Vans Park Series sparks off its third year in São Paulo and for our first Rider Profile of 2018 we take a dive into the history of Brazil’s native son, Pedro Barros. Pedro finished in 2nd place at the 2017 VPS Championships in Shanghai China, and has won every VPS event held in Brazil. We sit down with Pedro to discuss his recent move to Huntington Beach, California, his upbringing in Florianopolis and the pressure of competing in front of the hometown fans.
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Vans Skatepark São Paulo Friends & Family Session
The brand new certified Vans Park Series Skatepark in the Candido Portinari State Park, São Paulo, Brazil is now open! To celebrate the opening Vans threw a little session with local friends and family. Burgers, beverages and skating, what more do you need!
São Paulo Skatepark Build | Vans Park Series
São Paulo will now have their own Skatepark built to official Vans Park Series specifications. The world best men’s and women’s park terrain skaters will be hitting the fresh park on June 1st, 2018 for the first stop of the 2018 Vans Park Series Pro Tour.
2018 Vans Park Series Official Trailer
The Vans Park Series, skateboarding’s first-ever world championship park terrain series, returns in 2018 with 4 Qualifier stops in Brazil, Canada, the USA and Sweden, followed by the World Championship in China. Get the full schedule and watch every stop LIVE at www.vansparkseries.com
2018 Vans Pool Party Crowns Champions | Vans Pool Party | VANS
With three divisions establishing today’s elite top Pros, Masters and undisputed Legends of bowl riding, the Vans Pool Party is unique in all of skateboarding for bringing together the biggest names in deep bowl skateboarding to battle it out in the legendary Vans Combi bowl at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, California. For more information on the Vans Pool Party including results, photos and videos, visit vans.com/poolparty
2018 Vans Pool Party: Pros Highlights | Vans Pool Party | VANS
Vans’ newest family member and last year’s champion, Tom Schaar, dominated the Pros division from the very first heat, easing into his third Pool Party title. With a mental combination of switch lip tricks and airs up in the rafters, Schaar forced the rest of the pack to compete for second place all evening. Vans riders Cory Juneau and Chris Russell, hammered their way into the top 3 with Juneau sliding mile-long front boards in the deep and The Muscle smashing everything to disaster falling just short of Schaar with solid scores of 94.33 and 93.33 for Russell.
2018 Vans Pool Party: Masters Highlights | Vans Pool Party | VANS
The Masters division again celebrated iconic bowl-riding talent, crowning Sandro Dias the 2018 champion, joined by Andy Macdonald, 2nd, and Chad Shetler, 3rd.
2018 Vans Pool Party: Legends Highlights | Vans Pool Party | VANS
The raucous crowds that filled the legendary Combi Pool arena for the 14th annual Vans Pool Party were treated to another sizzling skateboarding performance by the winningest skater in Pool Party history, Chris Miller. Miller left the coping ablaze with a score of 93.00, leaving no debate on who deserved the 2018 Legends crown. Chris delivered a flawless run laced with his patented fluid style that has been his calling card ever since stepping on a skateboard in 1978 to earn his 10th title. Eric Nash and Steve Caballero rounded out top honors with Nash scoring 91.33 and Cab 90.67.
2018 Vans Pool Party: Steve Caballero 3rd Place Run – Legends Division | Vans Pool Party | VANS
Iconic Vans Rider Steve Caballero nails it once again with this solid 3rd place Legends Division run at the 2018 Vans Pool Party.
2018 Vans Pool Party: Chris Russell 3rd Place Run – Pro Division | Vans Pool Party | VANS
Vans rider The Muscle, Chris Russell, smashed his way into 3rd place in the 2018 Vans Pool Party with this beast of a run.
2018 Vans Pool Party: Eric Nash 2nd Place Run – Legends Division | Vans Pool Party | VANS
Check out how Eric Nash got 2nd place in the Legends Division at the 2018 Vans Pool Party.