Football has been rocked by the “Deflategate” scandal, swimming banned full-body “super suits,” and now the sport of curling—yes, curling—has its own raging controversy. Dubbed “Broomgate,” much of the fuss centers on a new kind of curling broom called the icePad, manufactured by Hardline Curling.
Source: Gizmodo – Here’s the Physics Behind the ‘Broomgate’ Controversy Rocking the Sport of Curling