For 20 years, Philly Roller Derby skaters, who go by names like Woolly Slammoth, TrailBlazeHer and Reba Smackentire, have jammed and blocked their way around oval skating rinks in the spirit of ...

The Copper State Roller Derby League has two primary rules—talk about derby and “don’t be a dick.” Still in its infancy, the local league was founded in July 2021, the “brainchild” of Teia “Weirdo” ...

SEAFORD, N.Y. (AP) — They zip around the rink, armed with helmets, pads and mouthguards. They push, bump and occasionally crash out as they jostle for position on the hardwood floor. But for the women ...

To the members of Erie Roller Derby, it doesn't matter whether you're an expert skater or new to wheels, whether you're part of the LGBTQ+ community or not, they're ready to welcome you. When their ...

What to Know Roller derby is a full contact sport, reborn in the 2000s, that’s played by two teams of five roller skaters on ...

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Out on the rink, Boston Roller Derby’s Abby Coburn is known as “Debbie Downher.” But nickname aside, she said she feels nothing but pleased to be crashing into her fellow skaters. “It's a space where ...

DENVER — On a quiet block in northwest Denver, behind an ordinary wooden fence, skaters lean into a slanted track and hurl themselves around its curves. It is, in almost every respect, an unlikely ...

Colleen English does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

SEAFORD, N.Y. (AP) — They zip around the rink, armed with helmets, pads and mouthguards. They push, bump and occasionally crash out as they jostle for position on the hardwood floor. But for the women ...

, have jammed and blocked their way around oval skating rinks in the spirit of feminism, anti-racism, body positivity and queer liberation. When the Philly league joined the Women’s Flat Track Derby ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Colleen English, Penn State (THE CONVERSATION) For 20 years, Philly Roller Derby ...