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The Iceman

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Location

Cembra (Trento province - Trentino region - Italy): Palacurling.

 

Subject

Probably, many of you know what curling is. In a few words, curling is a game where two teams, composed by 4 players each, throw circular stones on an ice surface, aiming at a target. This sport was born in Scotland, and it is very famous in a lot of countries (such as Canada, USA, Northern Europe, China, Japan and others). The portrayed rink is the home of Associazione Curling Cembra, which is at present Champion of Italy and (automatically, as common usage in curling) the Italian National Team. One of the most important figures in curling is the Iceman, or Icemaster, the person who takes care of the rink. To prepare a curling surface is a very difficult task, between science and craftsmanship, for an iceman must be concerned about a lot of factors: temperature, humidity, ice layer's roughness and thickness, etcetera. A professional curling rink must have very precise features, without which a tournament can be a failure: hence, in a curling club the iceman is a very important member. The portrayed one is Mr Adolfo Mosaner, iceman of the Cembra curling team.

 

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Gianluca Vecchi

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Uploaded on October 20, 2015
Taken in October 2015