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Nidaros Roller Derby (NRD) is a women's flat track flat-track roller derby league based in
Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; sma, Tråante), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2020, it had a population of 205,332, was the third most populous municipality in Norway, and ...
, Norway. Founded in 2010, Nidaros Roller Derby is a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Co ...
(WFTDA).


History

Nidaros was the first roller derby league in Norway, founded in August 2010, and had more than thirty skaters by November. By late 2011, it was one of three roller derby leagues in Norway, and was a finalist in the national "Klubben i mitt hjerte" (club in my heart) competition. In October 2012, Nidaros was accepted as a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice is the program affiliate of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). In operation from 2009 until early 2019, the Apprentice Program served to onboard new member leagues into the WFTDA. ...
Programme,22 Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program
, WFTDA, 18 October 2012 and it became a full WFTDA member in September 2013. Nidaros has two teams, an A and a B team, which play teams from other leagues.


WFTDA competition

In 2016, Nidaros became the first team from Norway to qualify for WFTDA Playoffs, placed in the Division 2 Playoff in Lansing, Michigan. At Lansing, Nidaros lost their first two games to
Wasatch Roller Derby Wasatch Roller Derby (WRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Founded in 2008, Wasatch is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). History and organization Originally emerging from the ...
(Salt Lake City, Utah) and
Tri-City Roller Derby Tri-City Roller Derby is a women's flat-track roller derby league in Kitchener, Ontario. On December 1, 2010, Tri-City became the third Canadian roller derby league to be granted membership in the Women's Flat Track Derby Association, Having only ...
(Kitchener, Ontario), before defeating Grand Raggidy Roller Girls (Grand Rapids, Michigan) 168–137 to finish in ninth place.


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References

{{reflist Sport in Trondheim Roller derby leagues established in 2010 Roller derby leagues Roller derby in Norway 2010 establishments in Norway