Stockholm Allstars getting ready for Florida

Some people aim for Beach 2014, meaning that they are supposed to be ready for a bikini summer of 2014, Stockholm Allstars are getting ready for BeachBrawl 2014... BeachBrawl is a tournament in Florida, and we are playing really highly ranked teams... teams that are almost 100 spots above us, you would say that we are taking on a lot, and if you say that, you are probably right. Still, it's such an amazing opportunity, Steele City, Houston and Tampa Bay, we could not have asked to play against more amazing teams!

AND the BEFORE we go we have TWO bouts here in Sweden, first we are going down to Crime City in Malmö to play our annual match-up. Always a very tight and nervewrecking game, and in April we are playing against an American team coming to Stockholm. Yeah, we are not shy when it comes to take on the top teams of the world, we might get beat down, but only so we can get up quicker... yeah...

Yesterday we had an Allstar meeting, planning for Florida, doing some teambonding, me making hot apple cider and some of even went for some ice-skating before. Ice-skating REALLY is fun, except from when you forget that ice-skates don't have toestops and you fall flat on your face. At least hte flatfallonyourface entertain the rest of the people, and we all almost do it. Freaking Chaos is amazing on skates, she does some really impressive hockeystop and running out of it. yeah... at least I was very impressed by the footwork and wished I could do it... one day, one day... I must admitt I feel like such a amatour on the ice with NEverest, Slinky and Chaos, that all have very solid hockey/Rignette backgrounds... damn those sporty girls, All I have to come with is competative snowboarding... 

An amazing weekend

Sometimes roads just end... Rudeass hitting the wall... 

This weekend was chill but quite awesome, it contained good company, good food, good friends, good movies and ice-skating... I woke up this morning and felt really relaxed and happy...

Saturday was mellow and I went to watch The Godfather on the big screen, and birthday present from Britta, and afterwards we made some version of a pasta carbonara. Before bed-time I swung by Minna and Maloonys move in party... Crash had made a very impressive vagina cake... I think it almost made me blush...

Weather on Sunday was stellar and the plan was to go to the movies all day (Gordfather II and III), but we played hookey and went for a walk and then ice-skating instead. I skipped derby practice, and I felt OK about it, and that my dear friends, does not happen very often. Life is supposed to be about fun and what you adore doing and the people you love in your life... It's about feeling appreciated and pushing yourself and the people around you to be the best they can be. 

Britta is fit for fight for some skating 

Crash is talented and yes - it made me blush

Snow and skating

I've had my first real serious derby break... I've done things I've never have had time for before, an it's been real fun!

Ice-skating - the time is now

Ice-skating Rollerderby style

 (some of the Stockholm Rollerderby girls in full action)

So if you don't have an indoor place to rollerskate and it is negative 10 degrees celsius outside... you can always go ice-skating!
There are a whole bunch of drills you can practice on ice-skates that will help your rollerskating.  You can try things like:
- a single paceline
- one-knee falls (wach out, you will gliiiiiiide)
- cross-overs
- hockey stops
- one foot
- skating backwards
well, the list can go on, and on, and on... I sort of don't recommend hits or scrimmage practices... and wear you kneepads!! Since we roller-derby girls automatically throw ourselves on the knees when we fall... but also wearing writsguards, helmets and even elbowpads are NOT a bad idea.

Maloony tried to teach me some really simple figure skating jump, and apperently I do everything the wrong way, but some really amazing and fantastic Russian girl used to do it, so apperently hope is not out for me!