vansparkseries.com<\/strong><\/a> beginning Friday, September 22, 2017 at 8 PM PDT (11 PM in New York). For all the details, including a list of skater, please follow the jump.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Costa Mesa, CALIF. (September 20, 2017) \u2013 The ultimate park terrain skateboarding showdown is ready to unfold as the 2017 Vans Park Series World Championships finale lights up Shanghai, China this Saturday, September 23. With a premium, first-class, live international broadcast, the Vans Park Series will offer an exciting global viewing experience complete with live action commentary in English, Mandarin and Portuguese. Watch the official crowning of two new champions from the elite park terrain skateboarding tour this Friday, September 22 at 8PM PDT on Red Bull TV and vansparkseries.com.<\/p>\n
Located in the world-famous Bund waterfront area in central Shanghai, China, the 2017 VPS World Championships will pit skateboarding\u2019s elite pros against select VPS Continental Champions to present the greatest showcase of men\u2019s and women\u2019s park terrain skateboarding talent the world has ever seen in a custom-designed and purpose-built, VPS-certified park terrain competition course. This year\u2019s World Championships park course design highlights a surplus of creative features including a center island extension, a kicker into laid back bank, a round flat bar, big hip into the deep end, huge jump box and more, all of which is built directly next to the mesmerizing backdrop of the Shanghai city skyline.<\/p>\n
With a total purse of more than US$160,000 on the line, this historic culmination will officially crown the men\u2019s and women\u2019s 2017 VPS World Champions of Park Terrain Skateboarding and establish next year\u2019s elite VPS Pro Tour class. To see the full list of 2017 results and 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
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VANS PARK SERIES
\n2017 MEN\u2019S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD<\/p>\n
Select Pros
\nAlex Sorgente (USA)
\nBen Hatchell (USA)
\nCory Juneau (USA)
\nCurren Caples (USA)
\nIvan Federico (ITA)
\nJack Fardell (AUS)
\nKevin Kowalksi (USA)
\nOskar Rozenberg Hallberg (SWE)
\nPedro Barros (BRA)
\nRaven Tershy (USA)
\nRonnie Sandoval (USA)<\/p>\n
Tour Challengers
\nTom Schaar (USA)
\nKarl Berglind (SWE)
\nMurilo Peres (BRA)
\nWilly Lara (USA)
\nTristan Rennie (USA)
\nCJ Collins (USA)
\nRoman Pabich (USA)
\nKeegan Palmer (USA)
\nTrey Wood (USA)<\/p>\n
Continental Champions
\nBowman Hansen (NZL), Oceania
\nRune Gliberg (DNK), Europa
\nPatrick Ryan (USA), Americas
\nKensuke Sasaoka (JPN), Asia<\/p>\n
VANS PARK SERIES
\n2017 WOMEN\u2019S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD<\/p>\n
Select Pros
\nBrighton Zeuner (USA)
\nJordyn Barratt (USA)
\nKisa Nakamura (JPN)<\/p>\n
Tour Challengers
\nNora Vasconcellos (USA)
\nBryce Wettstein (USA)
\nKody Tamanaha (USA)
\nGrace Marhoefer (USA)
\nHanna Zanzi (USA)
\nLizzie Armanto (USA)
\nYndiara Asp (BRA)<\/p>\n
Continental Champions
\nPoppy Starr Olsen (AUS), Oceania
\nAmelia Brodka (POL), Europa
\nDora Varella (BRA), Americas
\nKihana Ogawa (JPN), Asia<\/p>\n
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
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ABOUT VANS PARK SERIES
\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 global skateboarding\u2019s official Olympic governing body and will be held September 23 in Shanghai, China.<\/p>\n
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
Showcasing an international roster of skateboarding\u2019s elite pros and a total series 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
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":"
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