STONES & ICE

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

2. STONES New WCF stone consignments (384 stones + 10 spares) • 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? 4A and 5A are now refurbished to specification A and B following the new requirements from the WCF.

3. STONES New stone consignment 5A 80+2 stones Old stone numbers were WCF 30xx, 32xx and 35xx (Blue Hone inserts) New stone numbers are WCF 25001 to 25082 Important measurements for good stone quality Differences in: Old consignment New consignment running band inside diameter running band width running band area weight 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) The “real” running band and the roughness are not yet possible to measure in a safe way

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

5. 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

6. STONES Curling Stone Footprint Analyzer

7. STONES Testing in the real world

8. STONES Result running band analyzer Result rolling pin method

9. Analysis STONES Analysis When this equipment have been evaluated this will be used to match curling stones by speed

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

11. THE GAME Measuring stone positions automatically Development and testing in progress

12. THE GAME • Measuring stone positions

13. FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT Technical and financial support

14. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Based on Norwegian building traditions and Norwegian costs. 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

15. TECHNICAL SUPPORT International manual for all our members Technical and financial advice for the construction of curling rinks

16. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Ice technician manual

17. 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

18. TECHNICAL SUPPORT • Curling in small spaces

19. TECHNICAL SUPPORT Curling Venue in Sochi, Russia

20. Facilities Stones Equipment ECONOMIC SUPPORT Economic support

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

22. ECONOMIC SUPPORT Supported projects(8) Total amount of loans, $773,000 Remaining today, $293,125Pay back 2010/11, $78,500Loans until 2015 just now

23. Loan for a new Curling Rink Economic support for facilities 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

24. Policy to provide loans for facilities ECONOMIC SUPPORT • 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

25. Formal process facilities ECONOMIC SUPPORT • 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

26. 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 for stones ECONOMIC SUPPORT

27. ECONOMIC SUPPORT • 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

28. ECONOMIC SUPPORT Economic 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)

29. 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 scrapers ECONOMIC SUPPORT

30. ECONOMIC SUPPORT • Scrapers 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

31. WCF • R&D Research & Development

32. R&D • WET FRICTION