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CAPTION: Wild Cherri (Cheri Kresge) helps Mulan Bruise (Nathalie Voirin) buckle her helmet strap during one of the first practices for the Tampa Bay Derby Darlins. Rollerderby, which is a full contact sport, was new to a lot of the players who either haven't roller skated since they were kids or who are involved in speed skating and artistic skating ventures, where finesse and grace are stressed over physicality.
INTRO: Last summer they started a league of their own. Now the Tampa Bay Derby Darlins are hell on wheels. This is how they roll. (Times photo by Melissa Lyttle)
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