The Vans Pro Skate Park Series hits Malmo in Sweden this weekend with two days of concrete carnage going down at Kroksbäck Skatepark, which was built specifically for last year’s event before being donated to the city.
Expect much excitement to occur over the internet in the following days even if you can’t make it, not least from our camp, and you can even watch the whole thing live from 2pm Saturday if the weather here decides to mug you off! Scroll past the live stream for the full press release from Vans.
LIVE FEED HERE
Vans Park Series (VPS), the official park terrain skateboarding World Championship tour, returns to Malmö, Sweden, home of the world’s first permanent VPS-certified park terrain competition course, Kroksbäck Skatepark.
VPS Men’s Pro Tour event semis and finals will be broadcast live on Saturday, May 27 as VPS Select Pros like Pedro Barros, Raven Tershy, Ishod Wair and current World Champion Alex Sorgente battle it out against top qualifying Men’s Pro Tour challengers like Tom Schaar, Murilo Peres, Willy Lara and more in this, the third stop on the road to Shanghai, China and park terrain skateboarding’s official VPS World Championships, September 23.
Preceding Saturday’s webcasted main event, once again Malmö, Sweden’s Kroksbäck Skatepark will play host on Friday to another historic event in the evolution of global park terrain competition with the VPS Europa Continental Championships and the official crowning of skateboarding’s first ever men’s and women’s European park terrain skateboarding champions. VPS event attendees will be treated this week to exciting performances from regional heroes such as Rune Glifberg (Denmark), Sam Beckett (UK), Vincent Matheron (France) andMartino Cattaneo (Switzerland) along with ten qualifying female competitors including Amelia Brodka (Poland) and Stephanie Nurding (UK). Introduced this year, the VPS Continental Championships provide an open path for regional talent to compete alongside qualifying VPS Tour Pros in the World Championships and a chance to earn a spot on the 2018 VPS Pro Tour.
The Kroksbäck Skatepark is the world’s first VPS-certified permanent park terrain competition course and was donated in 2016 by the Vans Park Series to the community of Malmö, Sweden on the occasion of the inaugural park terrain skateboarding VPS World Championships for leading the world with their progressive support of the city’s youth through public skateboard programming and initiatives.
Vans Park Series Sweden Schedule
Friday, May 26
VPS Europa Men’s and Women’s Continental Championships +
VPS Men’s Pro Tour, Men’s Qualifiers
Saturday, May 27
LIVE BROADCAST ON RED BULL TV IN BOTH ENGLISH
VPS Men’s Pro Tour, Men’s Semi-Finals & Finals
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.
Vans Park Series 2017 World Tour
Pro Tour*
Sydney, Australia**
March 4
Serra Negra, Brazil**
April 8
Malmö, Sweden**
May 27
Vancouver, Canada**
July 8
Huntington Beach, USA
August 5
Continental Championships
Oceania Championships
Sydney, Australia
March 5
Europa Championships
Malmö, Sweden
May 26
Asia Championships
Singapore
Date TBA
Americas Championships
Huntington Beach, USA
August 1
Africa Championships
Location TBA
Date TBA
World Championships*
Shanghai, China
September 23
