Vans Showdown

Location

Huntington Beach, California

Schedule

• Friday, August 5th – Practice and Cash for Tricks
  • Course switch-over in morning
  • 12pm: Registration and Open Practice
  • 4pm:
    • Cash for Tricks Presented by Spitfire - obstacle/event details TBD
  • 5pm: Prelims Start List posted at TheBoardr.com
• Saturday, August 6th – Prelims
  • 10am: Open Practice and Registration
  • 2pm: Prelims
    • 4 skater jams, 5 mins each
    • 2 mins in between each jam
    • Judged on overall impression of style, creativity, flow, speed, vibe, and fun
    • Top 15 skaters (men and women) make the cut to the Finals
  • Open skating following
  • 5pm:
    • Wildcards announced
    • Magic Moments Awarded
    • Finals Start List posted at TheBoardr.com
• Sunday, August 7th – Live Broadcast – Finals and Best Trick
  • 11am: Industry Session - coffee, donuts, and Tim O'Connor handing out cash for tricks
  • 12pm: Open Practice
  • 1:30pm: Open Practice continues with Cash for Tricks
  • 2pm: Last Chance Qualifier
    • Open to all contestants that didn’t make the cut (and other select skaters)
    • 3 skater jams, 3 mins each
    • 1 min in between each jam
    • Select skater(s) advance to the Finals
  • 3pm: Finals
    • 3 skater jams, 5 mins each
    • 2 mins in between each jam
    • Judged on overall impression of style, creativity, flow, speed, vibe, and fun
  • 4pm: Best Trick - Obstacle(s) TBD
  • 4:30pm: Awards

$100,000 Prize Purse

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