The official park builders of Vans Park Series, California Skateparks, have been hard at work building, arguably, the most exciting VPS park of the season in Suzhou, China for the 2018 Vans Park Series Pro Finals. Check out the build process.
Loveletters Season 9: Tony Hawk | Jeff Gross’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | Vans
Grosso sits down with Tony Hawk for a conversation that spans their almost 40 years of skateboarding and friendship.
Loveletters Season 9: Texas | Jeff Gross’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | Vans
Caller, you’re live! We literally phoned this one in. Our first ever phone-in episode is dedicated to Texas. Gibson, Johnson, Wilkes and Newton… Grosso calls in the classics to discuss one of the best scenes ever.
VANS Plaza Jam at Woodward PA
Vans sent a few flow riders to Woodward Pennsylvania location to cap off the last week of camp! They brought boxes full of product and hosted a few contests throughout the week to give away to the campers. Check out the re-cap video here from one of those contests!
Loveletters Season 9: Atlanta Scene Report | Jeff Gross’s Loveletters to Skateboarding | Vans
Building a scene takes time and lots of work. For over 40 years the skaters in Atlanta have worked together to build one of the best scenes anywhere in the world. Grosso and the Love Letters crew took a trip to ATL to check out the scene.
Highlights | Men’s Pro Tour Semifinals & Final – Malmö, Sweden | Vans Park Series
The worlds best park terrain skaters converged on Kroksbäck Skatepark in Malmo, Sweden for the 4th stop of the VPS Men’s Pro Tour. Oskar Rozenberg Hallberg, Clay Kreiner, Pedro Barros, Tristen Rennie, Chris Russell, Ronnie Sandoval, Kevin Kowalski, Robin Bolian, Vi Kakinho, Roman Pabich, Patrick Ryan and more feature in the highlights from the final day of the Malmö event. Enjoy.
3rd Place – Pedro Barros (BRA) 82.20 | Malmo, SWE | 2018 Men’s Vans Park Series
Pedro Barros continues to rack up podium finishes in 2018. We saw Pedro mix up his style in Malmö with a range of different runs but with all the class we have come to expect. Congrats Pedro on your 3rd place finish.
2nd Place – Clay Kreiner (USA) 83.30 | Malmo, SWE | 2018 Men’s Vans Park Series
This run brought Clay Kreiner his first podium finish for a Vans Park Series event. An impressive effort considering he is coming off a broken foot just before the Huntington Beach event.
Prelims Highlights – Men’s Pro Tour | Malmo, Sweden | 2018 Vans Park Series
Highlights of the prelims round of the 4th stop of the 2018 Men’s Pro Tour, Vans Park Series at Malmo, Sweden.
60 Seconds With Grosso: Contests | Jeff Grosso’s Love Notes | VANS
Ever heard of the Mile High Massacre or the Terror at Tahoe? Jeff Grosso takes 60 seconds to talk contests.
Vans Park Series 2018 Rider Profile: Tom Schaar | Skate | VANS
At age 12, Tom Schaar landed skateboarding’s first 1080. It was a career defining trick that gained Tom international attention as well as a bit of a stigma within the core skateboard community as an ‘air baby.’ Since then Tom has proven himself to be more than a one-trick-wonder. From video parts for Element Skateboards in backyard pools to dominating the Vans Park Series Pro Tour, Tom has shown he’s able to adapt to any terrain. In this Rider Profile we visit Tom’s house in San Diego California to discuss his career, his goals for the future, and to follow him on a filming session at Washington Street skatepark with his friend and filmer Chris Gregson.
Vans Park Series Malmö, Sweden Trailer
The world’s best men’s and women’s park terrain skaters are heading to Kroksbäck Skatepark in Malmö, Sweden for the next stop of the 2018 Vans Park Series. A huge 3 days of skating will go down kicking off with the Men’s & Women’s Europe Continental Championships on the 6th of September followed by the Men’s & Women’s Pro Tour events on the 7th & 8th of September.