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unusual facts about roller derby



Brisbane City Rollers

Two BCR skaters, Fang Fiend and Juke Nukem, were selected to skate for Team Australia at the 2010 Roller Derby World Cup.

CenturyLink Arena Boise

Other events hosted in the facility include concerts, trade shows, conventions, ice shows and various other sporting events, including professional wrestling, MMA, and the Treasure Valley Rollergirls roller derby squad.

Dr Sketchy's Anti-Art School

A Dr. Sketchy's class may consist of a burlesque dancer (such as Veronica Varlow) or some type of performer (drag queens, trapeze artists, or roller derby girls) as the featured model, with drawing contests during breaks.

KXPT

The bird appeared at local events, and was mocked on an episode of Cheap Seats which featured the mascot appearing at a 1986 International Roller Derby event televised by ESPN at the Showboat Hotel & Casino.

London Rollergirls

The London Rollergirls held their first British inter-league bout in March 2008 against the Glasgow Rollergirls' travel team, The Irn Bruisers, and their first international bout in June 2008 against Team Canada, a Canadian team made up of members from Toronto Roller Derby, Oil City Derby Girls (Edmonton), Terminal City Roller Girls (Vancouver), Calgary Roller Derby Association, and Saskatoon Roller Derby.

Mid-America Center

From February 19, 2011, to February 2013, it hosted roller derby bouts for the Omaha Rollergirls of the WFTDA.

Nantes Derby Girls

The Nantes Derby Girls are a women's flat track roller derby league based in Nantes in France.

Newcastle Roller Derby League

One skater from the league was selected to skate for Team Australia at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.

Roller Girls of the Apocalypse

The Roller Girls of the Apocalypse (RGA) is a roller derby league based in Kaiserslautern, Germany.

SoCal Derby

"#1 Armed Bandit", a skater with SoCal, was selected to play for Team Scotland at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup.

Swamp City Roller Rats

Swamp City Roller Rats is a women's flat track roller derby league, based in Palmerston North, New Zealand.

Women's professional sports

Among them was Joan Weston, a roller derby star who was once the highest paid female in sports, but she was the exception rather than the rule.


see also

Ann Calvello

In 2005, Calvello contributed many rare photos and clippings from her personal collection to the book Roller Derby Classics…and more! by Jim Fitzpatrick, published by Trafford Publishing.

HCRD

Harbor City Roller Dames, a women's roller derby league based in Duluth, Minnesota

Ivanna S. Pankin

They also organized the first Rollercon, a five-day event based around roller derby, which included a convention, bouts, and live music, Pankin attributing the initial appeal of the revived sport to the punk movement.

Justin Mentell

He also appeared in "Gotham III" in 2004 and used his speed-skating skills to land a role in the 2004 roller derby comedy Roll Bounce.

Lehigh Valley Rollergirls

Lehigh Valley Rollergirls (LVRG) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania.

Lindsey Alley

Alley also had a brief stint in an on-screen character role of Lisa Seltzer on The New TNN's roller derby program WSL RollerJam in 2002 from midway through the season to the end of the series.

New Hampshire Roller Derby

Groups that the New Hampshire Roller Derby has donated to include the American Red Cross, Animal Rescue League, NH Food Bank, Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, Save Giovanni's Friends, and Greyhound Pets of America.

RCRD

Richter City Roller Derby, a roller derby league from Wellington, New Zealand

Rainy City Roller Dolls, a roller derby league from Centralia, Washington

Roller derby in Australia

To address this issue, in 2011, some roller derby enthusiasts worked on starting a new league as a student organisation at Australian National University.

Shanti Wintergate

She had appeared in and episode of CSI: NY playing a roller derby girl and suspected killer.

TwentyWonder

Featured acts included an All-Star Roller Derby match featuring members of the LA Derby Dolls, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Exene Cervenka, Funny or Die, The Axis of Awesome, Joel Hodgson, Lynda Barry, JP Incorporated, Two-Headed Dog, and R.V.I.P. Karaoke.