1.   And the wide ice surface may favor European players, who learned their profession on similar rinks.

2.   In football, similarly, artificial surfaces occasionally favor players on the home team.

3.   The rough surface favors walkers over in-line skaters and skateboarders.

4.   The wider ice surface might favor the Europeans, who learned their craft in such dimensions.

5.   The United States chose a grass surface for its Davis Cup quarterfinals match with Spain because the surface favored the Americans.