A brewing controversy is arising in the Olympic curling competition, involving accusations of cheating, denials involving F-bombs and an international governing body having to explain why it effectively relies on the honor system at times.

Here is an updated look at the standings, results and schedule for men's curling at the 2026 Winter Games.

Follow live text, BBC TV coverage, radio commentary, reaction and updates from the Winter Olympics in Milan-Cortina.

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.

Rachel Homan of Team Canada reportedly said there was a "zero-percent chance" she committed the violation

Once again, curling at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics will consist of three events: mixed doubles, men’s, and women’s, which will take place over 19 days of competition. The round-robin competition will start a few days before the actual opening ceremony,

The 2026 Winter Olympics, featuring 16 sports with 116 medal events, will take place from Feb. 4 to Feb. 22 in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy. Preliminary events will begin on Feb. 4, the opening ceremony will be Feb.

Until Friday, the American women had never beaten Canada — a perennial favorite that has medaled in every Winter Games since curling was added to the Olympics in 1998. The U.S. men beat the Canadians for the first time in the 2018 round-robin and again in the semifinals en route to their gold medal victory in Pyeongchang.