Among CS2 glove finishes, Sport Gloves | Vice sits on the loud end of the spectrum. Pink and blue collide in broad, clean fields instead of muted camo or single-tone leather. If you live in competitive modes but still care how your loadout reads on screen, this color blocking tends to pull more attention than a plain pair ever will.

Release date

February 14, 2018 — Valve’s official blog post Welcome to the Clutch added the skin to the game alongside the Clutch Case. That drop was a major glove expansion: 24 new finishes in one push. Vice maps to the internal id sporty_blue_pink, which helps when you are tracing listings or float databases back to that February 2018 batch.

Which case

This finish drops from the Clutch Case. Whether you unbox or buy on the market, matching the case name is the straightforward way to confirm the line it belongs to. Gloves are their own drop category, separate from weapon skins, but the new glove wave in that case is tied to the same 2018 update — the clearest link for provenance.

Skin traits

• Category: Sport Gloves
• Rarity: Ancient
• Wear range: 0.06 – 0.80

The official blurb calls out synthetic panels in vivid pink and blue. That wording matters: the look reads closer to modern athletic padding than pebbled leather or tactical mesh. The layout is big color blocks with a sharp divide, not a busy micro-pattern stack. Ancient rarity keeps it in the upper tier of glove drops and trading for the long haul.

Wear spans 0.06 through 0.80, so condition swings are real. Lower floats usually keep the pink–blue boundary crisp and the surface cleaner; as wear climbs, edges soften and the contrast washes out more often. Before you commit to a purchase or trade-up, inspect in-game for the float you are actually buying — thumbnail hero shots lie.

What to look for

Start with pattern placement: how pink and blue land across the back of the hand, knuckles, and cuff should match what you want aesthetically. The same finish name can look noticeably different in how “clean” each block feels once float moves. Next, read the wear curve: starting at 0.06 means factory-fresh pricing runs hot; if budget is tight, mid or high wear can work, but expect faded contrast. Third, think loadout harmony — Vice carries vacation-neon energy. Pair it with blue–pink AK or M4 skins or a bright knife and the whole kit tells one story; run all-black rifles and the gloves become the only color anchor in frame.

Beyond unboxing, watch pricing and wear tiers on legitimate marketplaces such as C5GAME. Compare like-for-like wear bands and the same inspect angle; do not let a listing cover photo dictate the deal. If you are holding long term, treat Vice as the Sport Gloves line’s high-recognition color-block pick: it does not need a busy graphic to make a statement — the pink-and-blue split does the work. That simplicity is the charm and the reason float scrutiny deserves extra patience.