Co-captain Midori Ohtake, aka KonichiWOW, was also co-captain of Team Canada in the 2014 World Cup. Born in Kingston, Ontario, 2018 is her eighth season of roller derby. Joining boot-camp in late 2010, Ohtake competed with Queen City Roller Girls in Buffalo NY in 2011, and rejoined them again in 2017. In-between her years with Queen City, she skated for Windy City Rollers in Chicago 2012-2014, and Montreal New Skids on the Block in 2015 and 2016. Her sports background includes figure skating, soccer, and lacrosse. She has an administrative job in the University of Buffalo School of Medicine.
Midori Ohtake. Photo: Rodger Proulx