Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Explained

Rocky Mountain Roller Derby
Founded:2004
Metro Area:Denver, CO
Country:United States
Teams:5280 Fight Club (A team)
Contenders (travel)
Project Mayhem (travel)
Red Ridin' Hoods
Sugar Kill Gang
Dooms Daisies
United States Pummeling Service
Tracks:Flat
Venue:The Rollerdome, Denver, CO
Affiliations:WFTDA

Rocky Mountain Roller Derby (RMRD) is a flat-track roller derby league based in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 2004,[1] Rocky Mountain is a founding member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA),[2] and has qualified for WFTDA Playoffs every year, including winning the WFTDA Championships in 2010.[3]

History and organization

Rocky Mountain Roller Derby formed as the first contemporary roller derby league in Denver in 2004, and by July 2005 held their first local game, between the Red Ridin' Hoods and the Sugar Kill Gang.[4] Later that year, the nascent organization split and a number of former members launched the rival Denver Roller Dolls. In January 2010, RMRG moved into the Fillmore Auditorium, selling out their season opener in February.

By 2014, Rocky Mountain Roller Derby had roughly 110 members, and a league comprising 4 home teams and 3 travel teams.[5] Home teams are the Red Ridin' Hoods, the Sugar Kill Gang, United States Pummeling Service, and Dooms Daisies. All-stars from those teams form the interleague A travel team, the 5280 Fight Club, which competes against other roller derby leagues for rankings. A second (B) travel team, the Contenders, consists of Fight Club alternates and other league skaters. The latest Rocky Mountain Roller Derby travel team is Project Mayhem.

Rocky Mountain Roller Derby is a registered non-profit organization.

WFTDA competition

The Rocky Mountain Roller Derby finished second in the 2009 WFTDA Western Regional Tournament, which they co-hosted with the Denver Roller Dolls, qualifying them to compete in the 2009 Championships.[6] At the 2009 WFTDA Championships, the 5280 Fight Club defeated Houston Roller Derby in the first round by a score of 239-46.[7] In the quarterfinals, RMRG beat the Philly Rollergirls Liberty Belles in overtime, 128-121, eliminating Philly from the tournament. In the semifinals, the 5280 Fight Club lost to the Texas Rollergirls 139-82, with Texas advancing to the championship bout and Rocky Mountain going to the third-place bout. Finally, the Rocky Mountain Roller Derby lost to the Denver Roller Dolls in their second matchup ever, 151-103, to finish in fourth place for the tournament.

The Rocky Mountain Roller Derby handed the Oly Rollers their first ever defeat to finish first in the 2010 Western Regional Tournament. Just over a month later, Rocky Mountain faced Oly again in a rematch for the 2010 WFTDA Championships. In one of the most intense games in WFTDA history, Rocky Mountain beat Oly again by a score of 147-146 to claim their first WFTDA Championship. Prior to meeting Oly in the finals, Rocky Mountain's 5280 Fight Club had to get past previously-undefeated Gotham (113-79) in the semi-finals.

In 2017, Rocky again qualified for WFTDA Playoffs ranked at 31 overall on June 30, however they declined their invitation to Playoffs.[8] [9]

Rankings

SeasonFinal ranking[10] PlayoffsChampionship
200614 WFTDA[11] - 20[12]
200719 WFTDA[13] R1 W[14] DNQ
20082 W[15] 8 W[16] DNQ
20093 W[17] 2 W4
20101 W[18] 1 W[19] 1[20]
20112 W[21] 2 W[22] QF[23]
20126 W[24] 6 W[25] DNQ
20139 WFTDA[26] 2 D1[27] R1 D1[28]
201412 WFTDA[29] 3 D1[30] R1 D1[31]
201516 WFTDA[32] 4 D1[33] DNQ
201646 WFTDA[34] 7 D1[35] DNQ
201731 WFTDA[36] DNP D1DNQ

