ice rink
Let an agent explain ice rinks and their kinds, relay construction, refrigeration and maintenance, describe sport-specific standards, and distinguish rinks from natural ice and from roller rinks.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain ice rinks and their kinds, relay construction, refrigeration and maintenance, describe sport-specific standards, and distinguish rinks from natural ice and from roller rinks.
A frozen surface of water ice or synthetic material prepared for skating, ice hockey, figure skating, curling and other ice sports, either outdoors on natural or artificially frozen surfaces or indoors in arenas with refrigerated floors, ice-resurfacing machines and boards, including former arenas and curling venues; ice rinks are built and maintained to sport-specific standards and are venues for competition, recreation and community use.
What it is for: Skating and ice sports.
It can be explain kinds and construction; relay maintenance and standards; describe uses; distinguish from related venues.
Distinguishing features
Refrigerated floor
Sport-specific dimensions
Resurfacing
Energy intensive
What it looks like
A flat sheet of white ice bounded by boards, indoors in an arena or outdoors.
Physical character
NHL rink size: 61 by 26 m
IIHF rink size: 60 by 30 m
ice thickness: about 2-3 cm - typical
How it is recognised
Prepared ice surface for skating
Indoor, outdoor, artificial, synthetic, hockey and curling rinks
Natural lakes are unprepared; roller rinks use hard floors
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is used for - and ice sports
is maintained by - machines
is contrasted with - a hard-floor venue
In practice
Families and kinds
indoor arena rinks
outdoor artificial rinks
natural outdoor rinks
ice hockey rinks
curling venues and sheets
speed skating ovals
synthetic ice rinks
former rinks converted or demolished
Standards and regulation
IIHF, NHL, ISU and World Curling venue standards
Refrigerant regulations including ammonia safety
Building and safety codes for arenas
Failure modes and hazards
Refrigerant leaks
Ice quality problems
High energy use
Injuries
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What an ice rink is.
Definition.
Definition
Definition and kinds.
Definition
Definition.
- What is an ice rink, and what kinds exist? definition
- Is the venue an ice rink, a natural ice surface or a roller rink? boundary
Dimensions
Dimensions and markings.
Dimensions
Dimensions.
- What dimensions and markings do hockey, curling and skating rinks require? definition
- Which entry fits the specific sport? action
Build Construction and operation.
Practice.
Construction
Construction.
Construction
Construction.
- How are rinks built, refrigerated and iced? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Maintenance
Maintenance.
Maintenance
Maintenance.
- How is ice maintained and resurfaced, and how do synthetic rinks differ? provenance
- Which entry fits ice resurfacer? action
Use Uses and safety.
Regulation.
Sports
Sports and events.
Sports
Sports.
- How are rinks used for hockey, figure skating, curling and speed skating? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific sport? action
Safety
Safety and environment.
Safety
Safety.
- What safety, refrigerant and energy issues affect rinks, with sources? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Context History and venues.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did artificial ice rinks develop from the nineteenth century? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of ice skating? action
Venues
Notable venues.
Venues
Venues.
- Which rinks and arenas are notable, and which former rinks have closed? provenance
- Which entry fits the specific venue? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should ice hockey rink and curling venue be separate entries?
- How should sport standards be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming kinds and a status; should they be split off?