World Curling reversed its plan to have umpires monitor the hog line during Olympic matches following player backlash. The governing body announced that umpires will retreat and be available on request rather than monitoring by default. This decision followed a meeting with national federations, who expressed dissatisfaction with increased surveillance.
World Curling Reverses Hog Line Monitoring After Controversy
World Curling reversed its plan to have umpires monitor the hog line during Olympic matches following player backlash and a meeting with federations.