Good Morning #Canada
This past weekend we were in Toronto celebrating our granddaughter's 10th birthday (they grow up so fast...) and while consuming homemade cake we were discussing the recently completed #Olympics. The controversy in the #Curling competition came up and my son-in-law mentioned it was like another Broomgate.
I had forgotten about Broomgate which is understandable because I've watched about 8 minutes of curling in my 6+ decades on the planet. Broomgate was a technological leap in the sport of curling that came to the attention of non-curlers, 99.9% of the world's population, during the 2015–16 season. New brush head technologies from a new company caused an uproar as sweepers gained far more control over a sliding chunk of granite. Traditionalists cried foul, or whatever they yell after tossing their stones. It resulted in a World Curling Federation summit to regulate and standardize brushes in the sport.

#CanadaIsAwesome #Broomgate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broomgate

Broomgate - Wikipedia

If you are really interested and excited about Broomgate you should perhaps think about therapy. But #CBC has a 6-part podcast that you can listen to in case you want to sink deeper into the subject matter.

https://www.cbc.ca/listen/cbc-podcasts/1427-broomgate-a-curling-scandal/episode/16056829-introducing-broomgate-a-curling-scandal

Introducing Broomgate: A Curling Scandal | Broomgate: A Curling Scandal | CBC Podcasts | CBC Listen

A six-part series that tells the never-before-told story of how a broom almost killed curling. Featuring interviews with some of the biggest names in curling — and the men behind the infamous broom. Releasing May 6, 2024.

CBC Listen

@paulbusch Curling fan here.

May I also recommend you watch Men With Brooms if you haven’t already?

You’d be forgiven for missing all of the legit curling names who make cameos throughout — I couldn’t name or spot one, myself, but it was pointed out to me by a longer time curler/curling fan than me — but that small FYI aside, it’s a good, fun movie (albeit notably too risqué for the little one).

@reay @paulbusch I love that movie! It’s imperfect, but so much fun 😀❤️