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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/7671573

Sweden knew Canada's Marc Kennedy was a notorious cheater.

So they set up a camera at the 'hog line' to record it.

And caught him doing it at the Olympics.

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[–] t0fr@lemmy.ca 99 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Not really a good look for us. Would rather our athletes not cheat on an international stage representing our country. Play by the rules or not at all. Thank you very much.

[–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 hours ago (3 children)

Cheating seems a bit harsh. It should have been a penalty, it's a burned stone. This is like giving up a penalty shot in basketball or an offside in hockey, neither of which should get someone kicked out of the Olympics. The swearing is the actual issue, it's unsportsmanlike and shameful.

[–] t0fr@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

One instance should be a penalty.

However, apparently this athlete is known to have done it repeatedly and got caught because the Swedish team prepared their own camera angle. Only one instance may have been caught, but it was caught because he already had a reputation for it.

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 10 points 4 hours ago

If you constantly do it it’s cheating

[–] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 48 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (3 children)

Getting caught with "you can fuck off" on a hit mic doesn't help either. Last thing anyone wants is for Canada to gain a reputation of cheating, especially after the drone scandal with the Canadian womens soccer team at the Paris Olympics in '24.

Ahead of the tournament, on 22 July, New Zealand players noticed a drone flying over their training session and reported this to local police.[2] Drone operating laws in France ban drones from being flown above people and ban recordings made by drones to be shared without the subjects' consent. French police were already wary of drones in terms of security around the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1][3] Saint-Étienne police followed the drone and found and detained its operator, a member of the staff of the Canadian team. The New Zealand Olympic Committee (NZOC) then reported the incident to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) integrity unit, before making a public announcement the next day together with New Zealand Football, expressing their disappointment towards the Canadian team. The Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) then apologized to the NZOC and said they would review next steps with Canada Soccer and all the relevant governing bodies.[2][4]

The drone operator, analyst Joseph Lombardi, admitted after his arrest that he had also filmed another New Zealand training session on 19 July,[5] a fact later made public by the COC.[1][3] Though Lombardi immediately said that the spying was "a personal initiative", the police found a text message exchange on his phone with assistant coach Jasmine Mander that indicated Mander knew of the spying.[6]

If you're resorting to espionage please just accept that you suck and don't do things that drag your nations reputation in the process.

[–] zjti8eit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 hours ago

especially against the New Zealand soccer team. There isn't even a men's pro league in the country let alone women's.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 24 points 15 hours ago

Anyone involved in this should be fired and not allowed anywhere near amateur or professional sports teams.

Flying drones to record trainings during the Olympics isn't "a little bit cheating", that shit should be smashed to hell

[–] Gathorall@lemmy.world -3 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (1 children)

Every Canadian who is a cheat deserves a reputation as a cheat and should get it. Raise your people better.

[–] DoPeopleLookHere@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Because everyone from your country is an angel...