Ali Boulala
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Ali Boulala is a professional skateboarder who rides for Flip Skateboards
, Flip Clothing, Independent trucks and Flip wheels. He is known for his relaxed but flamboyant style and filmed notable parts in the Flip videos Sorry and Really Sorry, Osiris
' Subject to Change and also appeared in numerous Baker
videos.
Boulala served a two-year prison sentence for the death of skateboarder Shane Cross
back in 2007 in a motorcycle accident in Melbourne Australia, and was released from prison on March 12, 2010
descent.
His approach to skateboarding concentrates on the unusual or unobvious, preferring to skate unfilmed spots and experiment with tricks. He is also famous for his unprecedented attempt at ollieing
a twenty-five stair in France
. This famous attempt was featured in Flip Skateboard's
2002 video release, Sorry. He is also famous for having a part in all of the Baker Skateboard Videos.
Boulala has pioneered skating manoeuvres, featured in skateboarding videos, featured on the front cover of Transworld Skateboarding magazine and designed his own shoes. About 100,000 skateboards have been sold carrying his name since he turned professional in 1997.
Boulala was sentenced to jail in 2008, for 4 years (2 years no parole) due to the death of Cross and was released March 12 2010. Boulala is a member of the Piss Drunx along with Jim Greco, Andrew Reynolds, Erik Ellington, and Dustin Dollin.
Boulala's pro model board in 2033 which depicted Boulala sitting on a motorcycle with a bottle of beer in his hand was pulled from retailers after the incident.
He is currently living in Stockholm with his Australian wife Amanda.
His first pro model board since release, a colorway of Flip's P2 production series, has come out recently.
According to the Flip website, Boulala aspires to skate once again.
In 2010, Boulala was added to the Kr3w Clothing Team.
Boulala had an interview in a recent 2010 Transworld skateboarding magazine talking about the death of Am skateboarder Shane Cross, the accident that nearly took his life, skateboarding and getting married.
He recently went on a Kr3w tour throughout Europe with the likes of Lizard King, Tom Penny, Horsey, Vaughn Baker and Photographer Shad Lambert.
Flip Skateboards
Flip Skateboards is a US-based international skateboard company, owned by Jeremy Fox, Ian Deacon, and Geoff Rowley. The company produces skateboard decks, wheels, and clothing. Flip is distributed by NHS Distribution in the US.- History :...
, Flip Clothing, Independent trucks and Flip wheels. He is known for his relaxed but flamboyant style and filmed notable parts in the Flip videos Sorry and Really Sorry, Osiris
Osiris
Osiris is an Egyptian god, usually identified as the god of the afterlife, the underworld and the dead. He is classically depicted as a green-skinned man with a pharaoh's beard, partially mummy-wrapped at the legs, wearing a distinctive crown with two large ostrich feathers at either side, and...
' Subject to Change and also appeared in numerous Baker
Baker Skateboards
Baker Skateboards is a skateboarding company founded by professional skateboarder Andrew Reynolds and creative founder Jay Strickland in 2000. Its main products are skateboard decks, clothing, and wheels.- History :...
videos.
Boulala served a two-year prison sentence for the death of skateboarder Shane Cross
Shane Cross
Shane Cross was an Australian street skateboarder from Palm Beach, Queensland, who gained national and international prominence within skateboarding in the mid 2000s before dying in a motorcycle crash, aged 20....
back in 2007 in a motorcycle accident in Melbourne Australia, and was released from prison on March 12, 2010
Biography
Boulala was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Boulala is of Finnish and AlgerianAlgeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
descent.
His approach to skateboarding concentrates on the unusual or unobvious, preferring to skate unfilmed spots and experiment with tricks. He is also famous for his unprecedented attempt at ollieing
Ollie (skateboarding trick)
The ollie is a skateboarding trick where the rider and board leap into the air without the use of the rider's hands. Particularly on flat ground, it is not intuitively obvious how the liftoff is achieved, making the trick visually striking....
a twenty-five stair in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. This famous attempt was featured in Flip Skateboard's
Flip Skateboards
Flip Skateboards is a US-based international skateboard company, owned by Jeremy Fox, Ian Deacon, and Geoff Rowley. The company produces skateboard decks, wheels, and clothing. Flip is distributed by NHS Distribution in the US.- History :...
2002 video release, Sorry. He is also famous for having a part in all of the Baker Skateboard Videos.
Boulala has pioneered skating manoeuvres, featured in skateboarding videos, featured on the front cover of Transworld Skateboarding magazine and designed his own shoes. About 100,000 skateboards have been sold carrying his name since he turned professional in 1997.
Boulala was sentenced to jail in 2008, for 4 years (2 years no parole) due to the death of Cross and was released March 12 2010. Boulala is a member of the Piss Drunx along with Jim Greco, Andrew Reynolds, Erik Ellington, and Dustin Dollin.
Boulala's pro model board in 2033 which depicted Boulala sitting on a motorcycle with a bottle of beer in his hand was pulled from retailers after the incident.
He is currently living in Stockholm with his Australian wife Amanda.
His first pro model board since release, a colorway of Flip's P2 production series, has come out recently.
According to the Flip website, Boulala aspires to skate once again.
In 2010, Boulala was added to the Kr3w Clothing Team.
Boulala had an interview in a recent 2010 Transworld skateboarding magazine talking about the death of Am skateboarder Shane Cross, the accident that nearly took his life, skateboarding and getting married.
He recently went on a Kr3w tour throughout Europe with the likes of Lizard King, Tom Penny, Horsey, Vaughn Baker and Photographer Shad Lambert.