Kallio Rolling Rainbow

Kallio Rolling Rainbow
Metro area Helsinki
Country Finland
Founded 2010
Teams Vantaan Skinit (A team)
Kinapori Fistfunkers (B team)
Fisters of Mercy
Les Bombas
Suppopäät/Superbad
Track type(s) Flat
Affiliations WFTDA
Southern Finland Sports and Athletics Association
Website rollingrainbow.com

Kallio Rolling Rainbow (KRR) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Helsinki in Finland. Founded in 2010, the league consists of three teams, plus two mixed travel teams which compete against teams from other leagues.

Three skaters from Kallio (Misbitch, Pink Spanker and Udre) were selected to play for Team Finland at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup,[1] and a higher proportion of the squad for the 2014 Cup came from the league.[2]

During 2013, Kallio played in the first Suomi Cup of roller derby, winning the tournament by defeating Helsinki Roller Derby in the final.[2]

In October 2013, Kallio was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme.[3]

References

  1. Hurt Reynolds (26 August 2011). "Team Finland Announces World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jouni Munukka, "Roller Derby on naisten anarkistinen kontaktilaji", Helsingin Sanomat, 4 November 2013 (Finnish)
  3. "WFTDA Accepts 28 Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA, 29 October 2013