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Synthetic ice is a solid polymer material designed for skating using normal metal-bladed ice skates. Rinks are constructed by interlocking panels. Rinks are constructed by interlocking panels. Synthetic ice is sometimes called artificial ice , but that term is ambiguous, as it is also used to mean the mechanically frozen skating surface created ...
Ice skating tracks and ice skating trails are used for recreational exercise and sporting activities during the winter season including distance ice skating. Ice trails are created by natural bodies of water such as rivers, which freeze during winter, though some trails are created by removing snow to create skating lanes on large frozen lakes ...
The dimensions of a standard speed skating rink. The measurement of the track is made half a meter into the lane. [4] The total length of the track is the distance a competitor skates each lap, i.e. the length of two straights, one inner curve and one outer curve, in addition to the extra distance skated when changing lanes in the cross-over area, which on a standard track equals 7 centimeters.
In the modern era, the dimension requirements for ice figure skating have largely been aligned with those of other indoor ice sports. Rule 342 of the ISU Special Regulations & Technical Rules: Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance governs the dimensions of the skating area for the short program/short dance, free skating/free dance and pattern dance(s).
An ice resurfacer is a vehicle or hand-pushed device for cleaning and smoothing the surface of a sheet of ice, usually in an ice rink. The first ice resurfacer was developed by American inventor and engineer Frank Zamboni in 1949 in Paramount, California. [1] As such, an ice resurfacer is often referred to as a "Zamboni" as a genericized trademark.
YouTube Kids has faced criticism from advocacy groups, particularly the Fairplay Organization, for concerns surrounding the app's use of commercial advertising, as well as algorithmic suggestions of videos that may be inappropriate for the app's target audience, as the app has been associated with a controversy surrounding disturbing or violent ...
Sweden's largest tour skating association is "The Stockholm Ice Skate Sailing and Touring Club" (SSSK). [6] Finland's largest tour skating association is Finland's Tour Skaters. [7] America's largest tour skating association is Marathon Skating International, a Vermont-based skating group. Founded by Jamie Hess and a number of others, the ...
The Amelia Park facilities are located in Westfield, Massachusetts, United States.The Amelia Park Ice Rink is the only ice rink in Westfield. The main building is a 47,000-square-foot (4,400 m 2) facility, a figure skating lounge, three party rooms, a skate rental and sharpening area, four locker rooms and a food concession area.