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For Black Angelenos, it’s a tradition that dates back to the 1950s and remains prominent today despite the lack of rinks in the city.

A solitary point in the final end proved decisive for world number one Bruce Mouat's rink, who beat Sweden and Canada to reach the gold medal match after a topsy-turvy round-robin stage.

When he returned to L.A. in the 1980s, he said, he earned his reputation by beating people up in the parking lot of the World on Wheels Mid-City skating rink.

Canada has beaten the United States after the two countries battled it out on the rink in a championship game that proved to be about more than just ice hockey.

It can turn roads and pavements into ice rinks very quickly and in more extreme cases the weight of ice can bring down power lines and trees.