Oklahoma Victory Dolls

The Oklahoma Victory Dolls (OVD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of two competitive teams which compete internationally against teams from other leagues, as well as home teams.

Oklahoma Victory Dolls
Metro areaOklahoma City, OK
CountryUnited States
Founded2006
TeamsAll Star Squad (A team)
Tornado Alley (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueStar Skate Norman
AffiliationsWFTDA
Org. type501(c)3 non-profit organization
Websiteoklahomavictorydolls.com/okvd/


The current league is a result of two previous mergers: with the OKC Outlaws in 2015, and Oklahoma City Roller Derby in 2016. They originally consisted of four home teams that competed against each other. Oklahoma Victory Dolls is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History

As a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, the Victory Dolls donate a portion of their profits to local charities and have also organized fundraisers for injured skaters.[2] They have participated in local events, such as Mardi Gras.[3]

In January 2017, the league announced it was merging with Oklahoma City Roller Derby and the new organization would continue under the Oklahoma Victory Dolls name.[4]

Oklahoma City Roller Derby
OKCRD, 2006-2017

Oklahoma City Roller Derby (OKCRD) was founded by eight local women in March 2006 as the "Tornado Alley Rollergirls".[5] More skaters joined in April, and the league grew rapidly.[6] By the end of the year, the league already had four teams comprising a total of around 40 skaters, and was bouting regularly.[7] However, in 2007, the majority of two of the teams left the league: most of the Cell Block 9 team founding the Red Dirt Rebellion banked track league, and most of the Victory Dolls forming the Oklahoma Victory Dolls league.[5] In 2008, the league adopted the Oklahoma City Roller Derby name, with Tornado Alley Rollergirls becoming a team name.[5] It was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in July 2010,[8] and became a full member of the WFTDA in March 2011.[9]

WFTDA rankings as OKCRD
Season Final ranking[10] Playoffs Championship
2011 27 SC[11] DNQ DNQ
2012 28 SC[12] DNQ DNQ
2013 100 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ
2014 135 WFTDA[14] DNQ DNQ
2015 110 WFTDA[15] DNQ DNQ
2016 138 WFTDA[16] DNQ DNQ

Oklahoma Victory Dolls

The Oklahoma Victory Dolls were the youngest league to be accepted as full members of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA)[17] at the time of their induction in September 2008.[18] They were a part of the South Central Region[19] of the WFTDA from 2008 to 2012. When the WFTDA changed to a Divisions-based ranking system in 2013, the Oklahoma Victory Dolls debuted in Division 2, ranked at 55.[20]

WFTDA competition

In 2013, Oklahoma Victory Dolls first qualified for WFTDA Playoffs, entering the Division 1 tournament in Asheville, North Carolina as the ninth seed, and taking seventh place with a 200-131 victory over the Nashville Rollergirls.[21] As the eighth seed in Salt Lake City in 2014, Oklahoma finished in tenth place with an overtime loss to Tri-City Roller Derby, 190-185.[22] In 2015, Oklahoma City dropped into Division 2 Playoffs in Cleveland as the ninth seed and came out in eighth place after a 179-137 loss to Jet City Rollergirls of Everett, Washington.[23] Oklahoma City returned to Playoffs for the Division 2 Playoffs and Championship in 2017 as the fifth seed in Pittsburgh, and finished the weekend in seventh place.[24]

Rankings
Season Final ranking[25] Playoffs Championship
2008 NR[26] DNQ DNQ
2009 18 SC[27] DNQ DNQ
2010 18 SC[28] DNQ DNQ
2011 17 SC[11] DNQ DNQ
2012 15 SC[12] DNQ DNQ
2013 34 WFTDA[13] 7 D1[21] DNQ
2014 32 WFTDA[14] 10 D1[22] DNQ
2015 64 WFTDA[15] 8 D2[23] DNQ
2016 64 WFTDA[16] DNQ DNQ
2017 39 WFTDA[29] N/A 7 D2[24]
2018 78 WFTDA[30] DNQ DNQ

References
  1. "Oklahoma Victory Dolls – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. Jenni Carlson, "Derby players pitch in", The Oklahoman, 8 November 2009
  3. "NEW: Mardi Gras parade winners announced", Norman Transcript, 23 February 2009
  4. "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE". oklahomavictorydolls.com. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. "About OKCRD", OKCRD
  6. Tony Pennington, "Down and derby", Norman Transcript, May 20, 2007
  7. Alice Collinsworth, "Rolling in the new year", Edmond Sun, December 30, 2006
  8. "WFTDA Apprentice Program welcomes 16 new leagues Archived 2010-09-12 at the Wayback Machine", 8 July 2010
  9. "WFTDA Welcomes 6 New Members Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 1 March 2011
  10. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  11. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  12. "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  13. "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  14. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  15. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  16. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
  17. "Oklahoma Victory Dolls"
  18. Moose Ondaluce, "MooseCast: (u) West Texas Roller Dollz at (u) Oklahoma Victory Dolls Archived December 25, 2010, at the Wayback Machine", Derby News Network", 3 October 2008
  19. "WFTDA'sSouth Central Region - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  20. "First Rankings Calculator Release Today - LatestNews - Women's Flat Track Derby Association". wftda.org. WFTDA. 15 March 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  21. Marshall, Justice Feelgood (22 September 2013). "D1A 7th: (9) Oklahoma Repeats on (8) Nashville, 200-131 | Derby News Network". Derby News Network. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  22. Deadwards, Lisa (28 September 2014). "D1SLC 9th: Tri-City (#40) Finds Victory in Overtime over Oklahoma (#32), 190-185". Derby Central. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  23. "WFTDA D2 Playoffs: Cleveland". Derby Central. 26 August 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  24. Khaos, Merry (20 August 2017). "7th Place: #5 Oklahoma repeats Victory over #15 E-Ville, 295-238". Derby Central. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  25. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  26. "Rankings – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  27. "Rankings – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 30 April 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  28. "Rankings – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  29. "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  30. "Rankings: December 31, 2018". WFTDA. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
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