Skateboarding 2017 Dicussion Thread

[dcro 10,210]

11 minutes ago, phelps said:

 

if you look at the WSF rankings in the 2 disciplines, those competing in one are not even ranked in the other...

 

Still, after taking a quick look at some videos, there seems to be less difference between the two than between halfpipe and slopestyle...

Edited April 23, 2017 by dcro

[DaniSRB 899]

This seems like a total mess 

[dcro 10,210]

It's almost as if the goal is to fall as many times as possible.

 

[heywoodu 16,004]

GOLD
Upside Down 360 Wrist Breaker

 

 

SILVER
Goofy 720 Catch the Board

 

 

BRONZE
100m One Handed Board Hold 
 

 

[heywoodu 16,004]

These three medal moves happened in a matter of around 40 seconds in the video btw, which is filled with people who look like they're playing around in the local town skate park. And people dare complain about e-sports.

[phelps 8,284]

Oskar Rosenberg-Hallberg & Nora Vasconcellos Win 2017 World Championships

 

With the risk of rain ruining the party the worlds best skaters took it apon them selves to bring the heat and light up the custom built skatepark for the 2017 World Championships held on the banks of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, China.

 

Oski Takes The Title

 

Oskar Rosenberg-Hallberg (SWE) linked together a mind blowing run using every inch of the park to be crowned the 2017 Men's Vans Park Series World Champion. Crowd favourite Pedro Barros (BRA) did what he knows best and went huge on his last run to put down a run that placed him in the runner up position. Tom Schaar (USA) continued his amazingly consistent year coming in at 3rd place. 

 

Results:

http://www.vansparkseries.com/events/2017/mpt/world-championships/results

 

New Level Raised in Women's Skateboarding 

 

The level of women's park terrain skating is at an all time high. Leading the way was Nora Vasconcellos who claimed her first major victory on the Vans Park Series. Nora edged out 2016 world champion Brighton Zeuner who continues to raise the bar along with Kisa Nakamura who earned 3rd place for the 2nd year in a row.

 

Results:

http://www.vansparkseries.com/events/2017/wpt/world-championships/results

 

More about Vans Park Series, news, pictures and videos (all WCH Finals are available in full replay) on the official website of the Tour:

http://www.vansparkseries.com/

[phelps 8,284]

p.s. if this is the future of the Olympic Games...