{"id":51430,"date":"2017-05-30T10:56:34","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T17:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=51430"},"modified":"2017-05-30T10:56:34","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T17:56:34","slug":"alex-sorgente-wins-vans-park-series-malmo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=51430","title":{"rendered":"Alex Sorgente Wins Vans Park Series Malm\u00f6"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZhcQWd1uIak\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Alex Sorgente<\/strong> nailed down a win at the <strong>2017&nbsp;Vans Park Series<\/strong> in Malm\u00f6, Sweden on May 27, 2017 edging <strong>Tom Schaar<\/strong> who finished in second.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Demonstrating incredible accuracy and lightning speed throughout his runs, Sorgente remarks, \u201cI\u2019m ecstatic. I can\u2019t believe I won here again. There\u2019s really no limitations at this park, you can go big, long grinds, big airs, everything mixed together makes it really great.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>For the official word from Vans, including the full results, please follow the jump.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Park Terrain Skateboarding World Champion Alex Sorgente Claims First 2017 Men&#8217;s Pro Tour Victory at Vans Park Series Sweden Event<br \/>\n&#8211; Runner Up Tom Schaar Guards Lead in Pro Challenger Rankings<br \/>\n&#8211; Malm\u00f6 Locals Karl Berglind and Oskar Rozenberg Hallberg Set Off Crowd-roaring Performances<br \/>\nRE-LIVE THE ACTION ON RED BULL TV!<\/p>\n<p>Malm\u00f6, SWEDEN (May 27, 2017) \u2013 Vans Park Series congratulates Alex Sorgente for a remarkable first place performance at the VPS Sweden men&#8217;s Pro Tour event earlier today. As the current World Champion, Sorgente\u2019s victory marks his second time claiming glory at Kroksb\u00e4ck Skatepark, after dominating the built-to-spec park terrain course at the VPS World Championships last year.<\/p>\n<p>Demonstrating incredible accuracy and lightning speed throughout his runs, Sorgente remarks, \u201cI\u2019m ecstatic. I can\u2019t believe I won here again. There\u2019s really no limitations at this park, you can go big, long grinds, big airs, everything mixed together makes it really great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tour Challenger Tom Schaar\u2019s precision and trick variety landed him in 2nd place, further securing his Challenger rankings lead and earning him his second podium appearance in the season after winning in Australia in March.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, it was no surprise that the capacity Malm\u00f6 crowds went wild for local boy Karl Berglind, whose seamless runs and creative combinations in the semi\u2019s and finals put him in 3rd place, securing his first podium placement in the series so far. \u201cI\u2019m speechless,\u201d Berglind gushes. \u201cJust being in the final was a win for me. Everyone was fired up and I needed that pressure on me to step it up.\u201d An honorable mention also goes out to fellow Malm\u00f6 native Oskar Rozenberg Hallberg, after executing an outstanding miracle run in the Semi\u2019s to send the Sweden audience roaring.<\/p>\n<p>Re-live all the action on RED BULL TV.<\/p>\n<p>VPS Sweden Men&#8217;s Pro Tour \u2013 Final Results<\/p>\n<p>1. Alex Sorgente<br \/>\n2. Tom Schaar<br \/>\n3. Karl Berglind<br \/>\n4. Cory Juneau<br \/>\n5. Oskar Rozenberg Hallberg<br \/>\n6. Roman Pabich<br \/>\n7. Pedro Barros<br \/>\n8. Ben Hatchell<\/p>\n<p>VPS Men\u2019s World Championship Tour \u2013 Pro Challenger Rankings<\/p>\n<p>1. Tom Schaar<br \/>\n2. Murilo Peres<br \/>\n3. Willy Lara<br \/>\n4. Tristan Rennie<br \/>\n5. Karl Berglind<\/p>\n<p>VPS European Continental Champions<\/p>\n<p>Rune Glifberg (DEN)<br \/>\nAmelia Brodka (POL)<\/p>\n<p>The third stop on the 2017 VPS Men\u2019s Pro Tour returned to the Kroksb\u00e4ck Skatepark, the world\u2019s first VPS-certified permanent park terrain competition course, donated in 2016 by the Vans Park Series to the community of Malm\u00f6, Sweden on the occasion of the inaugural park terrain skateboarding VPS World Championships for leading the world with their progressive support of the city\u2019s youth through public skateboard programming and initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>To see the full list of 2017 results and remaining 2017 VPS World Tour events with information on how to enter or watch live, download the free Vans Park Series iOS app now or visit Vans Park Series online.