hielo y piedras en el curling

1. STONES & ICE
Programs and Services
Open meeting Cortina 2010-04-04

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STONES
4A= 64+2stones WCF 24001B to WCF 24066B new consignment done
4B= 64+2 stones WCF 24101? to WCF 24166?
5A= 80+2 stones WCF 25001A to WCF 25082A new consignment done
5B= 80+2 stones WCF 25101? to WCF 25182?
6A= 96+2 stones WCF 26001? to WCF 26098?
New WCF stone consignments
(384 stones + 10 spares)
4A and 5A are now refurbished to specification A and B following the
new requirements from the WCF.

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running band inside diameter
running band width
running band area
weight
80+2 stones
New stone consignment 5A
4.5mm (120.6 to 125.1)
1.96mm (5.36 to 7.32)
8.46cm2 (21.54 to 30.00)
0.44kg (18.35 to 18.79)
1.4mm (122.4 to 123.8)
0.15mm (5.53 to 5.68)
0.62cm2 (22.35 to 23.00)
0.22kg (18.20 to 18.42)
Important measurements
for good stone quality
Old stone numbers were WCF 30xx, 32xx and 35xx (Blue Hone inserts)
New stone numbers are WCF 25001 to 25082
Old consignment New consignmentDifferences in:
The “real” running band and the roughness are not yet possible to measure in a
safe way
STONES

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STONES
Consignment for Mixed Doubles?
Solution: Circulation of stones
Consignment for Wheelchair curling?
Solution: Second insert on other side of
stone consignment 5B

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STONES
Matching stones by throwing on ice
We need a better method to match stones but
this is still the best one to measure the speed

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STONES
Curling Stone Footprint Analyzer

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STONES
Testing in the real world

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STONES
Result running band analyzerResult rolling pin method

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Analysis
filename
inner
radius
[mm]
width[m
m]
outer
radius[m
m]
area_band
[cm^2]
area_pixel
[cm^2]
radius[
mm]
Rel.
Outer
Radie Rel. Area Rel. Band
69,80 2,97 13,91
BY1:AL7832 66,4 3,3 69,8 14,2 3,28 68,1 -0,6 104 21,6
BY2:AL7824 66,5 3,4 69,9 14,6 3,21 68,2 1,7 81 47,5
BY3:AL7869 67,0 3,2 70,2 13,7 3,02 68,6 5,3 18 -13,8
BY4:AL7870 66,1 3,2 69,4 13,8 2,94 67,7 -6,2 -10 -7,8
BY5:AL7836 66,4 3,3 69,7 14,1 2,93 68,0 -1,7 -13 14,5
BY6:AL7825 66,5 3,2 69,7 13,9 2,51 68,1 -1,4 -156 -2,9
BY7:AL7830 66,9 3,0 70,0 13,0 2,98 68,5 2,5 1 -64,1
BY8:AL7852 66,6 3,3 69,8 14,0 2,90 68,2 0,5 -25 5,0
Analysis
STONES
When this equipment have been
evaluated this will be used to match
curling stones by speed

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Next step is to find or invent a machine that can measure
the roughness of the running band and give you the curl
STONES
When we have this we can compare stones both on
speed and curl and do the matching from that result

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Development and testing in progress
Measuring stone
positions automatically
THE GAME

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THE GAME
Measuring stone positions

13. FACILITIES &
EQUIPMENT
Technical and financial support

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
STAND:
The document will soon be
translated into English. Ready to
use within a month.
Until now voluntary work by
John Burns, Leif Öhman and
Bent Ramsfjell
Based on Norwegian building
traditions and Norwegian costs.

15. © World Curling Federation15 |
International
manual for all our
members
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Technical and
financial advice for
the construction of
curling rinks

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Ice technician manual
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Following facilities are at the moment on the
list for technical support
• SOCHI, Russia
• Hyvinkää, Finland
• Erzerum, Turkey
• Slavonsk Brod, Croatia
• Iceland
• Mariehamn, Åland, Finland
• (Adelboden, Switzerland)
• (Karuizawa, Japan)
• Härnösand, Sweden
• Jönköping, Sweden
• Latvia

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Curling in small spaces
TECHNICAL SUPPORT

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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Curling Venue in Sochi, Russia

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Facilities
Stones
Equipment
Economic support
ECONOMIC SUPPORT

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Animation of the new Curling Rink
in Hyvinkää, Finland
Facilities
ECONOMIC SUPPORT

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Total amount of loans, $773,000
Remaining today, $293,125
Pay back 2010/11, $78,500
Loans until 2015 just now
Supported projects (8)
Czech Curling Association 50,000
Swedish Curling Association 120,000
US Curling Association 200,000
Netherlands Curling Association 60,000
Danish Curling Association 175,000
New Zealand Curling Association 70,000
English Curling Association 75,000
Estonia Curling Association 23,000
ECONOMIC SUPPORT

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Economic support for facilities
Loan for a new Curling Rink
ECONOMIC SUPPORT
The amount of money for a possible loan
up to $ 30,000 per sheet.
•No interest
•No repayment for the first 3 years
•Repayment over the next 7 years

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Policy to provide loans for facilities
•Benefit to Curling in selected country/region
•It has to be a facility dedicated to curling
•Proper long-term assurance that curling will take place in the
facility into the future
•A proper competitive tendering process is required for the
construction work
•A budget must be shown for the project
•Loan only for investment costs (not maintenance costs)
•Must follow the WCF technical standards
•Project requires approval at the planning stage
ECONOMIC SUPPORT

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Formal process facilities
The decisions will be taken by the Executive Board
Priority to new Member Associations
Only Member Associations can apply
All loans should be 100% assured/secured
ECONOMIC SUPPORT

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Economic support for stones
Stones
• 100% of cost for curling stones
• No interest
• No repayment for the first 2 years
• Then repayment over next 5 years (DAP money
can be used)
ECONOMIC SUPPORT

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–New stones supplied 2,362
–Reconditioned stones supplied 2,704
–In stock approx. 32 new and 80
reconditioned stones
–Last season 448 stones were sent out
–WCF Championship stones 384
ECONOMIC SUPPORT

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Economic Support for ScrapersEconomic Support for Scrapers
–19 loans (US 140,000)
–2 from last season (US 20,000)
–9 fully paid back today (US 67,500)
–Rest: US 72,500 (fully paid 2014)
ECONOMIC SUPPORT

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Economic support scrapers
Expensive ice equipment (Scrapers etc.)
• 100% of cost
• No interest
• No repayment for the first 2 years
• then repayment over the next 3 years (DAP
money can be used)
ECONOMIC SUPPORT

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Scrapers
ECONOMIC SUPPORT
Austria – Kitzbuhel
Czech Republic – Prague
England – Fentons, Tunbridge Wells
Spain – Puigcerda / Madrid etc.
Estonia – Tallinn
Finland – Helsinki
Italy – Biella
Italy – Cembra
Latvia – Riga
Netherlands – Zoetermeer
New Zealand – Naseby
Norway - Snaroya
Sweden - Uppsala
Total amount of support, $105,347
Remaining today, $25,339

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WCF
R&DResearch & Development

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R&D
WET FRICTION