In popular culture

In 2013, league members Beth "Fiona Grapple" Bandimere and Mona "Triple Shot Misto" Egender competed on Season 22 of The Amazing Race, and finished in third place;[37] promotional materials provided ample coverage of Rocky Mountain Roller Derby.[38] [39]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sweeney. Alisha. Interview: Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, 10 years rolling strong. cpr.org. Colorado Public Radio. 23 December 2016. 5 February 2014.
  2. Web site: Member Leagues. WFTDA. 23 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20060409234803/http://www.wftda.com/leagues.html. 9 April 2006. April 2006.
  3. Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Take It All Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 December 2016. 8 November 2010.
  4. Web site: Asmar. Melanie. Denver's roller derby rivalry could start the sport rolling across the country. Westword. 23 December 2016. 18 February 2010.
  5. Web site: Vaccarelli. Joe. Rocky Mountain Rollergirls celebrates 10 years in Denver – The Denver Post. denverpost.com. The Denver Post. 23 December 2016. 29 April 2014.
  6. Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. Western Regionals Capsule Recaps Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 December 2016. 2 October 2009.
  7. Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. 2009 Nationals: Capsule Recaps Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 December 2016. 14 November 2009.
  8. Web site: Deadwards. Lisa. 2017 WFTDA June Rankings and Tournament Seeding. Derby Central. 22 August 2017. 14 July 2017.
  9. Web site: The 2017 WFTDA Playoff Placement Announcement Is Out!. The Apex. 22 August 2017. 14 July 2017.
  10. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  11. Web site: "12/8/2006 WFTDA National Rankings" . 2007-02-23 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070223012857/http://wftda.com/stats2/Rankings.htm . February 23, 2007 ., WFTDA [version of 23 February 2007]
  12. Web site: "February 2006 Dust Devil Invitational Rankings" . 2017-01-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070223171740/http://wftda.com/stats2/2006_Tournaments.htm . February 23, 2007 ., WFTDA [version of 23 February 2007]
  13. "Current WFTDA Rankings", Derby News Network, October 2007
  14. "Dust Devil 2007", Flat Track Stats
  15. Web site: Rankings – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 24 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20090202070211/http://wftda.com/rankings. 2 February 2009. dead.
  16. Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. Western Regionals: Complete Capsule Recaps Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 December 2016. 8 October 2008.
  17. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 24 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20100430194525/http://wftda.com/rankings. 30 April 2010.
  18. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 23 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302222136/http://wftda.com/rankings/. 2 March 2011.
  19. Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. 2010 West Region Playoffs Recaps Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 December 2016. 1 October 2010.
  20. "Uproar on the Lakeshore", WFTDA
  21. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 24 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125085842/http://wftda.com/rankings. 25 January 2012.
  22. Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. West Championship: 1W Oly Rebuffs 2W Rocky Mountain, 143-106 Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 December 2016. 26 September 2011.
  23. Michael Frighten'd, "Championships Quarterfinal: 1E Gotham Fends Off 2W Rocky Mountain, 187-134", Derby News Network, November 12, 2011
  24. Web site: Rankings – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 24 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20130303122957/http://wftda.com/rankings/. 3 March 2013.
  25. Web site: 2012 WFTDA West Region Playoffs - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. wftda.org. WFTDA. 24 December 2016.
  26. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2013. WFTDA. 24 December 2016.
  27. Web site: Marshall. Justice Fellgood. D1A 1st: (1) Gotham Shuts Down (2) Rocky Mountain, 216-99 Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 December 2016. 22 September 2013.
  28. Web site: D1C: Angel City Flies Over Rocky Mountain, 228-198 Derby News Network. Derby News Network. 24 December 2016. 9 November 2013.
  29. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 24 December 2016.
  30. Web site: Sept. 26-28 – Salt Lake City, Utah, USA - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. wftda.org. WFTDA. 24 December 2016.
  31. Web site: Game 2: Windy City Rollers (Evansville #2) vs Rocky Mountain Rollergirls (Salt Lake City #3) - Game Recaps - Women’s Flat Track Derby Association. wftda.org. WFTDA. 24 December 2016. 31 October 2014.
  32. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 24 December 2016.
  33. Web site: D1T 3rd Place: #3 Arch Rival Outrivals #4 Rocky Mountain, 224-185. Derby Central. 24 December 2016. 6 September 2015.
  34. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017.
  35. Web site: D1M 7th Place: #10 Rocky Mountain extinguishes Detroit, 196-195. Derby Central. 24 December 2016. 4 September 2016.
  36. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018.
  37. Web site: Ostrow. Joanne. Colorado roller derby moms finish "Amazing Race". Ostrow Off The Record. The Denver Post. 23 December 2016. 6 May 2013.
  38. Web site: Roller Derby Moms Skate Through This Season's The Amazing Race. CBS Denver. 23 December 2016. 15 February 2013.
  39. Web site: Roller Derby Moms On 'The Amazing Race' Give Pointers To CBS4's Alan Gionet. CBS Denver. 23 December 2016. 17 March 2013.

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