<\/p>\n<p>Vans Park Series 2017 World Tour<\/p>\n<p>Pro Tour*<\/p>\n<p>Sydney, Australia**<br \/>\nMarch 4<\/p>\n<p>Serra Negra, Brazil**<br \/>\nApril 8<\/p>\n<p>Malm\u00f6, Sweden**<br \/>\nMay 27<\/p>\n<p>Vancouver, Canada**<br \/>\nJuly 8<\/p>\n<p>Huntington Beach, USA<br \/>\nAugust 5<\/p>\n<p>Continental Championships<\/p>\n<p>Oceania Championships<br \/>\nSydney, Australia<br \/>\nMarch 5<\/p>\n<p>Europa Championships<br \/>\nMalm\u00f6, Sweden<br \/>\nMay 26<\/p>\n<p>Asia Championships<br \/>\nSingapore<br \/>\nDate TBA<\/p>\n<p>Americas Championships<br \/>\nHuntington Beach, USA<br \/>\nAugust 1<\/p>\n<p>Africa Championships<br \/>\nLocation TBA<br \/>\nDate TBA<\/p>\n<p>World Championships*<\/p>\n<p>Shanghai, China<br \/>\nSeptember 23<\/p>\n<p>*Broadcasted live on Red Bull TV<br \/>\n**Men\u2019s-only event<\/p>\n<p>Download the official Vans Park Series iOS App for free or stay tuned to the Vans Park Series online for final athlete and event confirmations, and more information on the VPS World Tour events as the series continues.<\/p>\n<p>+++<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT VANS PARK SERIES<br \/>\nThe 2017 Vans Park Series Pro Tour is the premier series for professional park terrain skateboarders consisting of five men\u2019s global qualifiers and one women\u2019s global qualifier spanning five countries over six months and culminating with the official Vans Park Series World Championships. The men\u2019s and women\u2019s park terrain skateboarding 2017 Vans Park Series World Championships are sanctioned by the International Skateboarding Federation and will be held September 23 in Shanghai, China.<\/p>\n<p>Known for its unrivaled combination of speed, style, flow, amplitude and creativity, park terrain is the fastest growing discipline in competitive skateboarding today. The Vans Park Series is the defining event series for global competitive park terrain skateboarding and the first and only point system culminating in the official ISF-sanctioned park terrain skateboarding select National, Continental and World Championships for men and women.<\/p>\n<p>Showcasing an international roster of skateboarding\u2019s elite pros and a total prize purse in excess of $500,000(USD), the Vans Park Series uniquely defines the park terrain format with its exclusive points system, judging guidelines and qualifying park terrain course criteria. Red Bull TV is the official Vans Park Series 2017 Men\u2019s Pro Tour media partner. Additional information and live Webcast details will be available on the official Vans Park Series iOS app and online.<\/p>\n<p>Follow the Vans Park Series on social media or sign up online now for the latest information on Vans Park Series event details, elite pros, official sanctions and competition formats.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Sorgente nailed down a win at the 2017&nbsp;Vans Park Series in Malm\u00f6, Sweden on May 27, 2017 edging Tom Schaar who finished in second. Demonstrating incredible accuracy and lightning speed throughout his runs, Sorgente remarks, \u201cI\u2019m ecstatic. I can\u2019t believe I won here again. There\u2019s really no limitations at this park, you can go [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,28],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51430"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=51430"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51431,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51430\/revisions\/51431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=51430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=51430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=51430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}