Skyline Cup
The Skyline Cup is a women's roller derby trophy traded between New York's Gotham Girls Roller Derby and Chicago's Windy City Rollers as a prize awarded to the victorious team whenever teams from the two leagues directly compete.
Origins[edit]
The trophy was conceived and designed and commissioned by the Windy City Rollers in early 2010, in recognition of a strong intercity rivalry. The two teams' All-Star squads met in the WFTDA East Region finals in both 2007 and 2008, and in the finals of the WFTDA Championship in 2008.
Each league fields a variety of women's roller derby teams: All-Stars, B-Team, C-Team, and regular home teams. The two leagues have agreed that the trophy is 'on the line' each time any two teams from the two leagues meet in any full-length regulation public roller derby competition. The trophy is a symbol of the latest league victory, at any level of competition.
The trophy was initially awarded to Gotham Girls Roller Derby after their All-Stars' June 25, 2010 victory at the East Coast Derby Extravaganza in Feasterville, PA. The trophy was engraved to retroactively list prior meetings between the teams.
Series History[edit]
- August 19, 2007 - Gotham Girls All-Stars 134, Windy City All-Stars 71[1]
Columbus, OH. Flat track competition in the finals of the WFTDA's East Region Playoffs
- October 10, 2008 - Gotham Girls All-Stars 133, Windy City All-Stars 92[2]
Madison, WI. Flat track competition in the finals of the WFTDA's East Region Playoffs
- November 16, 2008 -- Gotham Girls All-Stars 134, Windy City All-Stars 66[3]
Portland, OR. Flat track competition in the finals of the WFTDA's Championship tournament
- June 25, 2010 - Gotham Girls All-Stars 191, Windy City All-Stars 50[4]
Feasterville, PA. Flat track competition at the East Coast Derby Extravaganza.
- July 20, 2011 - Windy City Second Wind 166, Gotham Girls Wall Street Traitors 77
Chicago, IL. Flat track competition at UIC-Pavilion.
- November 19, 2011 - Gotham Girls All-Stars 214, Windy City All-Stars 94[5]
Chicago, IL. Banked track competition at UIC-Pavilion at the Kitten Traxx Chicago Invitational.
- July 21, 2012 - Gotham Girls All-Stars 254, Windy City All-Stars 89[6]
Austin, TX. Flat track competition at the Star of Texas Bowl, hosted by the Texas Rollergirls
- October 27, 2012 - Gotham Girls Grand Central Terminators 300, Windy City Third Coast 104[7]
Brooklyn, NY. Flat track competition at Gotham's practice warehouse.
- October 27, 2012 - Windy City Second Wind 134, Gotham Girls Wall Street Traitors 119[8]
Brooklyn, NY. Flat track competition at Gotham's practice warehouse. Note that this was the second bout in a double-header split, so the Windy City Rollers were considered the most recent winner of the cup.
References[edit]
- ^ "Heartland Havoc: Day Three | Derby News Network". www.derbynewsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2010-11-16.
- ^ "Eastern Regionals: Complete Capsule Recaps | Derby News Network". www.derbynewsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2009-09-28.
- ^ "2008 WFTDA Nationals: Complete Recaps | Derby News Network". Archived from the original on 2013-01-16. Retrieved 2012-04-11.
- ^ "ECDX 2010 Bout 2: #1 Gotham vs #9 Windy City | Derby News Network". Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "Derby Teams Race for Cash at Chicago Invitational - Gapers Block Tailgate | Chicago".
- ^ "Star of Texas: #1 Gotham Slams #14 Windy City, 254-89 | Derby News Network". Archived from the original on 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2012-11-09.
- ^ "Windy City Regains Skyline Cup; Terminators Win Debut | Gotham Girls Roller Derby". Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2017-03-23.
- ^ "Windy City Regains Skyline Cup; Terminators Win Debut | Gotham Girls Roller Derby". Archived from the original on 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2017-03-23.