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Apparently Canadians are notorius cheaters in the sport of Curling (thelemmy.club)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7671573

Sweden knew Canada's Marc Kennedy was a notorious cheater.

So they set up a camera at the 'hog line' to record it.

And caught him doing it at the Olympics.

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[–] 36 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The pictures are from different throws. Here the person is wearing long sleeves, and the person in the "gotcha" picture is wearing short sleeves.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    as much as people disliked what they said, they're right - the point still stands.

    THIS is the angle needed on the disputed throw, because his finger is behind the stone from camera's POV. what's happening in this throw could very well be exactly the case in the other

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    Thank you, I understand they are different pictures and it seems like a few people actually see the point I was making and didn't just downvote me because you didn't like my opinion on it.

    If we had the alternate view of the original photo it might just show his finger beside. If we only use that angle they set up then everytime his finger is beside the stone it would appear to be touching it, which is why we either need proper camera angles, 3 of them, or we just let it continue as it has been for years and years.

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  • [+] -12 points 6 months ago

    The point still stands. The 'gotcha' picture doesn't show he's touching the rock, his finger could be behind. And it's all fuzzy anyway. And more importantly, he got the official win regardless. Olympic athletes are always pushing the boundaries of the rules to get the edge - it's part of the tradition.

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