Scald Eagle

Scald Eagle
	Scald Eagle holding the Hydra Trophy after her team Rose City Rollers won the 2015 WFTDA Championships.
Personal information
Birth name	Hillary Buscovick
Nickname(s)	Scald Eagle
Nationality	American
Spouse(s)	Samara (Lady Trample) Buscovick (formerly Pepperell)
Sport
Country	United States
Sport	Roller derby
Position	Jammer
League	WFTDA
Club	Rose City Rollers (2011-16); Denver Roller Derby (2017-present)
Team	Wheels of Justice (2011-16); Mile High Club (2017-present)
Achievements and titles
World finals	World Cup winner: 2014, 2018
Regional finals	WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs winner: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
National finals	WFTDA Championships: winner 2015, 2016
	Updated on 10 November 2019.

Hillary Buscovick, known as Scald Eagle, is an American roller derby skater. She is a star jammer and one of the top scorers of all time for WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs and WFTDA Championships.[1] Notably, Buscovick scored 133 points in the 2015 championship final that saw the Rose City Rollers defeat the five-time defending champion Gotham Girls Roller Derby.[2] Buscovick is also known for her "jukey" jamming technique as well as her signature face paint.[3]

Early life

Buscovick grew up in Gunnison, Colorado and was ice skating by the age four and playing competitive ice hockey by the age of 10. Prior to starting roller derby, she also played softball.[3]

Roller derby

Buscovick first learned about roller derby through the film Whip It.[3] Within days after learning there was a roller derby league in Portland, Oregon, she bought skates and gear and started teaching herself how to roller skate through YouTube videos.[4]

In August 2010, Scald Eagle joined the Rose City Rollers fresh meat program. By January 2011, she was playing for the all-star travel team "Wheels of Justice."[3]

In early 2017, Scald Eagle announced on Facebook that she would be leaving Portland, Oregon and joining Denver Roller Derby’s all-star team “Mile High Club” for the 2017 season.[1]

In September 2019, Buscovick married Denver teammate Samara Pepperell, known as Lady Trample. A game was held the previous day, "Altar*Cation at Elevation," in which each bride-to-be fielded a team of all-stars, with the winning bride keeping her surname in the marriage. The "BuscoVictors" defeated the "Red Hot Chilli Pepperells" 200-197, and so Lady Trample adopted Buscovick as her surname.[5]

References

"Scald Eagle Has Transferred to Denver". The Apex. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
Frye, Andy (28 April 2016). "With a flair for the dramatic, Hillary Buscovick and Rose City begin bid for a roller derby encore". ESPN. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
"October 2015 Featured Skater: Scald Eagle". WFTDA. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
"Take a skate with Scald Eagle". TomboyX Blog. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
Cleveland, Claire (25 October 2019). "'Til Death Do We Jam: Colorado Roller Derby Couple Duel For Who Gets Newlywed Naming Rights". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 26 October 2019.

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[apex-1] "Scald Eagle Has Transferred to Denver". The Apex. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

[espn-2] Frye, Andy (28 April 2016). "With a flair for the dramatic, Hillary Buscovick and Rose City begin bid for a roller derby encore". ESPN. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

[wftda-3] "October 2015 Featured Skater: Scald Eagle". WFTDA. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2017.

[4] "Take a skate with Scald Eagle". TomboyX Blog. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2017.

[cpr-5] Cleveland, Claire (25 October 2019). "'Til Death Do We Jam: Colorado Roller Derby Couple Duel For Who Gets Newlywed Naming Rights". Colorado Public Radio. Retrieved 26 October 2019.