Tom Shcaar is Pro for Element Skateboards

Tom Schaar is pro!!! At only 18, Tom Schaar is already one of Element’s longest tenured skate team members. As a youth superstar, Tom gained global skateboarding notoriety for being the youngest ever skateboarder to complete a 900 on vert, the first ever to complete a 1080, youngest X Games gold medalist, youngest Dew Tour and Vans Pool Party champions, and even made an appearance on the popular US talk show, “Ellen”. Recently, Tom has dropped the pads and began to conquer cement as an incredible bowl skater. Contest wins aside, in the last year he’s been featured with an interview in Thrasher and released a 3 minute solo part on ThrasherMagazine.com. 2018 will be a big year for Tom with a part in the Element video, “Peace”, competition on the Vans Skate Park Series, and preparation for Olympic qualifying.

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Head 2 Head: Tom Schaar and Trey Wood 540

Two phenomenal bowl skaters Tom Schaar and Trey Wood are closely examined in our second installment of Head 2 Head. Previously we looked at Curren Caples and Trey Wood as they hucked frontside bonlesses in our bowl at Dew Tour Long Beach 2016. This year as we increased our bowl size and exclusively invited 25 of the best bowl skaters, which made for a perfect storm for some good hard skating.

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Vans Park Series Huntington Beach Men’s Highlights | 2017 Vans Park Series

Stop 5 of the 2017 Vans Park Series was back on the hot sands of Huntington Beach. The quality of skating was at an all time high in the custom built skatepark lead by young gun Tom Schaar who stamped his name into first place on the event. Ben Hatchell was back and better than ever with a mind blowing run that put him in 2nd place while CJ Collins came in at 3rd place with a ru that no 14 year old should be doing!

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Vans Park Series Vancouver Highlights | 2017 Vans Park Series

Vans returned to the legendary Hastings Park in Vancouver, Canada for the 4th stop of the 2017 Vans Park Series. Every contest seems to get better, and this year Canada was no different. This was Pedro Barros first contest on Canadian soil, and he didn’t disappoint the rabid skate fans of Vancouver. The skating was next level, and everyone was putting together video part tricks in their contest runs, but at the end it was Tom Schaar 3rd, Karl Berglind 2nd, and Pedro Barros 1st, claiming his second win of 2017.

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Vans Park Series Malmo LEFTOVERS | 2017 Vans Park Series

When Vans Park Series comes to town, it’s a week of nonstop destruction. From practice sessions to the finals, this is some of the best park skating you’ll ever see. Check out all of the extras from our week in Malmo, Sweden. Watch the full contest On Demand at vansparkseries.com or Red Bull TV. Featuring CJ Collins, Jack Fardell, Cody Lockwood, Josh Borden, Pedro Barros, Tristan Rennie, Sam Beckett, Oskar Rozenberg Hallberg, Roman Pabich, Ben Hatchell, Vinicius Kakinho, Ivan Federico, Cory Juneau, Vincent Matheron, Zion Wright, Keegan Palmer, Collin Graham, Karl Berglind, Tom Schaar, Trey Wood, Kevin Kowalski, Willy Lara, Chris Russell, Daan Van Der Linden, Grant Taylor, Ishod Wair and Robin Bolian.

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Dew Tour 2017 Pro Bowl Welcome Tom Schaar

Dew Tour is proud to announce Tom Schaar as one of the 25 invited skaters in the individual Pro Bowl Competition. New for 2017, our upsized bowl features corners, transfers, hips, and plenty of flow, creating the optimal environment for a hammer filled event. The Pro Bowl competition kicks off on Saturday June 17, at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center with the world’s best pro skaters.

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