Flip Skateboards

Infobox Company
company_name = Flip Skateboards
company_
foundation = Huntington Beach, California in 1991
location = flagicon|USA California
key_people = Jeremy Fox
Ian Deacon
Geoff Rowley

industry = Skateboarding
homepage = [http://www.flipskateboards.com/ www.flipskateboards.com]

Flip Skateboards is an US based international skateboard company, owned by Jeremy Fox, Ian Deacon and Geoff Rowley. The company manufactures skateboard decks, wheels and clothing. Flip is distributed by Blitz Distribution in the US.

History

Flip Skateboards originally started in the UK in the 1980's as Deathbox Skateboards (later to be named Flip in 1994). The original name 'Deathbox' is a term used for the swimming pool overflow channel in the form of backyard pool skating.

Flip moved from the UK to California in 1994, (although the team at the time, Geoff Rowley, Tom Penny, Rune Glifberg, and Andy Scott moved in 95) and went on to become one of the world's biggest and most well known skateboard companies.

Four members have won the prestigious Thrasher Skater of the Year Award: Bob Burnquist in 1997 (though he was sponsored by Anti-Hero at the time), Geoff Rowley in 2000, Arto Saari in 2001, and Mark Appleyard in 2003 and winning best street skater in transworld skateboarding magazine.

Flip has a team, with skate veterans such as Chris Sganga, AVB, Lance Mountain, street skate legends such as Geoff Rowley, and Tom Penny, (Arto Saari left the team and moved to the Alien Workshop team in 2008) and two legendary vert skaters by the name of Rune Glifberg and Bob Burnquist.

On March 7, 2007, Flip Skateboards amateur Shane Cross was killed in a fatal motorcycle accident in Melbourne, Australia. Ali Boulala was driving the motorcycle with Shane Cross on the back when the pair hit a curb. Ali Boulala was sentenced to 4 years in Australian prison for the accident. [Cite news
url=http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/story/0,21985,23594837-2862,00.html
title=Deadly ride leads to jail for skateboarder
date=2008-04-25
author=Hadfield, Shelley
work=Herald Sun
place=Melbourne]

In 2008 David Gonzalez became pro for the team.

Pro Team

*Ali Boulala
*David Gonzalez
*Geoff Rowley
*Bob Burnquist
*Tom Penny
*Mark Appleyard
*Rodrigo Tx
*Lance Mountain
*Rune Glifberg

Am Team

*Louie Lopez
*Curren Caples
*Luan De Oliveira
*Shane Cross(Deceased but still counted as current team member)

International Team

*Willow
*Axel Cruysberghs

Videography

Sorry

(2002) 50 Minutes. VHSInfobox Film
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director = Fred Mortange

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Ian Deacon
Geoff Rowley
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Feat. Mark Appleyard, Ali Boulala, Alex Chalmers, Rune Glifberg, Tom Penny, Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, Bastien Salabanzi.
Appearances by Steve Alba, Jake Brown, Bob Burnquist, Jason Dill, Dustin Dollin, Bam Margera, Al Partanen, Jani Peltonen, Renee Renee, Ed Templeton, Rodrigo Tx, Danny Way.

Really Sorry

(2003) 30 Minutes. DVD

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name = Really Sorry


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director = Ewan Bowman

producer = Jeremy Fox
Ian Deacon
Geoff Rowley
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Feat. Mark Appleyard, Ali Boulala, Danilo Cerezini, P.J. Ladd, Tom Penny, Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, Bastien Salabanzi

Extremely Sorry

(Due 2008) DVD

Flip is currently filming their third team video, "Extremely Sorry", which is due out in the summer of 2008.

External links

* [http://www.flipskateboards.com/ Flip Skateboards]
* [http://articles.skateboarddomination.info/the-role-of-flip-skateboards-in-the-history-of-skateboarding/ Flip Skateboards Role in The History of Skateboarding]

References