What are skating rinks?
Skating rinks are buildings or outdoor areas in which a flat, smooth, horizontal surface has been created and maintained for the purpose of ice skating or roller skating. Outdoors, ice skating rinks are created when bodies of water, either natural or man-made, freeze solid enough to support skaters. Indoor ice skating rinks have an area, usually oval-shaped, set apart, refrigerated, and covered with thin sheets of water that turn to smooth ice when applied. In contrast, roller skating rinks are designed with a smooth, hard, dry surface which accommodates the rubber wheels of roller skates. Outdoor roller skating rinks might be anything from a sidewalk to a porch or a parking lot.
