With every step or swipe of the stick, a rooster-tail like stream of water spalshes up from the blue turf at Riverbank Arena

The field hockey surface is kept heavily watered down to keep the ball from bouncing, and workers use water guns before each game to ensure the turf is wet enough.

It creates the appearance of a soaking wet sponge that's constantly being squeezed.

— Jenna Fryer — Twitter http://twitter.com/jennafryer

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