Let's Help Little A Get to the Roller Derby World Cup in Canada!

fuckyeahrollergirls:

Little A of the Tampa Tantrums has been selected to skate with Team USA in the first ever Roller Derby World Cup. The event will be held Dec 1-4 in Toronto, and 13 countries are competing for roller derby supremacy!

Little A has been training hard, but she needs your help getting to Canada. Being awesome ain’t cheap: while Team USA has been working to get sponsors, each skater is responsible for her own travel costs. Airfare, hotel, ground transportation, and meals can really add up!

Help Little A do what she does best. All donations will go directly to her travel costs for the Roller Derby World Cup.

Submitted By: therealgaygirls

Team USA Announces 28-Skater Roster

fullonderby:

On Thursday night, the managers of Team USA announced the 28 skaters that will make up the all-star team that will represent the U.S. in the first ever Roller Derby World Cup. The event, to be held in Toronto from December 1 to 4, will include 12 other teams from nations that are confirmed to be assembling teams for the event: Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, England, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Sweden.

As coaches and selectors Buster Cheatin’ and Bonnie D. Stroir alluded to in interviews during the tryout process, a glance at the roster shows that versatility was a key factor in selections; the overwhelming majority of the 28 skaters are well-known as standout jammers on their teams but are fully capable of devastatingly effective play in the pack. Nearly half (12, to be exact) have played on a WFTDA-championship-winning team (2008’s Gotham, 2009’s Oly or 2010’s Rocky Mountain); 19 of the 28 have played in a WFTDA championship tournament.

Amanda Jamitinya (Rocky Mountain)
Atomatrix (Oly)
Bonnie Thunders (Gotham)
Claire D. Way (Boston)
DeRanged (Rocky Mountain)
Donna Matrix (Gotham)
Fisti Cuffs (Gotham)
Frida Beater (Rocky Mountain)
Joy Collision (Charm City)
Juke Boxx (Minnesota)
Juska (Denver)
Little A (Tampa Bay)
Medusa (Minnesota)
Psycho Babble (Rocky Mountain)
Sassy (Oly)
Sexy Slaydie (Gotham)
Shenita Stretcher (Philly)
Smarty Pants (Texas)
Snot Rocket Science (Steel City)
Soulfearic Acid (Rose City)
Suzy Hotrod (Gotham)
Tannibal Lector (Oly)
Teflon Donna (Philly)
Tracy Akers (Denver)
Urkin Jerkin (Rocky Mountain)
V Diva (Lehigh Valley)
Varla Vendetta (Windy City)
White Flight (Rose City)

For more background on the individual skaters, check out the photo gallery above; for a detailed backstory on the genesis of the World Cup and the tryout process for this year’s Team USA, check out our April piece on the event, or see DNN’s archived video from the final tryout.

DNN will be providing full live coverage of this historic event - stay tuned for more details as other teams around the world come together!