"Two stones that were going to be used in the wheelchair curling event that began Wednesday at the Milan Cortina Paralympic Games have been stolen. The incident came a couple of weeks after the sport was in the headlines during the Olympics as the Canadian team was accused of cheating."
"In the round-robin phase in Cortina, Oskar Eriksson of Sweden accused Marc Kennedy, Canada's vice skip, of double-touching the rock after initially releasing it down the sheet of ice. Kennedy responded with an outburst full of expletives. Canada was cleared of wrongdoing and eventually won its first gold in men's curling since the 2014 Sochi Games."
"The spare stones from the set are now being used and have been brought to the same specifications as the rest of the set so there has been no impact on the competition, World Curling said in an email."
Two granite stones designated for wheelchair curling at the Milan Cortina Paralympic Games were stolen from the Curling Olympic Stadium. Local authorities are investigating the theft. World Curling confirmed that spare stones from the set have replaced the stolen rocks and been adjusted to match competition specifications, ensuring no impact on the event. This incident occurs weeks after the Canadian curling team faced cheating allegations during the Olympics, when Swedish competitor Oskar Eriksson accused Canada's Marc Kennedy of double-touching the rock. Kennedy responded with an expletive-filled outburst. Canada was cleared of wrongdoing and won gold in men's curling. The Canadian women's team also faced similar double-touch violation accusations.
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