Core Viewpoint - The article discusses the ongoing controversies in curling competitions at the Winter Olympics, particularly regarding violations related to touching the stones after they have been thrown, and the responses from the World Curling Federation and various teams involved [2][6][12]. Group 1: Incident Overview - The Chinese team lost to Canada with a score of 5 to 10 in the women's curling round-robin match, where they raised concerns about a Canadian player touching the stone after it was thrown [3][6]. - The current rules state that players can touch the handle of the stone multiple times before it crosses the front line, but touching the granite part of the stone while it is in motion is prohibited [9]. Group 2: Responses and Regulations - Following the incidents, the World Curling Federation announced that video replay would not be used to overturn decisions, but they would assign officials to monitor the throwing actions more closely starting from the next matches [6][10]. - The Federation emphasized the importance of fairness in competition and acknowledged the need to address the issue of violations, suggesting that technology could be utilized to improve monitoring [12]. Group 3: Athlete Reactions - Several athletes expressed their views on the situation, with some suggesting the introduction of video assistant referees (VAR) to reduce disputes during matches [12]. - Notably, American player Rohoening stated that the rules are clear regarding touching the stone after release, while Swedish player Edin expressed surprise that such issues persist without referee intervention [12].

中国冰壶队：相信世界壶联会找到合适的方法解决争议 针对连日来冬奥会冰壶赛场出现多次违例情况，中国队教练谭伟东表示，相信世界壶联会找到合适的方 法来解决此类争议。 在16日上午进行的米兰冬奥会女子冰壶循环赛中，中国队以5:10不敌加拿大队。比赛中，中国队曾提示 裁判，加拿大队四垒霍曼投壶出手后再次触碰壶体。 据介绍，现在大赛中使用的冰壶只有把手部分安装了电子感应器，运动员将壶投出，只要手脱离了把 手，再碰壶体（花岗岩部分）则不会亮灯提示违例。 瑞典名将埃丁道出触碰壶体的作用："你不可能用指尖去触碰20公斤重的花岗岩却毫无感觉。从事冰壶 的人都知道，在冰壶已经向前运动时，哪怕只有几克的压力，都可能改变速度和角度。" 赛后，谭伟东接受记者采访时表示："（我们的）队员看到了对手碰壶的情况，根据目前世界壶联规 则，视频回放不介入比赛。但是我们叫了裁判过来观察对方的出手，之后三局就是这样观察的。" 13日晚，加拿大男队三垒肯尼迪在将冰壶投出后，再次用手指触碰冰壶的花岗岩部分，瑞典队三垒埃里 克森指出这一行为后，肯尼迪却用不当语言回应。当场比赛加拿大队以8:6获胜。 针对这一事件，世界壶联14日发表声明，表示不使用视频回放 ...