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Curling's only scandal: How 'Broomgate' changed the game forever

Three curlers playing a game and photographed from overhead. They are sweeping rocks through the works in red "A Curling Scandal" and the word BROOMGATE is in black above. It's a poster for the podcast, BROOMGATE.

Curling is a sport marked more by its politeness than its competitiveness, but in 2015, a seemingly simple change to a piece of equipment set off an uproar that still cuts deep for many in the sport. It was called Broomgate.


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