CALGARY—The start of this curling season is an attempt to stuff the sweeping genie back in the bottle. The new rules apply to WCF events and, by extension, competition sanctioned by Curling Canada. New rules imposed by the World Curling Federation on Sept. 10 came out of May’s sweeping summit in Kemptville, Ont. The new rules crack down on equipment, but not technique, so directional sweeping is still allowed. “What we didn’t want was a whole bunch more officiating in our game,” Curling Canada’s high-performance director Gerry Peckham said.

Source: thestar October 18, 2016 22:30 UTC