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QuoteRule violations clarification following men's session four in Cortina
Following the situations arising from the Sweden versus Canada game in men's session four on Friday (13 February) evening, several issues require clarification.
Use of Video Replay
World Curling does not currently use video replay to re-umpire game decisions. Decisions made during a game are final.
Delivery Violations
Game Umpires are situated at the end of each sheet and physically cannot see every delivery infraction. However, when they are made aware of delivery issues, game umpires are positioned to observe the delivery for three ends. During this period of observation in the Friday evening game, there were no violations recorded.
When delivering a stone, before the hog line players can retouch the handle as many times as they wish. However, touching the handle after the hog line is not allowed and will result in the stone being removed from play as per Rule R.5 (e) that states: "A stone must be clearly released from the hand before it reaches the hog line at the delivery end. If the player fails to do so, the stone is immediately removed from play by the delivering team."
During forward motion, touching the granite of the stone is not allowed. This will result in the stone being removed from play.
As per rule R.5 (d) "The curling stone must be delivered using the handle of the stone." Violation of this rule, will result in the stone being removed from play.
It is not possible for World Curling to have game umpires positioned to observe all hog lines for every stone delivery. However, beginning with the Saturday (14 February) afternoon session, two officials will move between all four sheets and observe deliveries.
Inappropriate Behaviour
Following the Friday evening session, World Curling spoke with the Canadian officials to issue a verbal warning regarding the language used by a Canadian men's player during the game.
During that meeting it was made clear to those officials that further inappropriate behaviour, determined by rule R.19, would result in additional sanctions.
Rule R.19 states: "Improper conduct, foul or offensive language, equipment abuse, or wilful damage on the part of any team member is prohibited. Any violation may result in suspension of the offending person(s) by the curling organisation having jurisdiction."

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QuoteBondi faces MAGA media backlash after hearing on Epstein
Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing a wave of backlash from many in the conservative media ecosystem following her testimony this week before the House Judiciary Committee about the Department of Justice's (DOJ) handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
During a contentious hearing Wednesday, Bondi sparred with lawmakers over the release of the files and beat back accusations of a cover-up related to the dead sex offender and financier.
"When the Attorney General of the United States is asked why she has prosecuted no one related to Jeffrey Epstein and this is her answer, she should be fired or resign," the conservative radio host Erick Erickson wrote on social platform X, attaching a clip of Bondi talking about the recent success of the stock market under President Trump.
"But neither will happen, which is another reason the Democrats are going to have a good election year," he added.
Tim Pool, a online influencer popular on the right, also criticized Bondi's performance in the hearing.
"I think they've miserably handled the Epstein files. I don't think we're serviced as the American people by this kind of yelling," Pool said on a recent episode of his podcast, according to the Daily Beast, praising Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and others who grilled Bondi over the DOJ's handling of the files.
The Fox News host Lisa Kennedy expressed frustration with the way Bondi handled herself during the hearing, saying she came off "like a shrieking Karen."
"It's like I want this country to do well. I want to be convinced that the president, I don't care what administration it is, that we are on the right track, and the people who are in charge of every aspect of the federal government, they have their position locked up and they are doing the very best they can with an incredibly talented team," Kennedy said on an episode of "The Five" this week. "When she's this emotional, it looks like she's lost a little bit of the edge."
Right-wing pundit and second amendment activist Dana Loesch blasted the attorney general during her radio show the day after the hearing, saying she "made an a‑‑ of herself."
"Republicans and Democrats were asking her about Epstein. And the Republicans, it wasn't just Massie. You're talking about Jim Jordan, you're talking about Brandon Gill, you're taking about very genuine conservatives, who by the way are more conservative than Pam Bondi because they'd never been for gun control. If you wanna sit here and introduce the Dow into it, let's go ahead and talk about your positions on red flag laws and universal background checks, AG," she said.
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Quote from: viper37 on February 13, 2026, 07:11:40 PMQuote from: viper37 on February 12, 2026, 01:41:40 PMThis is a small venue, 200 people and it was sold out.
I almost made the picture. Half a meter to the right and I was there.
@Mongers: this is how you differentiate me and GreyFox. You never see me
And (almost) everyone on stage, I think:
It reminded me of the place I spent my 20s. About the same size, dedicated to music shows, lots of people who knew one another and bumped in each other by chance.
Yet, Quebec city metro area is 840 000, closing quickly on the million (est. is 2036). Always the big village, he
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