Pacifighter, #24 (she/her) “During practices, I have played both as jammer and blocker, but I prefer playing as a jammer. I’m good at skating, I skate quite fast. I’ve now been playing roller derby for about 9 months. I had seen it in some movies/series and last spring, I went to the open skate event. I […]
Category: player profiles
Player introduction: Bitter Pan
Bitter Pan, #18 (she/her/they) “I’ve been playing as a jammer since 2019, but I actually started derby in August 2010 after seeing Whip it! One of my best derby memories is when got to play in Iceland. It was a very cool place to play roller derby in! 💙 Fun fact: I’m a micro-mechanic student […]
Player introduction: Nemesis
Nemesis, # 92 (she/her) “I started roller derby in spring 2022. I first learned about roller derby in 2011, but it took me over ten years and moving to a different city to actually get into playing it. I like it because anyone can play roller derby and be good at it regardless of your […]
Player introduction: No Mercier
No Mercier, # 79 (she/her) “I’ve been playing roller derby for less than a year, but I’ve got many more ahead of me I’m sure. A friend of mine told me about the league when I expressed missing moshpits (bumping into people is a lot of fun and helps releasing energy). I always struggled getting […]
Player introduction: Warjo
Warjo, #101 (She/her) I am a blocker, I guess. 😅 I started roller derby this April on a beginners’ course, so I havent played that long at all. I got into it because I saw a picture on Instagram, started googling roller derby, watched a bunch of games on Youtube and very soon I e-mailed […]
Player introduction: Anna Phylactic Shock
Anna Phylactic Shock, #2 (any pronoun) ” I’ve mostly played as a blocker and occasionally as a pivot. I started the beginner’s course in 2018, but of course, there was covid, so active playing years are a bit questionable. I began playing because some of my friends were considering starting roller derby, and it being a very […]
Player of the week: Kat Strator #112
1. Who? Katariina Kyrölä known as Kat Strator 112 – it’s a very common occurrence that it takes people a while to really get my derby name. 😉 Here’s a tip: you gotta say it out loud pretty fast! The first name refers to my real name and the full name plays around with a certain stereotype that is […]