{"id":54695,"date":"2015-07-15T13:32:40","date_gmt":"2015-07-15T20:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=54695"},"modified":"2015-07-16T11:05:55","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T18:05:55","slug":"2015-van-doren-invitational-vancouver-photos-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/2015-van-doren-invitational-vancouver-photos-video\/","title":{"rendered":"2015 Van Doren Invitational Vancouver Photos & Video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vancouver’s legendary Hastings Bowl played host to the world-class Van Doren Invitational skate comp\u00a0for the third\u00a0year in a row, and while the skies spit rain most of the day, the Canadians maintained good spirits while\u00a0waiting for the inevitable action to go down. In order to get the contest underway at the earliest possible moment, locals of all ages pitched in with leaf blowers, buckets, squeegees, mops, rags and flame throwers to dry the bowl so the skateboarding could begin. Stefan Goulet of Vans Canada suffered a concussion for his efforts after he slipped into the slick bowl and smacked his head on the concrete. He was knocked out temporarily and taken to the hospital to make sure he didn’t suffer any permanent damage. Big respect and thanks\u00a0to Wee Wong, Alex Chalmers, Renee Renee, Sluggo, Stefan Goulet and all that volunteered to\u00a0help get the bowl ready for annihilation. Big thanks to Steve Van Doren and Vans for keeping\u00a0it going and making this incredible bowl contest a total success. Eventually, the rain went away, and the contest went off. Check out this video edit by Alicia Gilmour<\/a> with photos by Olga Aguilar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2015 VAN DOREN INVITATIONAL CONTEST WINNERS<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Alex Sorgente<\/p>\n

2. Cory Juneau<\/p>\n

3. Brad McClain<\/p>\n

4. Nolan Munroe<\/p>\n

5. Adam Hopkins<\/p>\n

Filming and editing: Alicia Gilmour\r\nMusic: \"Deadly Sinners\" by 3 Inches of Blood\r\nPhotos: Olga Aguilar<\/pre>\n