Abstract: The invention relates to a roll stand comprising a crown-variable-control (CVC) roll pair, preferably a CVC working roll pair and a back-up roll pair, which comprise a contact area (bcont) in which a horizontally active torque (M) acts that leads to a twisting of the rolls and thus to axial forces in the roll bearings. In order to keep the axial forces in the roll bearings as small as possible, the torque (M) is minimized by an appropriate CVC grinding.