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Vans Park Series Pro Tour Heats Up in Huntington Beach California

The 2018 Men’s Pro Tour Qualifiers will be broadcast live today, Friday, August 3, 2018, at 2pm PST on  VANSPARKSERIES.COM  and  ETN.  Vans Park Series Global Qualifiers at Huntington Beach Mens Prelims include: (Heat 1) Collin Graham, Vincent Matheron, Robin Bolian, Josh Borden and Heimana Reynolds. (Heat 2) Keegan Palmer, Tristan Rennie, Murilo Peres, Trey Wood and Patrick Ryan. (Heat 3) Vinicius Kakinho, Curren Caples, Willy Lara, Greyson Fletcher, Jake Wooten. (Heat 4) CJ Collins, Roman Pabich, Jagger Eaton, Zion Wright and Ben Hatchell. The 2018 VPS Women’s Finals live webcast begins at 1pm PST on Saturday, August 4th featuring finalists Bryce Wettstein, Sakura Yosozumi, Kisa Nakamura, Lizzie Armanto, Brighton Zeuner, Poppy Olsen, Nora Vasconcellos and Jordyn Barratt. On Saturday, August 4th, the VPS Men’s Pro Tour, Semi-Finals + Finals will be broadcast live from 2pm to 5pm on VANSPARKSERIES.COM and ETN.
USA EVENT SCHEDULE
03 AUGUST, 2018 (PDT)
2:00PM – 4:00PM (PDT) MEN’S PRO TOUR – PRELIMS LIVE
04 AUGUST, 2018 (PDT)
1:00PM – 2:00PM (PDT) WOMEN’S PRO TOUR – FINAL LIVE
2:00PM – 4:00PM (PDT) MEN’S PRO TOUR – SEMI-FINALS LIVE
4:00PM – 5:00PM (PDT) MEN’S PRO TOUR – FINAL LIVE

2018 Women’s Pro Tour, Huntington BeachThe 2018 Vans Park Series Women’s Pro Tour prelim and semis rounds have determined the top eight lineup for finals on Saturday, August 4. Taking the lead early and topping the field in both the prelims and semi’s, open qualifier Bryce Wettstein made a strong impression on the judges, earning the highest score of the day with a 91.73, while Japan’s Sakura Yosozumi trailed closed behind, returning to the VPS spotlight after winning the Brazil tour stop earlier this year. Select Pros Kisa Nakamura and Lizzie Armanto also made a comeback with clean and flowy lines, followed by a last minute score shuffle by current Women’s park terrain World Champion Nora Vasconcellos, who snuck into 7th place at the last minute in her final run of the day.

Semi-Finals Results

  1. Bryce Wettstein (USA)
  2. Sakura Yosozumi (JPN)
  3. Kisa Nakamura (JPN)
  4. Lizzie Armanto (USA)
  5. Brighton Zeuner (USA)
  6. Poppy Starr Olsen (AUS)
  7. Nora Vasconcellos (USA)
  8. Jordyn Barratt (USA)

For complete results of this week’s contests, visit www.vansparkseries.com for more information. Thanks to Vans its ongoing commitment and support for roundwall skateboard riding.

Check out some rad photos shot by Lee Leal from that last few days at the VPS Pro practice sessions and prelims. Thanks to Lee Leal and the Embassy Skateboards family for sharing the stoke.

Greyson Fletcher. Photo by Lee Leal

Pedro Barros. Photo by Lee Leal

Heimana Reynolds. Photo by Lee Leal

CJ Collins. Photo by Lee Leal

Collin Graham. Photo by Lee Leal

Greyson Fletcher. Photo by Lee Leal

Heimana Reynolds. Photo by Lee Leal

Jagger Eaton. Photo by Lee Leal

Josh. Photo by Lee Leal

Karl. Photo by Lee Leal

Murilo Peres. Photo by Lee Leal

Pedro Barros. Photo by Lee Leal

Robin Bolian. Photo by Lee Leal

Ryan. Photo by Lee Leal

VI. Photo by Lee Leal

Zion Wright. Photo by Lee Leal

Embassy Pride: John “Tex” Gibson, Dave Duncan, Pat Black and Dave Reul. Photo by Lee Leal

The 2018 VPS Men’s Pro Tour open qualifier will commence on Friday, August 3, for another elite showcase of park terrain skateboarding. Invited tour challengers from all over the world will have a chance to compete against top-seeded VPS Men’s Select Pros, in pursuit of valuable points toward their global rankings and a chance to compete in the World Championships in China this October.

