The Vans Park Series Vancouver Leg kicks off this coming weekend (7th-8th July) at Hastings Bowl, with the level of insanity bound to be very high indeed. Peep the details of who’s going to be there below the photo of Chris Russell’s boosted tailgrab and keep an eye out for when details of live streaming times drop…
“Vans Park Series (VPS) embarks on the fourth stop of the 2017 Men’s Pro Tour on July 7-8 to showcase world-class park terrain skateboarding action at the legendary Hastings Skatepark in Vancouver, Canada. With only two major global qualifier events left in the season, VPS Challengers will seize the opportunity to better their global rankings, as they compete against the VPS Select Pros in the lead up to park terrain skateboarding’s official VPS World Championships in Shanghai, China on September 23.
The 2017 VPS Men’s Pro Tour semis and finals in Canada will be broadcast live on Saturday, July 8 featuring VPS Select Pros such as Pedro Barros, Curren Caples, Grant Taylor and current World Champion Alex Sorgente as they battle it out against top qualifying Men’s Pro Tour challengers Tom Schaar, Willy Lara, Murilo Peres and many more at Vancouver’s beloved Hastings Skatepark. Also joining the gauntlet are confirmed regional Wildcards Adam Hopkinsand Riley Boland, who are true hometown heroes in their own right. To see the full list of VPS Select Pros, Challengers, Tour Wildcards, visit vansparkseries.com/skate
As an early experiment in transitional park terrain design from the second great wave of North American skatepark construction, Hastings Skatepark remains one of the most demanding skateboarding courses in the world, even exceeding today’s park terrain course criteria in some areas. Returning for the second year in a row, the skaters of Vans Park Series Men’s Pro Tour cherish the Hastings Skatepark course for its remarkable potential to produce fast, aggressive and colossal runs.
Vans Park Series Canada Schedule
Friday, July 7
VPS Men’s Pro Tour, Prelims
Saturday, July 8
LIVE BROADCAST ON RED BULL TV
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
