Copenhagen Roller Derby

Copenhagen Roller Derby (CRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 2009, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. Copenhagen Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

Copenhagen Roller Derby
Metro areaCopenhagen
CountryDenmark
Founded2009
TeamsAll Stars (A team)
All Stars B (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueDGI-byen
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.copenhagenrollerderby.com

History

The league was founded in September 2009 by Charlie Hedman, a Swedish skater who had returned from a visit to the United States.[2] Their internet posts calling for skaters to join the new league was seen by Ana Killingspree, a former skater with the Mad Rollin' Dolls who was then living in Aarhus. Together, the two built Copenhagen Roller Derby,[3] which played its first bout in June 2010, winning against the Hamburg Harbor Girls.[2] The league then played seven bouts in 2011, facing the Royal Windsor Rollergirls, Gent Go-Go Rollergirls, Bedfordshire Rollergirls, Berlin Bombshells, Crime City Rollers, Stockholm Roller Derby, Kallio Rollin Rainbow and the Hamburg Harbor Girls.[2]

By the end of 2011, the league had 95 members, and was one of three active leagues in Denmark, the others being based in Aarhus and Odense.[4] In October 2012, Copenhagen was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme.[5] Copenhagen graduated to full WFTDA membership in December 2013.[6]

WFTDA rankings
Season Final ranking[7] Playoffs Championship
2014 176 WFTDA[8] DNQ DNQ
2015 230 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2016 141 WFTDA[10] DNQ DNQ
2017 233 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2018 176 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
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References
  1. "Copenhagen Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  2. "About Copenhagen Roller Derby", CRD
  3. Emily Mills, "Mad Rollin' Dolls make connections around the globe", Isthmus, 14 July 2011
  4. Gro Høyer Thielst, "Kvinder bag verdens hurtigst voksende sport Archived 2011-12-01 at the Wayback Machine", Dagbladet Børsen, 29 November 2011 (in Danish)
  5. "22 Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program Archived 2013-03-24 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 18 October 2012
  6. "WFTDA Welcomes 22 New Full Member Leagues - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  7. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. "Rankings: December 31, 2014". WFTDA. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  9. "Rankings: December 31, 2015". WFTDA. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  10. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
  11. "Rankings: December 31, 2017". WFTDA. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  12. "Rankings: December 31, 2018". WFTDA. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
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