Vans Park Series, the official park terrain skateboarding World Championships tour, continues a jam-packed week of elite skateboarding action in Huntington Beach, CA as part of the Vans US Open action sports festival. For complete results of today’s competition, visit www.vansparkseries.com for more information.

2018 Men’s Americas Continental Championship Results:

  1. Jake Wooten (USA)
  2. Heimana Reynolds (USA)
  3. Ben Hatchell (USA)

2018 Women’s Americas Continental Championship Results:

  1. Dora Varella (BRA)
  2. Arianna Carmona (USA)
  3. Hunter Long (USA)

Vans Park Series Pro Tour, Huntington Beach Schedule

Friday, August 3
LIVE BROADCAST ON VANSPARKSERIES.COM & ETN
VPS Men’s Pro Tour, Prelims

Saturday, August 4
LIVE BROADCAST ON VANSPARKSERIES.COM & ETN
VPS Men’s Pro Tour, Semi-Finals + Finals
VPS Women’s Pro Tour, Finals


Vans Park Series reveals a brand new, custom-spec concrete park built directly on the sand in Huntington Beach, in conjunction with the Vans US Open, the largest action sports festival in the world. With new and unique elements to challenge and inspire the VPS pros, the park features a subtle twist on the center island jump box that incorporates a jersey-barrier inspired spine, along with a variety of re-designed hips, layback banks, and extensions, all arranged in an open-flow format to allow the riders an abundance of different ways to take over the course.

With thousands of spectators descending upon the Vans US Open, the highly-anticipated summer event will feature an immersive creative experience, filled with world-class surf, skate and BMX competitions, in addition to the interactive Van Doren Village, which will host art exhibitions and hands-on creative workshops for attendees. Visit www.vansusopenofsurfing.com for more information.


Get ready for some action! It’s time for the Vans US Open, which will feature some of the world’s best surfing, skateboarding, while honoring some of its most respected icons.

This year’s skateboarding competition is guaranteed to be fierce as Pedro Barros has moved to Huntington Beach to hone his already phenomenal skateboarding and surfing skills in anticipation of the third qualifying stop of the 2018 VPS Pro Tour, while Brighton Zeuner and women skateboarders from around the globe are gearing up for the newly expanded women’s pro circuit at the Vans Park Series.

On the surfing front, this year’s comps will featured the WSF Women’s Championship Tour event, the men’s WSL Qualifying Series 10,000 comp and the men’s and women’s Pro Junior event. Add to that the fact that Surfer’s Hall of Fame will be inducting Ben Aipa, Herbie Fletcher and Brett Simpson on August 3rd, and you’ve got a week full of surf skate aloha vibes.

Thanks to Vans for its ongoing commitment to honoring this vital tradition of recognizing supreme surf and skate talent. Hope to see you all there!

Vans Park Series 2018 Rider Profile: Pedro Barros

The Vans US Open of Surfing will return to the southside of the Huntington Beach Pier this summer to host the world’s best action sports athletes from July 28 through August 5, 2018. The weeklong summer festival will showcase the best in surfing, skateboarding, and BMX, while providing engaging beach activities for the entire family to enjoy.

2017 Vans US Open Champion – Sage Erickson (USA) / Photo: WSL/Morris

“Creative expression is at the heart of everything we do at Vans, and the Vans US Open is the perfect venue to unleash the vibrant creative spirit that fuels the athletes, artists, musicians, and of course, the fans,” said Kristy Van Doren, Vans Senior Director, North America Brand Marketing. “We’re honored to partner with the Huntington Beach community to produce an immersive festival that inspires incredible world-class athleticism and artistic collaboration for everyone to be a part of.”

This year’s surfing competitions include the highly-anticipated World Surf League (WSL) Women’s Championship Tour (CT) event, the men’s WSL Qualifying Series (QS) 10,000 contest, and the men’s and women’s Pro Junior event.

The WSL Championship Tour is the world’s premier surfing series and crowns the World Champion at the conclusion of each season. A star-studded lineup of competitors at the Vans US Open of Surfing, Stop No. 7 of 10, will feature California’s own Lakey Peterson (USA), Courtney Conlogue (USA), Sage Erickson (USA) and newest resident Caroline Marks (USA) vying for valuable points at home. This marks the eighth year that Surf City, USA has hosted the women’s CT. Erickson is gearing up to defend her title but will have to take on former event winners Peterson (current World No. 1) and Brazil’s Tatiana Weston-Webb (current World No. 3).

In addition to the elite CT, the men will battle for 10,000 points on the WSL Qualification Series (QS). The likes of hometown heroes Kanoa Igarashi (JPN) and two-time US Open winner Brett Simpson (USA) will do battle in the southside arena alongside top QS threats such as 2018 standout Mikey Wright (AUS). The event draw will feature members of the elite men’s Championship Tour, including Joan Duru (FRA) and Patrick Gudauskas (USA). 2018 CT Rookies Tomas Hermes (BRA) and Michael February (ZAF) will also compete for the prestigious win in Southern California.

Also in attendance will be the top Pro Junior talents set to stake their claim at the iconic beach break after a Hawaii-surfer sweep in 2017 by Brisa Hennessy (HAW) and Cody Young (HAW). This year, a strong North America contingent is on hand to keep the event titles on home soil, including two of 2018’s most in-form surfers, Kirra Pinkerton (USA) and Crosby Colapinto (USA).

Ben Hatchell will be battling it out in the vans Skate Park for the Vans Park Series / Photo: Acosta

Across the sand, an exciting battle of professional skateboarding awaits as the Vans Park Series, the premier competition in park terrain skateboarding for men and women, meets in Surf City for the third qualifying stop on the 2018 VPS Pro Tour.

Brighton Zeuner Blunt. © Acosta

Featuring a new expanded women’s Pro circuit, the Vans Park Series welcomes all prospective women competitors to enter for their chance to skate in the World Championships.

The Vans Park Series Pro Tour will determine pivotal Men’s and Women’s rankings in the race to the Championships, while the Vans Park Series Continental Championships slates to crown a new Americas champion, challenging qualifying regional men and women competitors to claim glory on their home turf.

For BMX fans and longboarding enthusiasts, the Vans BMX Pro Cup Series will charge in full force, offering record-breaking BMX maneuvering by the world’s most talented BMX riders in the industry, while the Vans Joel Tudor Duct Tape Invitational longboarding series re-emerges with its first-ever all-women division, showcasing style and grace from the best female loggers in the sport. With activities and workshops scheduled every day beginning July 28, Vans US Open will ignite a plethora of live action summer entertainment, including surfboard shaping workshops, live art installations, customization workshops, music lessons, movie nights and much more. Stay tuned for the full schedule of events at VansUSOpenofSurfing.com.

Alex Hiam going big during the 2017 Vans BMX Pro Cup / Photo: Colin Mackay

Recognized as the largest professional sports competition and action sports festival in the world, the Vans US Open of Surfing is currently sanctioned and operated by the World Surf League under license from IMG, the event owner. Official partners of this year’s event include Vans, Swatch, Jeep, Airbnb, Michelob ULTRA, Hydro Flask, LifeProof, Jose Cuervo, Barefoot Wine, Woolmark, BF Goodrich, Harley-Davidson, Peet’s Coffee, Red Bull, U.S. Army, Slowtide, CLIF Bar, U.S. Marine Corps, Let it Block Sunscreen, Tea of a Kind, Flowater, and Frontier Communications.

For more information, including continued updates and scheduling, please visit VansUSOpenofSurfing.com.

