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Get Riled Up With Roller Derby League Minnesota RollerGirls

Thundering skates are matched by thundering applause as the women stream onto the track. It's time for a bout unlike anything you've ever seen. To dig into the misconceptions about roller derby -- is the action real? Are these athletes or party girls? -- we sat down with three members of the league: Meet Itches Be Trippin, Diamond Rough and Obscene Sheen.

Get Riled Up With Roller Derby League Minnesota RollerGirls

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Thundering skates are matched by thundering applause as the women stream onto the track. It's time for a bout unlike anything you've ever seen.

To dig into the misconceptions about roller derby -- is the action real? Are these athletes or party girls? -- we sat down with three members of the league: Meet Itches Be Trippin, Diamond Rough and Obscene Sheen.

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