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  • So, operating in a sport using gentleman’s rules is great. It’s wonderful when people are honest and courteous on the pitch/ice/field. The problem is that it works both ways.

    Canada’s player did break the rules. I don’t know enough about Curling to say if it was a game changing infraction, but he did it at least once. Why he can’t say “I messed up in the moment, I’m sorry, I won’t do it again”. Apparently attacking the other players, the officials, and the public is the better response.

    Why hasn’t his own coach suspended him? If this is a game of courtesy and trust then wouldn’t the team take care of it internally? It’s not the important, I guess.

    To sum up: we end up with cameras, judges and replays when we can’t trust the players to be honest. So far the Canadian team and the single finger infraction aren’t demonstrating the kind of gentleman’s honor needed to preserve the type of environment they begrudge losing.