If you noticed I got quieter for a bit, it's because I was in Austria for the Roller Derby World Cup!

Skating on the world stage was monumental in itself, but what really took me by surprise? How much people cared about Team Taiwan's story. Read about it: www.theradicalmarketer.com/what-a-tiny-...

The Roller Derby World Cup is just one month away, and we’re gearing up for long flights and tough opponents!

Your donations help us with travel, lodging, and other expenses that come with outfitting a whole team for their first-ever tournament!

Donate here: ttrd.betterworld.org/donate

Meet our team! Born out of a love of Billy Idol and roller skating, ✨Rebel Yellow✨ started her derby career in Baltimore at Charm City, then played with Atlanta Roller Derby's Dirty South Derby for 12 years. She now skates with the Bellingham Roller Betties after coming out of retirement.

MEET OUR TEAM! ✨Dàbāo✨ (大包) is a blocker/pivot who is obsessed with all things bao. You can often find her snacking on the bench between halves on a 菠蘿包 (bolo bao) or 椰絲包 (coconut bun). She began her derby career four years ago under the name "Rainbow Brute"...

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Meet our team! ✨Suge Fight✨ #22 is a blocker who has played roller derby since January 2006. How has she stayed motivated for almost 20 years?! "The evolution of derby... competition and athleticism has been challenging, and exciting. No matter how long you've played, you're always still learning."

Have y’all seen our merch?! We have stickers, shirts, even boba cups (?!) featuring our Taiwanese Brown Bear mascot, Boba, designed by our very own teammate, Miso Thorny!

Support the team and get a shirt like Spocker’s here: team-taiwan-roller-derby.printify.me/product/1755...

Meet Our Team! ✨Shaolin Spocker✨ #1701 is a pivot/utility skater who played roller derby for 9.5 years, before retiring a few short months before the COVID-19 pandemic, later returning as a skating official in 2022. You can find her on the track with her home league, @rosecityrollers.bsky.social .

Meet Our Team! ✨Miso Thorny✨ #29 started her career in 2013 as "Miso Corny" due to her nature as a corny science teacher with a love for food. Upon joining @texasrollergirls.bsky.social , a teammate mentioned her shoulders were like daggers... thorny daggers... turning her into "Miso Thorny."

Meet Our Team! ✨StreetFLASHer✨ #4 is an assistant professor of cultural anthropology who jams for Blue Ridge Roller Derby—aspiring to skate like a bolt of lightning.

Flash grew up in NYC, the child of immigrant parents, and never played any sports before joining roller derby in 2022.

Meet Our Team! ✨ Yermoms Favorite ✨ (any/all) is a blocker whose derby career started 14 years ago as "Psycho BITCH," #Tech 9. Mom is a huge Tech N9ne fan, uses his music to get hyped up before games, and wants to channel that same drive, passion, aggression, and pure force into their derby persona.

Meet our team: When mechanical engineer Shannon—a.k.a. ✨ Shenanigans ✨— started playing roller derby in 2023, being a slippery jammer earned them a nickname in Mandarin from their grandmother: 像龍 (xiàng lóng). It means "like a dragon," describing Shen's jamming style of swooping, flying, and diving!

Meet our skaters! ✨ LDubz ✨ #53 is a production accountant working in TV who joined the roller derby world in 2016, creating her derby persona based off her initials ("LW") and her parent's birth year of 1953. LDubz is primarily a jammer, playing for Gotham's Bronx Gridlock and travel B-team.

We're sharing with you today Team Taiwan Roller Derby's ✨ mission statement ✨ as we gear up for the Roller Derby World Cup in July 2025. (There's still opportunity to be involved; please message us!) Full statement text below: