People

Name Laura Mann a.k.a. Amanda Jamitinya

League Affiliation Rocky Mountain Rollergirls

Years Skating5 years

DL: What was your previous athletic background, if any? AJ: I competed in artistic figure skating (on ice), pairs skating, and ice dancing from age 4 to 15.

Dear RMRG and Rat City, I’m sorry that I yelled out, “You’re killing roller derby!” during the couple of no-movement jams during your bout. Once your wheels started rolling, you brought that shit harder than I’ve ever seen, and you are STILL and ALWAYS WILL BE my heroes.

Dear Demanda Riot, when a skater dies, I’m pretty sure the Grim Reaper comes in the form of you.

Dear Mercy Less, don’t ever change your hair style. I think Hurt Reynolds popped a boner at the afterparty just talking about it. He thinks it's SecSE.

Name Carmen Getsome

League Affiliation Rat City Rollergirls Team Legit Years Skating 6

DL: What was your previous athletic background, if any?

CG: I played any and all sports I could...however, I was really only good at soccer and track. I played soccer for a few years during college at Eastern Washington University.DL: Why did you want to be on Team USA?

Name Jamsterella League Affiliation Fort Myers Derby Girls Years Skating 20 years skating and 2 ½ playing derby

DL: What was your previous athletic background, if any? J: I played roller hockey throughout middle school and played soccer all 4 years of high school, I jam skated and speed skated in middle and high school, and became the National Champion for quad speed skating in 2001.

Name MEDUSA

League Affiliation Minnesota RollerGirls

Years Skating I have played derby since September 2006, and I rollerbladed a little growing up.

DL: What was your previous athletic background, if any? M: I was always active and played basketball and volleyball for a few years, but softball was my primary sport.

Name Urrk'n Jerk'n as Booty Block Ya or Urrk'n for short

League Affiliation Rocky Mountain Roller Girls

Years Skating 37

DL: What was your previous athletic background, if any? UJ: Speed Skating and Artistic Skating with a little bit of Ice Skating

Name Vivien LeighEmOut aka Katie Mae Peters

League Affiliation A'Salt Creek Roller Girls & Missile Mountain Roller Derby

Years Skating Officially 1 year this September

DL: What was your previous athletic background, if any? VL: I ran cross-country for one week in high school and then promptly dropped out to become an AV/film nerd.

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Derby Dolls (LADD), L.A.'s banked track roller derby league, is pitching in to help their Bay Area sisters with a beer garden fundraiser during the L.A. Derby Dolls vs. Tilted Thunder Rail Birds game at the Doll Factory in Los Angeles on Sunday, September 11 starting at 3pm PDT.

Name Fisti Cuffs

League Affiliation Gotham Girls Roller Derby

Years Skating Since December 2003...don't make me do math