Pyeongchang: There’s been a rare bit of controversy at the Canada vs Denmark women’s curling match over what’s known as a burned stone.
The moment happened in the fifth period of Friday’s game. A Danish player touched a stone in motion with her broom. That is a foul known as a burned stone.
When burned stones occur, the captain, or skip, of the opposing team has three choices. They can ignore the foul, put the stones in the position they think they should be in or remove the stone from play.
Canada’s skip Rachel Homan removed the stone from play. Canada went on to score four points, taking the lead.
Canada ended up losing the game. Homan later defended her decision to remove the stone, saying it’s “just the rules.”
