Alex Sorgente has been traveling the world to skate since he was 10 years old, he has won or finished on the podium in every major contest and is the defending Vans Park Series World Champion. But who is he? We get to know Alex as he prepares for the 2017 VPS World Championships in Shanghai, live on Red Bull TV September 23rd.
Loveletters Season 8: Lance Mountain Part 2 | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
The Lance Mountain Love Letter continues with Lance showing some love for 70’s pro skater Darrell Miller. Darrell was one of the first pros to give Lance boards- he also came up with the Miller Flip. Watch and learn some skate history direct from Lance Mountain.
RAW CLIPS AT VANS’ HUNTINGTON BEACH PARK
Matt Berger, Felipe Gustavo, Mark Appleyard, TJ Rogers, Jordan Hoffart, Sierra Fellers, Trevor McClung, and David Gravette at the Vans Huntington Beach Skatepark.
2017 Vans Park Series World Championship Shanghai Trailer
With just two weeks left until the ultimate park terrain skateboarding battle, the world’s skateboarding elite are honing their skills in preparation for the 2017 Vans Park Series World Championships taking place in Shanghai, China on September 23. Located in the world-famous Bund waterfront area in central Shanghai, China, the 2017 VPS World Championships will pit skateboarding’s elite pros against select VPS Continental Champions to present the greatest showcase of men’s and women’s park terrain skateboarding talent the world has ever seen in a custom designed and purpose-built, VPS-certified park terrain competition course. With a total purse of more than US$160,000 on the line, this historic culmination will officially crown the men’s and women’s 2017 VPS World Champions of Park Terrain Skateboarding and establish next year’s elite VPS Pro Tour class.
The Scottish Heatwave Trip | Skate | VANS
A select few from the Vans UK team (along with some new blood) headed up to the Northern realms of Scotland to hit up and rip the raw concrete parks it has to offer. With anticipation of rainy and cold weather, they were pleasantly surprised to be met with a heatwave that passed through.
Highlights | 2017 Asia Continental Championships | Vans Park Series
Xtreme Skatepark in Singapore was the home of the 2017 Vans Park Series Asia Continental Championships. Check out all the action! Congratulations to Kensuke Sasaoka (JPN) who took out the Men’s finals and Kihana Ogawa (JPN) in the Women’s Finals.
Vans Shop Riot 2017: Baltics Qualifiers | Shop Riot | VANS
The most exciting action sports event in the Baltics took place in Riga’s infamous Monsterpark. The finest skate shop teams from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania competed against each other to be the official Baltic state participant at the Vans Shop Riot European. Following a hard-fought contest, it was Latvia’s Clockwise taking first place and earning their space in the finals. Second place went to last year’s 3rd place winners OnWheels from Estonia and in third place were Board LV Shop from Latvia.
Pool Skating Mayhem from Huntington Beach | Vans Park Series 2017
In a contest weekend that threw perceived wisdom to the wind, the Huntington Beach leg of Vans Park Series was all about the young guns. There were plenty of skaters punching above their weight on the temporary skatepark constructed on the sand at the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing. Sit back, crack open a cold one, and enjoy a weekend worth of hammers from the fifth stop of the Vans Park Series in Huntington Beach.
Vans Park Series Huntington Beach LEFTOVERS | 2017 Vans Park Series
So much more went down at Huntington Beach for the 5th stop of the VPS Men’s Pro Tour that we couldn’t get it all into the highlights.
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!
Ishod Wair Profile | Vans Park Series Select Pro
Check out VPS Select Pro Ishod Wair! Thrasher Mag’s 2013 Skater of the Year, Ishod is mostly known for his street skating skills, but has been killing Park Terrain with us all summer.
Willy Lara Profile | 2017 VPS Pro Tour Challenger | Vans Park Series
Willy Lara has been tearing up every park on the 2017 Vans Park Series, and as we enter the final qualifier in Huntington Beach he’s currently in the 4th spot to qualify for the 2017 World Championships in Shanghai, China. Get to know Willy Lara!