Team Canada Female Division (Darren Stehr)

By rdnewsNOW Staff

Rolling to a win

Red Deer athletes help Team Canada Junior Roller Derby win bronze medal on world stage

Aug 1, 2023 | 2:56 PM

Four Red Deer athletes helped the Team Canada Junior Roller Derby female team capture a bronze medal at the Junior Roller Derby World Cup in France on Sunday.

The event was held from July 28-30 and, for the first time in history, hosted outside of North America in the city of Valence.

Canada’s Open gender team placed fourth in the Open competition.

A total of nine teams competed for the top prize in each division. Canada’s team included 35 youth athletes with five hybrid skaters who competed on both teams.

“A third and fourth place finish for this hybrid team of 35 kids who practiced twice before this weekend is outstanding,” said head coach Caroline “Meow” Reimer. “Our athletes did the work with the tools we gave them and we are so proud of this win.”

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Junior roller derby is played in leagues across Canada, for ages 12-18.

Team members were selected from across the country, from British Columbia to Eastern Canada.

Female Division Team:

• Ana Guttridge, “Gutts and Glory”, Red Deer AB
• Kaylee Spottiswood, “Killerina”, Red Deer AB
• Raina Macfie, “Red Streaks”, Red Deer AB
• Mila Rennie, “Rennie”, Red Deer AB
• Davis Leibel Gerein, “Bette Davis Eyes”, Calgary AB
• Makayla Soper, “Ma-Kill-Ya”, Stratford ON
• Mackenzie Heidinger, “Medusa”, Lethbridge AB
• Ella Toles, “Miss Koozie”, Swift Current SK
• Naomi Morrell, “Scream Soda”, Victoria BC
• Stella Ideias, “I’ll Hurt Einstein”, Toronto ON
• Myra Moore, “Shredher”, Lethbridge AB
• Tess Charlton, “Tornado”, Guelph ON
• Violet LeBlanc, “Vicious Vi”, Fredericton NB
• Deliya Beck, “What the Beck”, St. Catharines ON
• Talulah Nance-Armstrong, “Tenacious T”, Calgary AB
  Bronze medal (Supplied)

Open Division Team:

• Ami Traore, “Ami Gotcha”, Medicine Hat AB
• Audrey May, “Audzilla”, Lethbridge AB
• Jesse Leger, “Cheshie”, Lethbridge AB
• Elise St-Onge, “Derby Devil”, Houston BC
• Kyria Franklin, “Clawless”, Lethbridge AB
• Cleopatra Granneman-Mason, “Cleopassya”, Chilliwack BC
• Everton Slaferek, “Everton”, Saskatoon SK
• Jasper Davis, “Golden Eagle”, Lethbridge AB
• Lainie MacDonald, “Hurricane Laine”, Fredericton NB
• K’Senya Schell, “K Slam Ya”, Medicine Hat AB
• Rylee Stilborn, “She-Hulk”, Airdrie AB
• River Evans, “Speed Demon”, Hamilton ON
• Meira McEllistrum, “Tank”, Airdrie AB
• Vincent Price, “The Mystic”, Saskatoon SK
• Valerie Klassen, “Valkyrie”, Kitchener ON

Open and Female Division Teams:

• April Willie, “April Sours”, Airdrie AB
• Mahawa Traore, “Hawabunga”, Medicine Hat AB
• Ella Gudmundson, “Killer Ella”, Estevan SK
• Katherine McLean, “Skatie McPain”, Guelph ON
• Abigail Reimer, “Super Fly”, Lethbridge AB

Coaches and support staff include:

• Caroline Reimer, “Meow”, Lethbridge AB – Head Coach
• Christine Manders, “Fred”, Hamilton ON – Assistant Coach
• Jenna McLean, “Ferris Bruiser”, Calgary AB – Assistant Coach
• Raina Owen, “Raina Terror”, Saskatoon SK – Assistant Coach
• Barbara Lapointe, “Banshee”, Oromocto NB – Assistant Coach
• Jennifer Zammit, “Raspoutine”, Stratford ON – Chef de Mission
• Andrew de Souza, “D-Ray”, Burlington ON – Athletic Therapist

“We are a small sport with a lot of heart, and it is amazing to see our athletes recognized on the world stage,” said Jennifer Zammit, president of the Junior Roller Derby Association of Canada. “We hope this attention attracts more youth to try out the sport and grow our community across Canada.”