Kallio Rolling Rainbow

Kallio Rolling Rainbow
League logo
Metro area Helsinki
Country Finland
Founded 2010
Teams Kallio All Colours (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. Kallio is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

International presence

Three skaters from Kallio (Misbitch, Pink Spanker and Udre) were selected to play for Team Finland at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup in Toronto,[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]

WFTDA

In October 2013, Kallio was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme,[3] and became a full member in July 2014.[4] In 2016, Kallio qualified for their first appearance at WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs, entering the Montreal tournament as the 7th seed, ultimately going winless and finishing the weekend in 10th place.[5]

Rankings

Season Final ranking[6] Playoffs Championship
2014 126 WFTDA[7] N/A N/A
2015 86 WFTDA[8] DNQ DNQ
2016 10 D1[5] DNQ

References

  1. ↑ Hurt Reynolds (26 August 2011). "Team Finland Announces World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. 1 2 Jouni Munukka, "Roller Derby on naisten anarkistinen kontaktilaji", Helsingin Sanomat, 4 November 2013 (Finnish)
  3. ↑ "WFTDA Accepts 28 Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA, 29 October 2013
  4. ↑ "WFTDA Welcomes 16 New Member Leagues". WFTDA. 3 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. 1 2 Defiance, Brooklyn (4 September 2016). "D1M 9th Place: #8 Sun State swarms #7 Kallio, 155-148". Derby Central. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  7. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
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