Windy City Rollers

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The Windy City Rollers are an all-female flat-track Roller Derby team located in Chicago, the city where roller derby first emerged as a sport in 1929. The WCR, founded by Juanna Rumbel (Elizabeth Gomez) and Sister Sledgehammer (Kelly Simmons) and originally trained by coach Bettina von Brickhaus (Susan Sabin), are the first flat-track Roller Derby league established in Chicago. This all female team is comprised of members of four league teams:

Manic Attackers
Helle's Belles
The Fury
Double Crossers

In Chicago 2004, Simmons and Gomez organized the four-team league and on the initial recruitment nearly 100 girls appeared. In 2006 hundreds showed up to try out to be selected as the next set of "Skater-Tots". Prior to 2006, they played in Chicago's Congress Theatre, but have since moved to the larger Cicero Stadium to accommodate increased interest in the sport. Players in the league receive no compensation, skating for the love of the game instead. The Windy City Rollers named their championship tournament after Chicago derby legend, Ivy King. The Fury have won the Ivy King Cup Championship games in 2005 and 2006.