winter Olympics is always a fan-favorite event, but its viral popularity reached new heights thanks to a heated confrontation between Team Canada and Team Sweden at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games.
Here is an updated look at the standings, results and schedule for men's curling at the 2026 Winter Games.
A curler representing Canada got into a shouting match with his Swedish opponent after being accused of breaking the rules during the men’s curling event at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Friday, Feb. 13,
In an email to teams on Saturday, World Curling clarified what is then permitted, saying that a double touch of the stone handle is permitted before the hog line but that “touching the granite at any time during the forward motion is not allowed”. Any infringement should result in that stone being removed.
Cameras caught a testy NSFW exchange between the men’s Canadian curling team and Sweden during Friday’s matchup.
Even if pots, pans, hair products — and even babies — can do the trick in a pinch, they're nothing like the curling stones on the ice in Cortina. If you want Olympic-level material, you'll have to look to the uninhabited isle of Ailsa Cragi, located 10 miles (16 kilometers) off the coast of Scotland.