{"id":71929,"date":"2019-05-08T17:33:13","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T00:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=71929"},"modified":"2019-06-20T13:12:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-20T20:12:30","slug":"vans-pool-party-2019-bowl-skating-battleground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/vans-pool-party-2019-bowl-skating-battleground\/","title":{"rendered":"Vans Pool Party 2019 Bowl Skating Battleground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Vans Pool Party 2019 was filled with glory, good times and skating on the highest levels. The Legends’ division seemed to have a leader board change every run and is always one of the most crowd-supported divisions. Lance Mountain took first followed by Nicky Guerrero in 2nd and Steve Caballero taking third.  The Masters division saw the return of Rune Glifberg who placed second mixing it up with Andy Macdonald taking the win and Sandro Dias coming in third. The pro division was an all-out barrage of technical skating mixed with aerial assaults that caused the crowd to erupt as each competitor seemed to go bigger and get higher throughout the finals. In the end, Tom Schaar reigned supreme with Tristan Rennie taking a close second and Moto Shibata holding down third place. This was the 15th year of the Vans Pool Party and this contest has been the proving ground for bowl skating worldwide. Cheers to all the competitors and to Vans for throwing down one of the best contests in skateboarding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Words by Dan Levy. Photos by Bart Jones, Dan Levy and Chris Hooten<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Schaar_kickflip Indy. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steve Van Doren and Christian Hosoi. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tristan Rennie bluntslide. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Andy Roy and Christian Fletcher. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Moto Shibata lien. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Moto Shibata and Christian Hosoi. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bucky Lasek corner air fakie. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rune Glifberg and Bucky Lasek. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rune Glifberg heel flip fs air. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Herbie Fletcher and Mike Rogers of Grind For Life. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kiko Francisco alleyoop bs air. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Heimana Reynolds and Kiko Francisco. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nicky Guerrero sweeper. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Legends winners circle, Steve Caballero (3rd), Lance Mountain (1st), Nicky Guerrero (2nd). Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bucky Lasek indy. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bucky Lasek and Colin Graham. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Chad Shetler lien. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cookiehead Jenkins. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Clay Kreiner fs lien. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rodney Mead hype man. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cory Juneau fs flip. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cory Juneau and Steve Caballero. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Heimana Reynolds smith seatbelt. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Bobby Puleo. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jedd Mckenzie stale. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Vans Pool Party 2019. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Josh Rodriguez fs bluntslide. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steve Caballero and Christian Hosoi. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lance Mountain fs invert. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lance Mountain and Pat Ngoho. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lester Kasai fs ollie. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lester Kasai and Eddie Elguera. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lonny Hiramoto fs grind. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lonny Hiramoto and Kimi Kallman. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steven Pineiro madonna. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mike Rogers of Grind For Life. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Moto Shibata fs lip. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Top three Pros – Moto Shibata (3rd), Tom Schaar (1st), Tristan Rennie (2nd). Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nicky Guerrero bs air. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom “Wally” Inouye and David Hackett – Skateboard Hall of Famers. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cory Juneau fs ollie. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Simon Woodstock. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steve Alba fs5o. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Rhino and Salba. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steven Pineiro crail. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Coping crew giving props when due. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom Schaar_backside tail slide. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom Schaar 1st place pro division. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steve Alba bs air transfer. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Wing Lam and Gale Webb. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tony Magnusson fs invert. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Andy Roy. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom Schaar. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Paul Schmitt, Kristen Rew, Tom “Wally” Inouye and Monica Magnusson. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Andy Macdonald. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lee Leal, Pat Black and Justin of High Times. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lizzie Armanto. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lizzie Armanto. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Colin Graham. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Aaron Schumaker and Deville Nunes. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Heimana Reynolds. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Kristen Rew and Monica Magnusson. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tony Magnusson backside air. Photo by Bart Jones<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Herbie and Dibi Fletcher. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Josh Rodriguez. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Liz Angeles and Rodney Smith (ShutNYC). Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Moto Shibata. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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SharkDog and Bennett Harada. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Moto Shibata. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Greyson Fletcher and his pops Christian Fletcher. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mike McGill. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steve Caballero and Mike McGill. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lester Kasai. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sharkdog photo bombs Geoff Rowley and Christian Hosoi. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steve Steadham. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Cory Juneau, Greyson Fletcher and Christian Fletcher. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Salba. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jed Fuller and Alec Beck. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Andy Macdonald, winner of the Masters division. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Max Mueller, Dan and Dan Rogers. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Clay Kreiner. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Christian Hosoi and Lonny Hiramoto. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steve Caballero. Photo by Chris Hooten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Jordan Santana and family. Photo by Dan Levy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tom Schaar victory. Photo by Dan Levy
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Press Release:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Costa Mesa, CALIF. (May 6, 2018)<\/strong> \u2013 A surge of energy and nostalgia filled the legendary Combi Pool arena this past weekend as the 15th<\/sup> annual Vans Pool Party came to a celebratory close to crown podium veterans Lance Mountain<\/strong> and Tom Schaar<\/strong> as the official 2019 Vans Pool Party champions. Legends winner Lance Mountain was in impeccable form, demonstrating his knowledge of the Combi with style, landing flawless inverts and flowing through the entire pool terrain to put down his best finals run. Meanwhile, Pro champion Tom Schaar, at only 19 years old, swept his third consecutive title in a row since 2017, for a total of four Pool Party titles under his belt. Schaar executed every trick in the book with extreme finesse, dominating every wall, hip, and lip with speed and huge 540s to take the highest score of the day. In homage to the \u201cMay the Fourth Be With You\u201d fan holiday, winners were awarded Star Wars inspired trophies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tom Schaar. Photo by Anthony Acosta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Honoring the pioneers of the sport, the Legends division showcased skateboarding\u2019s most respected names in vert and combi, including crowd favorite Nicky Guerrero, 2nd<\/sup>, who emerged from the field looking confident as he landed clean, trick-heavy runs with overall consistency. In third, legend Steve Caballero puts his stake in the podium once again to cement his true legend status amongst his peers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lance Mountain. Photo by Anthony Acosta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Steve Caballero. Photo by Anthony Acosta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nicky Guerrero. Photo by Anthony Acosta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

