Stockholm Roller Derby
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Stockholm Roller Derby is a roller derby
league based in Sweden
. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues.
The first roller derby league it Sweden, Stockholm Roller Derby was founded by Nattis Mörkenstam, Linn Hultström, Jenny Stendahl, Emmelie Bogårdh and Michel Diaz Nocetti and initially practised in a garage. They struggled to find a permanent practice venue, and initially recruited only slowly. However, the league received a major boost when the film Whip It! was released, and found training space in an abandoned shopping mall. By mid-2010, the league had forty skaters, while three other leagues had emerged in the country, including Crime City Rollers
.
Stockholm played their first bout in October 2010, against Helsinki Roller Derby
, and took part in the first all-Swedish bout in March 2011, against Crime City. The league also participated in the first Scandinavian tournament, "Battle of the Nordic Light", losing to Helsinki but beating Copenhagen.
In October 2011, Stockholm became an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
. Seven of Stockholm's skaters were selected to play for Team Sweden at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup
.
Roller derby
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...
league based in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of two teams which compete against teams from other leagues.
The first roller derby league it Sweden, Stockholm Roller Derby was founded by Nattis Mörkenstam, Linn Hultström, Jenny Stendahl, Emmelie Bogårdh and Michel Diaz Nocetti and initially practised in a garage. They struggled to find a permanent practice venue, and initially recruited only slowly. However, the league received a major boost when the film Whip It! was released, and found training space in an abandoned shopping mall. By mid-2010, the league had forty skaters, while three other leagues had emerged in the country, including Crime City Rollers
Crime City Rollers
The Crime City Rollers are an all-female flat track roller derby league based in Malmö, Sweden.Established in 2010, the Crime City Rollers comprises one home team and two traveling teams representing the league in competition with other leagues...
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Stockholm played their first bout in October 2010, against Helsinki Roller Derby
Helsinki Roller Derby
Helsinki Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Helsinki in Finland. Founded in 2009, the league currently consists of two home teams and one travel team who compete against teams from other leagues....
, and took part in the first all-Swedish bout in March 2011, against Crime City. The league also participated in the first Scandinavian tournament, "Battle of the Nordic Light", losing to Helsinki but beating Copenhagen.
In October 2011, Stockholm became an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association
Women's Flat Track Derby Association
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association is an association of women's flat track roller derby leagues in the United States. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Coalition but was renamed in November 2005. It is registered in Raleigh, North Carolina as a 501 business...
. Seven of Stockholm's skaters were selected to play for Team Sweden at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup
Roller Derby World Cup
The Roller Derby World Cup is an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world are fielded to compete for their respective nations. The inaugural 2011 event is being hosted by Toronto Roller Derby, and is being...
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