The normally staid Tim Hortons Brier broadcast on TSN was rocked by a curler's F-bomb last month just as the traditional curling background music started after a commercial break. It wasn't clear what caused the frustration.
Another F-bomb was dropped this week in preliminary play at the Princess Auto's Players Championship. The profanity, with a description of poop thrown in for good measure, could be heard on the Sportsnet broadcast after a player's microphone pack became dislodged during some heavy sweeping.
Unlike most sports, curlers wear microphones on the ice during top-flight competitions. Sometimes the heat of battle can trump language control.