{"id":73733,"date":"2019-07-23T09:00:34","date_gmt":"2019-07-23T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=73733"},"modified":"2019-07-28T12:25:32","modified_gmt":"2019-07-28T19:25:32","slug":"vans-showdown-a-pointless-contest-with-125000-prize-purse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/vans-showdown-a-pointless-contest-with-125000-prize-purse\/","title":{"rendered":"Vans Showdown: A Pointless Contest with $125,000 Prize Purse"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Vans Showdown is a concept created for skateboarding by skateboarders, set to take place at Hunting<strong>t<\/strong>on Beach, California, during&nbsp;the 2019&nbsp;Vans US Open of Surfing. This&nbsp;brand-new invitational&nbsp;street contest will give a nod to the iconic contests of the past, inviting some of the world\u2019s best skateboarders to compete&nbsp;in a&nbsp;premium street course design on August&nbsp;2-4, 2019.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"430\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image002-2-614x430.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image002-2-614x430.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image002-2-scaled-600x421.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image002-2-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image002-2-768x538.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vans Showdown contest aims&nbsp;to celebrate style and creativity. Far removed from the usual format of any other current skateboarding competition, this event will take place on&nbsp;a&nbsp;new course where&nbsp;Vans partnered with hard good brands Quasi, Toy Machine, Girl, and Baker to create something&nbsp;truly&nbsp;unique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep an eye on<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vansusopenofsurfing.com\/\">vansusopenofsurfing.com&nbsp;<\/a><\/strong>for all the latest updates, and perhaps get a sneak peek of what you can expect from the very first Vans Showdown&nbsp;ever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image003-1-614x409.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image003-1-614x409.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image003-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image003-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image003-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image003-1.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Confirmed Skaters As Of Today:<\/strong> Kyle Walker, Beatrice Domond<strong>,&nbsp;<\/strong>Kader Sylla, Breanna Geering, Pedro Delfino, Etienne Gagne, Dick Rizzo, Josh Wilson, Justin Figeroa, Riley Hawk, Austyn Gillette, Collin Provost, Tyler Pacheco, Blake Carpenter, Johan Stuckey, Mason Silva, Cyril Jackson, Axel Cruysbergh, Miles Willard, Yonnie Cruz, Annie Guglia, Austin Kanfoush, Andrew Wilson, Caleb Barnett, Chima Ferguson, Cyrus Bennett, Dane Barker, Diego Todd, Donovan Piscopo, Elijah Berle, Fabiana Delfino, Gilbert Crockett, Rowan Zorilla, Shari White and more!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Total Prize Purse (Men\u2019s &amp; Women\u2019s):<\/strong> $ 125,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"925\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image004-614x925.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image004-614x925.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image004-600x904.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image004-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image004-768x1157.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image004.jpg 974w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>About Vans<\/em><\/strong>: <em>Vans<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>, a VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) brand, is the original action sports footwear, apparel and accessories brand.&nbsp;<em>Vans<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/em>authentic collections are sold in 84 countries through a network of subsidiaries, distributors and international offices.&nbsp;<em>Vans<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>&nbsp;has over 2,000 retail locations globally including owned, concession and partnership doors. The<em>Vans<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>&nbsp;brand promotes creative self-expression in youth culture across action sports, art, music and street culture and delivers progressive platforms such as the&nbsp;<em>Vans Park Series<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Vans Triple Crown of Surfing<sup>\u00ae<\/sup><\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Vans Pool Party<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Vans Custom Culture<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>Vans\u2019<\/em>&nbsp;cultural hub and international music venue,&nbsp;<em>House of Vans<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image001-614x385.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-73734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image001-614x385.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image001-600x377.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image001-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image001-768x482.jpg 768w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/image001.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vans, \u201cOff The Wall\u201d Since \u201966<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vans.com\/\"><strong>www.vans.com<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/vans\"><strong>youtube.com\/vans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/vans\"><strong>instagram.com\/vans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vans\"><strong>facebook.com\/vans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/vans_66\"><strong>twitter.com\/vans_66<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Vans Showdown is a concept created for skateboarding by skateboarders, set to take place at Huntington Beach, California, during&nbsp;the 2019&nbsp;Vans US Open of Surfing. 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