Alex Sorgente & Brighton Zeuner become Vans Park Series world champions

With an incredible finals matchup to salute an exciting international tour, Alex Sorgente dominated the built-to-spec park course with a staggering set of back to back near-perfect runs in both the semis and finals. Not far behind, the inimitable Pedro Barros skated with sheer force, achieving one of his best scores from the entire season to earn second. Finally, the series dark horse and the ultimate challenger to rise from the field, Italy’s own Ivan Federico places third to record a feat of three podium placements in the series overall.

 Alex Sorgente: "I’m speechless. I’m just pretty hyped to be out here skating with my friends, and to be able to win this contest is amazing. Pedro was ripping, too! I’ve always looked up to him."

Setting the tone for the ISF-recognized World Championships of park terrain skateboarding earlier in the afternoon, 12-year old phenom Brighton Zeuner swept the packed stands away with a fantastic 360 melon over the ski jump to land her winning score. Brighton is joined by Jordyn Barratt, who rose from last place in the final minutes to claim a glorious second place win. And finally for a true Cinderella story, Japan’s Kisa Nakamura, a contender who has traveled far and wide to enter today as first alternate, triumphs with excellent form and speed to secure third.

Brighton Zeuner: "I’m so happy. All the girls killed it. It has been so much fun. This is my third time [in Malmö] and every time it’s the best vibes ever—and I’m picky with my vibes!"

Men’s Finals Results

1st - Alex Sorgente

2nd - Pedro Barros

3rd - Ivan Federico

4th - Cory Juneau

5th - Ben Hatchell

6th - Kevin Kowalski

7th - Grant Taylor

8th - Jack Fardell 

Women’s Final Results

1st - Brighton Zeuner

2nd - Jordyn Barratt

3rd - Kisa Nakamura

4th - Allysha Le

5th - Lizzie Armanto

6th - Yndiara Asp

7th - Nora Vasconcellos

8th - Nicole Hause

9th - Julz Lynn Kindstrand

10th - Bryce Wettstein

A few words about the venue:

Capping off an exciting points race across Australia, Brazil, Canada and the United States, the Vans Park Series grand finale was hosted by the skateboarding-friendly community of Malmö, known for leading the world with their progressive support of the city’s youth through civic skateboard programming and activities. The ISF-recognized championship showdown took place at Kroksbäck Skatepark, a premier built-to-spec park terrain legacy construction that will be donated by the Vans Park Series to the city of Malmö for their leadership in skateboarding.

For more info about the Vans Park Series go to their website.

2016 World Championships - Women's - 1st Place Run: Brighton Zeuner (Vans Park Series)

2016 World Championships - Men's - Alex Sorgente, 1st Place Run - 95.45 (Vans Park Series)