Weeklong Summer Festival Hosts Elite Surf, Skate, and BMX Competitions, and All-Age Creative Activities at Huntington Beach, California, USA

About Vans
Vans®, a VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) brand, is the original action sports footwear, apparel and accessories brand. Vans authentic collections are sold globally in 84 countries through a network of subsidiaries, distributors and international offices. Vans also owns and operates more than 600 retail locations around the world. The Vans brand promotes the action sports lifestyle, youth culture and creative self-expression through the support of athletes, musicians and artists and through progressive events and platforms such as the Vans Park Series, Vans Triple Crown of Surfing®, the Vans U.S. Open of Surfing, Vans Pool Party, Vans Custom Culture, Vans Warped Tour®, and Vans’ cultural hub and international music venue, House of Vans.

About IMG
IMG is a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media, operating in more than 30 countries. The company manages some of the world’s greatest sports figures and fashion icons; stages hundreds of live events and branded entertainment experiences annually; and is a leading independent producer and distributor of sports and entertainment media. IMG also specializes in sports training and league development, as well as marketing, media and licensing for brands, sports organizations and collegiate institutions. IMG is part of the Endeavor (formerly WME | IMG) network.

About WSL

The World Surf League (WSL) is dedicated to celebrating the world’s best surfing on the world’s best waves through a variety of best-in-class audience platforms. The League, headquartered in Santa Monica, is a global sport with regional offices in Australasia, Africa, North America, South America, Hawaii, Japan and Europe.

The WSL has been championing the world’s best surfing since 1976, annually running in excess of 180 global events across the Men’s and Women’s Championship Tours, the Big Wave Tour, Qualifying Series, Junior and Longboard Championships, as well as the WSL Big Wave Awards. The League possesses a deep appreciation for the sport’s rich heritage while promoting progression, innovation and performance at the highest levels, and in doing so crowns the undisputed world champions in Men’s, Women’s across all divisions within the tour.

Showcasing the world’s best surfing on its digital platform at WorldSurfLeague.com as well as the free WSL app, the WSL has a passionate global fan base with millions tuning in to see world-class athletes like Tyler Wright, John John Florence, Paige Alms, Kai Lenny, Taylor Jensen, Honolua Blomfield, Mick Fanning, Stephanie Gilmore, Kelly Slater, Carissa Moore, Gabriel Medina, Courtney Conlogue and more battle on the most unpredictable and dynamic field of play of any sport in the world.

For more information, please visit WorldSurfLeague.com

Jack Haley, Credit: Haley Family
U.S. OPEN OF SURFING PAST CHAMPIONS

By Nikki Antonio

The West Coast Surfing Championship was one of the first surfing championships in the world. The event changed to the OP Pro in 1982 and finally became the US Open of Surfing in 1994.

1994 – Shane Beschen, Lisa Andersen

1995 – Rob Machado, Neridah Falconer

1996 – Kelly Slater, Layne Beachley

1997 – Beau Emerton, Rochelle Ballard

1998 – Andy Irons, Layne Beachley

1999 – Shea Lopez, Keala Kennelly

2000 – Sunny Garcia, Tita Tavares

2001 – Rob Machado, Pauline Menczer

2002 – Kalani Robb, Pauline Menczer

2003 – Cory Lopez, Chelsea Georgeson

2004 – Taj Burrow, Chelsea Georgeson

2005 – Andy Irons, Julia Christian

2006 – Rob Machado, Sofia Mulanovich

2007 – C.J. Hobgood, Stephanie Gilmore

2008 – Nathaniel Curran, Malia Manuel

2009 – Brett Simpson, Courtney Conlogue

2010 – Brett Simpson, Carissa Moore

2011 – Kelly Slater, Sally Fitzgibbons

2012 – Julian Wilson, Lakey Peterson

2013 – Alejo Muniz, Carissa Moore

2014 – Filipe Toledo, Tyler Wright

2015 – Hiroto Ohhara, Johanne Defay

2016 – Filipe Toledo, Tatiana Weston-Webb

2017 – Kanoa Igarashi, Sage Erickson

 

The 2018 Vans US Open of Surfing returns to Huntington Beach, CA from July 28th through August 5th, 2018.

– MORE INFO AVAILABLE AT VANSUSOPENOFSURFING.COM

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