Hometown Hero Pedro Barros Takes First at Vans Pro Skate Park Series Floripa
Vans Pro Skate Park Series - Florianopololis
Vans team rider, Pedro Barros placed 1st place in the Pro Skate Park Series in Brazil this past weekend; Ivan Federico placed 2nd and Kevin Kowalski returned to the podium in 3rd place.
The top five Challengers to emerge from the Mens Park Series Global Qualifier system will challenge the fifteen exclusive Park Series Select Pros in Malmö, Sweden for the inaugural International Skateboard Federation-sanctioned park terrain Vans Park Series World Championships.
Vans Park Series Global Qualifier, Brazil Results
1st - Pedro Barros
2nd - Ivan Federico
3rd - Kevin Kowalski
4th - Miguel Oliveira
5th - Tom Schaar
6th - Alex Sorgente
7th - Jack Fardell
8th - Tristan Rennie
Vans Park Series Challenger Rankings
1st – Tom Schaar
2nd – Alex Sorgente
3rd – Ivan Federico
4th – Cory Juneau
5th – Miguel Oliveira
2016 Vans Pro Skate Park Series Schedule
Global Qualifiers
Melbourne, AUS*
April 16
Florianopolis, BRA*
June 11
Vancouver, CAN*
July 9
Huntington Beach, USA
July 30
World Championships
Malmö, SWE
August 20
*Men’s-only Global Qualifier
Detailed event information for each stop of the 2016 Vans Park Series is available online at the official Vans Park Series Website. Follow the Vans Park Series on social media for the latest information on Vans Park Series events, Webcast details, Select Pros, official sponsors, sanctions and competition formatting.