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The Great Collection of Roller Derby Posters / part 5
#The Great Collection of Roller Derby Posters#roller girls#roller derby#roller skating#roller skate#poster#posters#graphic design#feminism#feminist art#wftda#rockabilly#zombie#comic books#comic art#superhero#villain#Tank Girl#roller derby poster#la meute#skeleton#movie posters parody#star wars#sandwitch#perspective#switchvertising#r2d2#star wars poster#empire strikes back#star wars fandom
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My teammate, Rebel Bowie. She takes to the track in her blue jersey, adjusting her helmet and staring at something the viewer can’t see.
#illustration#artists on tumblr#digital painting#digital art#roller derby#roller skating#contact sport#wftda
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Johannesburg’s roller derby team the Golden City Rollers are looking for support on their goal to put African roller derby on the map 🌍 They will be the only South African roller derby team to achieve international WFTDA ranking 🛼
If you are a fan of queer, community-led, empowering African sports, please consider supporting them
Link below!
#just thought i might drop this on my SA blog juuust in case anyone cares lmao#only found out about them a couple of weeks ago and they look so sick#roller derby#south africa#golden city rollers#WFTDA
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me when my sport is my hyperfixation
#roller derby#I AM UNHEALTHILY OBSESSED WITH THIS FOR OVER A YEAR#I NWED TO GO TO PRACCY SO BAD OK IM DYING IM WATCHING THE 2022 JRDA CHAMPS AND THEN IM GONNA WATHC THE WFTDA CHAMPS 2022#ABS THEN IM GOONG BACK TOO#IM CRAZY IM INSANE
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I can't believe Extreme Roller Derby isn't just a bad April fools joke...
#If this concept properly makes it off the ground 😬#They're not allowed to wear helmets. Or toe stops. What.#WFTDA: trying to get taken seriously as an actual sport#Extreme Roller Derby: ✌️#Honestly I would think it was a bad April fools joke if I hadn't seen people posting about it yesterday#So far almost everyone that's a part of the wftda I've only seen hate on extreme Roller Derby.#It's such a catastrophe the entire thing like I can't even begin to explain the entire premise#I'll be surprised if anyone actually joins that train wreck
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There's really no reason for this post but on Sunday I got to go to a roller derby scrimmage that was entirely A-Level gameplay- for players who intend to put together a state wide league for higher level players to compete against one another. I was absolutely petrified to go and felt like I was nowhere near their skill level and has no business being there (my teammate and I carpooled- it was so fun) and ended up not only enjoying myself during the scrimmage but holding my own and keeping up with them pretty well!!
My endurance is pretty shit (bad news for being a jammer lmao) and plan on adding more cardio or HIT workouts to my routine to include more cross training for myself this year- but goddamn that was terrifying but also so much fucking fun
#tj talks#i am now. incredibly sjck in bed with whaf is likely a sinus infection but yesterday was ao goddamn fun#got some sweet compliments from players with 14+ years of experience#super dunny to think ove been doing this for three years now#man where does the time go yall lmao#and to think im also a coach now for our beginning skaters#wild lol#idk if ill end up trying out for the new state league when its put together becausw idk if ill have the time for rotation practices#its a silly dream of mine to someday be at the skill level to play like wftda championship type shit#but that's a looong tome away#i still feel like such a baby in this sport lol
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i see discovering women's sport has been a really big and defining moment for some of the tumblr girlies and i just want to let you know that you can go deeper. take my hand. don't be scared. have you heard of roller derby
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thoughts on roller derby? (good game to watch parts of gotham vs rose city 2019 wftda champs)?
THANK YOU FOR THE REC!! It's not really a thing here so I never got into it but 1) it looks gay as hell and 2) ofc I watched Whip It! starring Elliot Page as a teenager and it was Formative. I will look into it!!!
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still pissed that in 2018 ESPN refused to air the WFTDA champs in 2018 because they were uncomfortable with saying "Bicepsual" (a derby name) on air.
doesn't help that at the same time they were on "high alert" because their little Barstool show had been ripped off air for its misogyny and their sexist fans were upset about it.
imagine refusing to air a woman-dominated sport because of unnecessary censorship and a sexist fanbase. fucking crazy.
check out the link for the full WFTDA response to ESPN's disgrace.
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was thinking maybe i should put off my transition so i can still play in wftda leagues and then i was like no what the fuck are you talking about man
#personal#roller derby is niche#roller derby leagues that accept men are niche-r#it's not even a sex thing. acceptation is specifically abt gender
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if u wanna watch some great roller derby today is a good day to do it because it's wftda north america west playoffs and theyre streaming on arizona roller derby's twitch
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The Great Collection of Roller Derby Posters / part 3
#The Great Collection of Roller Derby Posters#roller girls#roller derby#roller skating#roller skate#poster#posters#graphic design#feminism#feminist art#wftda#rockabilly#zombie#kiss#comic books#comic art#superhero#villain#Tank Girl#valentine#valentines day#mad max#roller derby poster#Beat City Bedrockers#Connecticut Roller Girls#Gold City Rollers#Santa Cruz Derby Girls#Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby#Cherry Bombs#Roller Derby Colombia
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Pivot to the rescue!
#illustration#procreate#roller derby#derby#roller skating#pivot#jammer#lead jammer#bout#jam#icm art#wftda#flat track
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the wftda said we r going to write a rulebook that is SO incomprehensible<3
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Erin Jackson (September 19, 1992) is a speed skater, roller derby player, and Olympic gold medalist. She is the first Black woman to win a Winter Olympic gold medal in an individual sport. She qualified for The World Games 2017 in Wroclaw, Poland, where she competed in inline speed skating for various distances on road and track. She qualified to compete in the 500-meter-long track speed skating event at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
In 2021, she won her first 500-meter Speedskating World Cup races in Poland with two track records, making her the first Black American woman to win in the World Cup.
In 2022, she won the gold medal in the Women’s 500m speed skating event at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics. She is the first Black American woman to medal in speed skating.
She was born in Ocala, Florida to Tracy and Rita Jackson. She has one brother. She first skated at eight years old when she tried figure skating. She went on to the University of Florida, where she graduated with honors in Materials Science & Engineering.
She won gold in the 500-m inline skating race at the 2008–09 Junior World Championships, gold in the same event at the 2014 Pan American Championships, and was named US Olympic Committee Female Athlete of the Year for Roller Sports in 2012 and 2013. She competes in roller derby with the Jacksonville RollerGirls of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association, earning the MVP award at the 2014 WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs and advancing to the WFTDA Championships in 2015 and 2016.
In 2016, she transitioned to speed skating on the ice. She qualified for the 2018 Winter Olympics with only four months of experience in speedskating on ice. She finished 24th out of 31 competitors in Pyeongchang.
She is the first American woman to win an Olympic speed skating gold since 2002 and the first American woman to win the women’s 500m since 1994.
In 2023 she was a contestant on Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test, season 2; as a contestant, finalist, and winner.
She represented the US at the 2024 Four Continents Speed Skating Championships and won a gold medal in the 500 meter and a silver medal in the team sprint. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence
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Lace up your skates — it’s derby time -- Swan City Roller Derby
Jammer. Blocker. Pivot. If you’re not familiar with the rules of flat track roller derby, these words might not mean much to you yet, but Swan City Roller Derby is committed to changing that by breaking down barriers to the sport.Swan City Roller Derby officially formed in 2016 and began playing in games the following year under the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). While Swan City…
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