Ali Boulala
Ali Boulala | |
|---|---|
 Ali Boulala | |
| Born | January 28, 1979 |
| Occupation | Professional skateboarder |
Ali Boulala (born January 28, 1979 in Stockholm, Sweden) 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 is currently serving a two-year prison sentence for the death of skateboarder Shane Cross back in 2007 in a motorcycle accident in Melbourne Australia, and is expected to be released from prison on March 12, 2010 [1]
Biography
Boulala was born in Stockholm, Sweden, Boulala is of Algerian and Finnish descent. His mother, Raija Boulala, is Finnish.
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.[2] 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.
Osiris Shoes produced Ali Brothel creeper skateboarding trainers, designed by Ali.
Shane Cross accident
On March 6, 2007, Boulala was the rider of a motorcycle in an accident that killed his pillion passenger, Flip Skateboards pro Shane Cross.[3] When Boulala arrived at a hospital, his injuries were too severe for him to be kept conscious and he was placed in a medically induced coma until his vital signs and health stabilized.
Boulala was sentenced to jail in 2008, for 4 years (2 of which carry no parole) due to the death of Cross.[3]
Boulala's pro model board in 2003 which depicted Boulala sitting on a motorcycle with a bottle of beer in his hand was pulled from retailers after the incident.
Geoff Rowley's said on werdlife.com that Boulala is being released on March 12, 2010.[1]
Video Appearances
Video appearances
- 1996: Transworld Magazine - Uno
- 1997: Transworld Magazine - Cinematographer
- 1999: Landspeed: CKY
- 1998: Church of Skatan - Wild in the Streets
- 1999: Baker Skateboards - Bootleg
- 1999: Big Brother Magazine - Boob
- 2000: Baker Skateboards - Baker2G
- 2001: TSA Clothing - Life in the Fast Lane
- 2001: CKY3
- 2002: Flip Skateboards - Sorry (filmed in 2001)
- 2002: Transworld Magazine - Chomp on This
- 2003: Osiris - Subject to Change
- 2003: Flip Skateboards- Really Sorry
- 2003: Cliché' Skateboards - Bon Appetit
- 2005: None - Filmbot Files
- 2005: Baker Skateboards - Baker3
- 2007: Etnies Footwear - Restless
- 2007: Zen replay
- 2009: Flip Skateboards - Extremely Sorry (filmed in 2006/ possibly some from 2004–2007)
References
- ^ a b "BOULALA…MARCH 12TH « Geoff Rowley". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "YouTube - ali boulala 25stair ollie". Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ a b "World famous skateboarder Ali Boulala jailed". The Daily Telegraph. New South Wales. 2008-04-25.