Team Sweden (roller derby) explained

Team:Team Sweden
Pixels:225
Founded:2011
Colors:Blue and yellow
Coach:Swede Hurt
Manager:Fluke Skywalker

Team Sweden represents Sweden in women's international roller derby. The team was first formed to compete at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, and finished the tournament in sixth place.

Sweden's first bout was on 8 October 2011, against Team Finland in Helsinki, in what Stockholm Roller Derby claimed was "the world's first Roller Derby bout between two nations".[1] Sweden won by 135 points to 71.[2] One of the team's skaters predicted that Sweden would finish in the top five at the World Cup.[3]

At the World Cup, Sweden lost their quarter final to Australia by 126 points to 80,[4] then beat New Zealand[5] and lost to Finland in the consolations stage, to finish in sixth place.[6]

Team roster

2011 team roster

During the first tryout for the team, three skaters suffered fractures. Nineteen of the team's initial twenty-skater roster came from Women's Flat Track Derby Association-affiliated leagues, the large majority from the Crime City Rollers and Stockholm Roller Derby.[7] The list below is the roster used for Team Sweden's appearance at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, with the skaters' league affiliations being those as of at the time of the announcement:

NumberNameLeague
Alotta RiotCrime City Rollers
AnkefarCrime City Rollers
Barbara BarfightCrime City Rollers
Becky LawlessStockholm Roller Derby
Bess I'rv ColdStockholm Roller Derby
Fenix FortsomfanCrime City Rollers
Firebird SteeleCrime City Rollers
FistyCrime City Rollers
HussInsaneStockholm Roller Derby
HyperNovaStockholm Roller Derby
Jazz AssStockholm Roller Derby
Jo Evil EyeCrime City Rollers
Kit Kat PowerLondon Rockin' Rollers
Kix deVilleStockholm Roller Derby
Knickerblocker GloryLondon Rollergirls
Mad MaloonyCrime City Rollers
NinjaCrime City Rollers
Swede HurtCrime City Rollers
Twist'd TStockholm Roller Derby
Vix VikingCrime City Rollers

Coaching staff

References

  1. Web site: Sweden vs Finland. Stockholm Roller Derby. 12 December 2011. https://archive.today/20120423121152/http://www.rollerderby.se/swedenfinlan/. 23 April 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Upcoming Events. Team Finland. 12 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111013005330/http://www.rollerderbyfinland.com/events/. 13 October 2011. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Marcus Carlsson, "Skånsk insats i världens första roller derby-VM", Metro Skåne, 2 December 2012
  4. News: World Cup: (4) Australia Restrains (5) Sweden, 126-80. Derby News Network. Justice Feelgood Marshall. 5 December 2011. 9 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111205183916/http://derbynewsnetwork.com/2011/12/world_cup_4_australia_restrains_5_sweden_126_80. 5 December 2011.
  5. News: World Cup Consolation: (5) Sweden Dodges (9) New Zealand, 94-66. Derby News Network. Lex. Talionis. 3 December 2011. 12 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111207000419/http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/2011/12/world_cup_consolation_5_sweden_dodges_9_new_zealand_94_66. 7 December 2011.
  6. News: World Cup 5th Place: (10) Finland Slips By (5) Sweden, 126-100. Derby News Network. Lex. Talionis. 6 December 2011. 12 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111206100550/http://www.derbynewsnetwork.com/2011/12/world_cup_5th_place_10_finland_slips_5_sweden_126_100. 6 December 2011.
  7. News: WFTDA and the Roller Derby World Cup. Women's Flat Track Derby Association. 1 November 2011. 12 December 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111109015554/http://wftda.com/news/roller-derby-world-cup. 9 November 2011.