Team Sweden represents Sweden in women's international roller derby. The team was first formed to compete at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, and finished the tournament in sixth place.
Sweden's first bout was on 8 October 2011, against Team Finland in Helsinki, in what Stockholm Roller Derby claimed was "the world's first Roller Derby bout between two nations". Sweden won by 135 points to 71. One of the team's skaters predicted that Sweden would finish in the top five at the World Cup.Marcus Carlsson, "Skånsk insats i världens första roller derby-VM", Metro Skåne, 2 December 2012
At the World Cup, Sweden lost their quarter final to Australia by 126 points to 80, then beat New Zealand and lost to Finland in the consolations stage, to finish in sixth place.
Team roster 2011 team roster During the first tryout for the team, three skaters suffered fractures. Nineteen of the team's initial twenty-skater roster came from Women's Flat Track Derby Association-affiliated leagues, the large majority from the Crime City Rollers and Stockholm Roller Derby. The list below is the roster used for Team Sweden's appearance at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, with the skaters' league affiliations being those as of at the time of the announcement:
NumberNameLeague Alotta RiotCrime City Rollers AnkefarCrime City Rollers Barbara BarfightCrime City Rollers Becky LawlessStockholm Roller Derby Bess I'rv ColdStockholm Roller Derby Fenix FortsomfanCrime City Rollers Firebird SteeleCrime City Rollers FistyCrime City Rollers HussInsaneStockholm Roller Derby HyperNovaStockholm Roller Derby Jazz AssStockholm Roller Derby Jo Evil EyeCrime City Rollers Kit Kat PowerLondon Rockin' Rollers Kix deVilleStockholm Roller Derby Knickerblocker GloryLondon Rollergirls Mad MaloonyCrime City Rollers NinjaCrime City Rollers Swede HurtCrime City Rollers Twist'd TStockholm Roller Derby Vix VikingCrime City Rollers
Coaching staff Swede Hurt Mad Maloony Sloppy Boggins Fluke Skywalker
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