With placings switching up heat after heat, creativity was the driving force to be reckoned with in the Pros division, as Tristan Rennie, 2nd<\/sup>, and Moto Shibata, 3rd<\/sup>, gave the crowds a lesson in trick combinations, unique variety and precision. Edged out of the podium by only a few points, a valiant effort was made by pro Bucky Lasek, 4th, who showed strong, fast runs throughout the finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tristan Rennie. Photo by Anthony Acosta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Moto Shibata. Photo by Anthony Acosta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Tristan Rennie. Photo by Anthony Acosta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Finally, in the Master\u2019s division, Andy Macdonald prevailed against the field, joined by the ever-stylish Rune Glifberg, 2nd<\/sup>, and last year\u2019s Master\u2019s champion Sandro Dias, 3rd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

FINAL RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pros<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st<\/sup> Tom Schaar<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd<\/sup> Tristan Rennie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3rd<\/sup>  Moto Shibata<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Legends<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st<\/sup>  Lance Mountain<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd<\/sup> Nicky Guerrero<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3rd<\/sup> Steve Caballero<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1st<\/sup>  Andy Macdonald<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2nd<\/sup> Rune Glifberg<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3rd<\/sup> Sandro Dias<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Steve Van Doren and Christian Hosoi. Photo by Anthony Acosta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Contest Replay: vans.com\/poolparty<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch Lance Mountain\u2019s Winning Run here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch Tom Schaar\u2019s Winning Run here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vans Pool Party marks another year in the history books, commending the many generations of creativity and talent that continue to revolutionize the iconic riding style of classic Combi bowl terrain. Watch all the highlights at vans.com\/poolparty<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With three divisions establishing today\u2019s elite top Pros, Masters and undisputed Legends of bowl riding, the Vans Pool Party is unique in all of skateboarding for bringing together the biggest names in deep bowl skateboarding to battle it out in the legendary Vans Combi bowl at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, California. For more information on the Vans Pool Party including results, photos and videos, visit vans.com\/poolparty<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Vans<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vans\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>, a VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) brand, is the original action sports footwear, apparel and accessories brand. Vans\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>authentic collections are sold in 84 countries through a network of subsidiaries, distributors and international offices. Vans\u00ae<\/sup><\/em> has over 2,000 retail locations globally including owned, concession and partnership doors. The Vans\u00ae<\/sup><\/em> brand promotes creative self-expression in youth culture across action sports, art, music and street culture and delivers progressive platforms such as the Vans Park Series<\/em>, Vans Triple Crown of Surfing\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>, Vans Pool Party<\/em>, Vans Custom Culture<\/em>, and Vans\u2019<\/em> cultural hub and international music venue, House of Vans<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vans, \u201cOff The Wall\u201d Since \u201966<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

www.vans.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

youtube.com\/vans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

instagram.com\/vans<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

facebook.com\/vans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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