Kallio Rolling Rainbow

Kallio Rolling Rainbow
League logo
Metro areaHelsinki
CountryFinland
Founded2010
TeamsKallio All Colours (A team)
Kinapori Fistfunkers (B team)
Piritorin Ässät (C team)
Fisters of Mercy
Les Bombas
Suppopäät/Superbad
Track type(s)Flat
VenuePasila Sportshall
AffiliationsWFTDA
Southern Finland Sports and Athletics Association
Websitewww.kalliorollingrainbow.fi

Kallio Rolling Rainbow (KRR) is a flat track roller derby league based in Helsinki, Finland.They welcome anyone regardless of age, gender or body type. Their fundamental value is to accept people exactly as they are and to celebrate the existence of every color of the rainbow. Founded in 2010, the league consists of three teams. Kallio is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

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,[2] and a higher proportion of the squad for the 2014 Cup came from the league.[3] A number of skaters from the league joined Team Finland for the 2018 Cup with Kallio skater Sara Gilbert being awarded the title of Best Jammer.[4]

During 2013, Kallio played in the first Suomi Cup of roller derby, winning the tournament by defeating Helsinki Roller Derby in the final.[3] Kallio has won the national Finnish league Suomi Cup also in 2015, 2016 and 2024. It currently holds the title of Finnish champion in both the Finnish Championship League and Finnish Division 1.

WFTDA competition

In October 2013, Kallio was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme,[5] and became a full member in July 2014.[6] In 2016, Kallio qualified for their first appearance at WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs, entering the Montreal tournament as the seventh seed, ultimately going winless and finishing the weekend in tenth place.[7] In 2017 Kallio was the ninth seed at the Malmö Division 1 Playoff but again went winless, losing 269–162 to Detroit Roller Derby[8] and to Stockholm Roller Derby, 184–166.[9]

In 2018, Kallio qualified for the WFTDA European Continental Cup held in Birmingham, England as the first seed, and went unbeaten in capturing first place.[10] In 2019, Kallio hosted the WFTDA European Continental Cup, and came in third place.[11]

Rankings

Season Final ranking[12] Playoffs Championship
2014 126 WFTDA[13] N/A N/A
2015 86 WFTDA[14] DNQ DNQ
2016 30 WFTDA[15] 10 D1[7] DNQ
2017 28 WFTDA[16] CR D1[9] DNQ
2018 37 WFTDA[17] 1 CC Europe[10] NA
2019 35 WFTDA[18] 3 CC Europe[11] DNQ
  • CR = consolation round

References

  1. ^ "Kallio Rolling Rainbow – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 8 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ Hurt Reynolds (26 August 2011). "Team Finland Announces World Cup Roster". Derby News Network. Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  3. ^ a b Jouni Munukka, "Roller Derby on naisten anarkistinen kontaktilaji", Helsingin Sanomat, 4 November 2013 (in Finnish)
  4. ^ "The 2018 Roller Derby World Cup Was Worth The Wait". Medium. 2018-02-07. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
  5. ^ "WFTDA Accepts 28 Apprentice Leagues Archived 2013-11-03 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 29 October 2013
  6. ^ "WFTDA Welcomes 16 New Member Leagues". WFTDA. 3 July 2014. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. ^ a b Defiance, Brooklyn (4 September 2016). "D1M 9th Place: #8 Sun State swarms #7 Kallio, 155-148". Derby Central. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  8. ^ Berrick, Genevieve D (8 September 2017). "D1M: #8 Detroit outshines #9 Kallio's rainbow, 269-162". Derby Central. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. ^ a b Deadwards, Lisa (10 September 2017). "D1M: #7 Stockholm rolls past #9 Kallio, 184-166". Derby Central. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Kallio Rolling Rainbow Wins 2018 WFTDA Continental Cup – Europe – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 31 October 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Dock City Rollers Win 2019 WFTDA Continental Cup - Europe". WFTDA. 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  12. ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  13. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  16. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2018 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  18. ^ "Rankings: December 2019 – WFTDA". stats.wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
Preceded by
event created
 WFTDA Continental Cup Europe winners
2018 		Succeeded by
incumbent