The view from the back of the rink above the curlers' bar as both teams stand on the blue lineThe view from the back of the rink above the curlers' bar as both teams stand on the blue line
The view from the back of the rink above the curlers' bar as both teams stand on the blue line

In Pictures: This is what sport looks like when crowds are limited to just 200 fans

Just 200 fans were allowed rinkside to see Fife Flyers’ opening home game of 2022.

Saturday's game against Belfast Giants was the first to be staged under the current Scottish Government crowd restrictions.

It limited the attendance to 200 – well under one fifth of the anticipated total.

Fans were also asked to sit socially distanced either side of centre ice.

It made for a strange experience – as these excellent photos from Derek Young illustrate…