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By Ben Muir 

Local woman does Roller Derby World Cup

 

February 15, 2018

Photo courtesy of Victoria Moore

Melissa Wagner, left, Victoria Moore, and Bonnie Wykman at the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup.

The only Alaskan to compete in this year's Roller Derby World Cup is a Petersburg woman, and she joined the indigenous team to help support a mission to include native peoples globally, and advocate against upticks in violence against them.

Victoria Moore, who plays derby with the Ragnarök Rollers in Petersburg, was welcomed to the indigenous global team in August 2017. She joined 20 women and two coaches, all coming from three continents and 20 tribes. It's the first time Team Indigenous has competed in the world cup.

Moore would travel for two days to Manchester, United Kingdom, to mee...



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