Nidaros Roller Derby

Nidaros Roller Derby (NRD) is a women's flat track flat-track roller derby league based in Trondheim, Norway. Founded in 2010, Nidaros Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).^[1]

Nidaros Roller Derby

Metro area	Trondheim
Country	Norway
Founded	2010
Teams	All-Stars (A team) Killer B's (B team)
Track type(s)	Flat
Venue	Husebyhallen
Affiliations	WFTDA
Website	www.nidarosrollerderby.no

History

Nidaros was the first roller derby league in Norway,^[2] founded in August 2010,^[3] and had more than thirty skaters by November.^[4] By late 2011, it was one of three roller derby leagues in Norway, and was a finalist in the national "Klubben i mitt hjerte" (club in my heart) competition.^[5]

In October 2012, Nidaros was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Programme,^[6] and it became a full WFTDA member in September 2013.^[7] Nidaros has two teams, an A and a B team, which play teams from other leagues.^[8]

WFTDA competition

In 2016, Nidaros became the first team from Norway to qualify for WFTDA Playoffs, placed in the Division 2 Playoff in Lansing, Michigan.^[9] At Lansing, Nidaros lost their first two games to Wasatch Roller Derby^[10] (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Tri-City Roller Derby^[11] (Kitchener, Ontario), before defeating Grand Raggidy Roller Girls (Grand Rapids, Michigan) 168–137 to finish in ninth place.^[12]

Rankings

Season	Final ranking[13]	Playoffs	Championship
2013	NR	DNQ	DNQ
2014	147 WFTDA[14]	DNQ	DNQ
2015	85 WFTDA[15]	DNQ	DNQ
2016	59 WFTDA[16]	9 D2[12]	DNQ
2017	80 WFTDA[17]	DNQ	DNQ

References

1. "Nidaros Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
2. "Roller Derby in Norway", Nidaros Roller Derby
3. "Nidaros Roller Derby | Teams | Derby News Network". www.derbynews.net. Derby News Network. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
4. Andreas N. Oak, "Rocka Roller'e", Byavisa, 9 November 2010 (in Norwegian)
5. Fredrik Økstad Sandberg, "Disse populære rulleskøyte-jentene trenger din hjelp", Dagbladet, 25 November 2011 (in Norwegian)
6. "22 Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program", WFTDA, 18 October 2012
7. "WFTDA Welcomes 14 Full Member Leagues". WFTDA. 10 September 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
8. "NRD". Nidaros Roller Derby. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
9. Deadwards, Lisa (3 August 2016). "New to 2016 WFTDA Playoffs: Nidaros Roller Derby | Derby Central". Derby Central. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
10. "D2L: #3 Wasatch 'terrors' down #6 Nidaros, 238-143". Derby Central. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
11. "D2L: #9 Tri-City Thunder brings the boom to #6 Nidaros, 167-164". Derby Central. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
12. "D2L 9th Place: #6 Nidaros over #10 Grand Raggidy, 168-137". Derby Central. 28 August 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
13. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
14. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
15. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
16. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
17. "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 6 January 2018.