Kallio Rolling Rainbow

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Kallio Rolling Rainbow
Kallio Rolling Rainbow Logo.jpg
Metro area Helsinki
Country Finland
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
Affiliations WFTDA
Southern Finland Sports and Athletics Association
Website www.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]

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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 Campionship 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
2014126 WFTDA [13] N/AN/A
201586 WFTDA [14] DNQDNQ
201630 WFTDA [15] 10 D1 [7] DNQ
201728 WFTDA [16] CR D1 [9] DNQ
201837 WFTDA [17] 1 CC Europe [10] NA
201935 WFTDA [18] 3 CC Europe [11] DNQ

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