For stop #3 of the 2019 Men’s & Women’s Pro Tour Vans heads to Montreal where they are building a purpose built park which they will leave for the community after the event.
The Tony Alva Story – The Official Teaser | Skate | VANS
One of the key figures in the early evolution of skateboarding from a wholesome, contest based “sport” into the freewheeling art form that it is today was Tony Alva. Starring: Tony Alva, Jeff Grosso, Wynn Miller, Steve Olson, Shepard Fairy, Gus Van Sant, Josh Brolin, Jeff Ament, Glen E Friedman, Robert Trujillo, Brad Bowman, Pete Zehnder, Jeff Ho, Stacey Peralta, Elijah Berle and more.
Loveletters Season 10: 80s Contests Love Note | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
“Vert ramp contests…they were fun for a while and then they weren’t. So they went away.”—Jeff Grosso.
3rd Place – Tristan Rennie (BRA) 84.63 | Sao Paulo, BRA | 2019 Men’s Pro Tour | Vans Park Series
Tristan Rennie left it until his last run of the day to bring home the bronze in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Tristan also claimed 3rd place in the 2018 Sao Paulo event.
2nd Place – Luiz Francisco (BRA) 86.50 | Sao Paulo, BRA | 2019 Men’s Pro Tour | Vans Park Series
Luiz Francisco hits the podium for his second time this year with a second place finish off his last run.
1st Place – Pedro Barros (BRA) 88.63 | Sao Paulo, BRA | 2019 Men’s Pro Tour | Vans Park Series
The king of Brazil did not disappoint his home crowd with a powerful display of skating in Sao Paulo. This is Pedro’s 3rd win on Brazilian soil out of 4 events (he came 2nd in the other).
Course Preview – Roman Pabich | Sao Paulo, Brazil – Vans Park Series
Shanghai champ Roman Pabich (USA) hits the Sao Paulo skate park in this course preview.
Course Preview – Tristan Rennie | Sao Paulo, brazil – Vans Park Series
Tristan Rennie takes us on a preview of the São Paulo course. Vans built this park for their Vans Park Series stop last year and left it as a public skatepark for the locals to skate, now we are back again. Tristan Rennie is gnarly and we could see him doing well with run like this, and Chris Gregson is the sickest filmer out.
Loveletters Season 10: Og De Souza Love Note | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Og De Souza is a big part of Brazilian skate history . His story IS skateboarding to its core… then, now and everywhere.
Geoff Rowley grinds the Staples Center Hubba! | Classic Tales | VANS
Geoff Rowley tells us the inspirational tale of grinding the Staples Center hubba for the first time. He set up the shot and also hid a secret camera man in the bushes to capture the insanity.
Athlete Profile: Luiz Francisco (BRA) – Vans Park Series
Rewind 12 months to Sao Paulo 2018 when Luiz Francisco became a crowd favorite with a powerful showing in the Vans Park Series Pro Tour Final.
Loveletters Season 10: Brazil | Jeff Grosso’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | VANS
Brazil has one of the best, oldest and coolest skate scenes in the world. Grosso and the Love Letters crew headed down to see how much of epic skate history they could uncover in 8 days. This is the longest episode ever and we barely scratched the surface of Brazilian skateboarding!