Nahyomi Painter-Escudero, a swimmer, gymnast, and soccer player as a kid, did pretty much everything except roller skate. But she decided to give roller derby a try in 2018, nudged by her brother.

Jewish Roller Derby, a borderless team, first came onto Jacobson’s radar during a tournament in the late 2010s, she recalled, and she started skating with them at stateside tournaments in 2023.

KANSAS CITY—Law enforcement are investigating a violent altercation that injured two teenagers at a skate park in Kansas City, Missouri. Just after 1a.m. Sunday, police responded to report of a ...