Flip Skateboards
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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.
Flip moved from the UK to California in July 1994. Jeremy Fox, Ian Deacon, and Geoff Rowley were the first to arrive. Team riders Tom Penny
and Rune Glifberg
moved in 1995. At this point the team consisted of four pros – Tom Penny, Geoff Rowley, Rune Glifberg and Andy Scott.
Four members have won the Thrasher Skater of the Year Award: Bob Burnquist in 1997 (he was sponsored by Anti-Hero at the time), Geoff Rowley in 2000, Arto Saari
in 2001, and Mark Appleyard
in 2003. Mark also won best street skater in Transworld Skateboarding
magazine., Mark has since left to join Element Skateboards
.
Notable team members include Bob Burnquist, Rune Glifberg, Lance Mountain
, Tom Penny, and Geoff Rowley. Other riders include Ali Boulala
, Luan de Oliveira, David Gonzalez, and Andrew Langi. Am riders include Curren Caples, Louie Lopez,and Ben Nordberg.
This year Arto Saari
has rejoined the team.
Really Sorry (2003; 30 minutes; DVD)
Extremely Sorry (2009)
Geoff Rowley
Geoff Rowley , is a professional skateboarder and co-owner of Flip Skateboards.- Professional Skateboarder :Rowley started skateboarding at age 12 in Liverpool, England...
. The company produces skateboard decks, wheels, and clothing. Flip is distributed by NHS Distribution in the US.
History
Flip Skateboards started in the UK in the early 1990s as a sister company to Death Box Skateboards and the successor to Bash Skateboards. Christian Heitmann was their first pro. Elton Whybrow, Chris Weinekker, Ivan Jenson, and Luke McKirdy made up the rest of the group.Flip moved from the UK to California in July 1994. Jeremy Fox, Ian Deacon, and Geoff Rowley were the first to arrive. Team riders Tom Penny
Tom Penny
Tom Penny is a professional skateboarder from Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. He is well known in the skateboarding community for his calm style and natural abilities and as a master of frontside flips and many kickflip variations...
and Rune Glifberg
Rune Glifberg
Rune Glifberg is a professional skateboarder who currently resides in the Leucadia district of Encinitas, California. Glifberg began skating at age 11 after a friend brought a board over to his house. In the early 1990s, Glifberg turned professional as a vert skater and made the trek across the...
moved in 1995. At this point the team consisted of four pros – Tom Penny, Geoff Rowley, Rune Glifberg and Andy Scott.
Four members have won the Thrasher Skater of the Year Award: Bob Burnquist in 1997 (he was sponsored by Anti-Hero at the time), Geoff Rowley in 2000, Arto Saari
Arto Saari
Arto Saari is a professional skateboarder. He lives in Huntington Beach, California. He was selected as the "2001 Skater of the Year" by Thrasher magazine. His skating stance is regular. He is known for his big and aggressive skating style and also for his lipslides...
in 2001, and Mark Appleyard
Mark Appleyard
Mark Appleyard is a professional skateboarder. He currently resides in Huntington Beach, California. He is 6'1", 160 pounds, has a size 11 foot, and his skateboarding stance is goofy. Appleyard is known for his technical skating...
in 2003. Mark also won best street skater in Transworld Skateboarding
Transworld Skateboarding
Transworld SKATEboarding is a skateboarding magazine, website, and production company.Founded in 1983, TWS was a response to Thrasher Magazine and specifically to the December 1982 article ‘Skate and Destroy’ written by C.R...
magazine., Mark has since left to join Element Skateboards
Element Skateboards
Element Skateboards is a skateboard manufacturer and surfwear retailer based in Irvine, California. It is a subsidiary of Australian clothing giants Billabong International....
.
Notable team members include Bob Burnquist, Rune Glifberg, Lance Mountain
Lance Mountain
Robert Lance Mountain was one of the more popular skateboarders throughout much of the 1980s, and one of the five most legendary members of the Bones Brigade, as featured in the 1987 classic The Search For Animal Chin .Mountain was born in Pasadena, California...
, Tom Penny, and Geoff Rowley. Other riders include Ali Boulala
Ali Boulala
Ali Boulala is a professional skateboarder who rides for Flip Skateboards, Flip Clothing, Independent trucks and Flip wheels...
, Luan de Oliveira, David Gonzalez, and Andrew Langi. Am riders include Curren Caples, Louie Lopez,and Ben Nordberg.
This year Arto Saari
Arto Saari
Arto Saari is a professional skateboarder. He lives in Huntington Beach, California. He was selected as the "2001 Skater of the Year" by Thrasher magazine. His skating stance is regular. He is known for his big and aggressive skating style and also for his lipslides...
has rejoined the team.
Videography
Sorry (2002; 50 minutes; VHS)- Features Mark Appleyard, Ali Boulala, Alex ChalmersAlex ChalmersAlex Chalmers is a professional skateboarder from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He grew up skateboarding at Griffin Skatepark in Griffin Park in North Vancouver, not far from his home. His sponsors have included Flip Skateboards and Adio Shoes...
, Rune Glifberg, Tom Penny, Geoff Rowley, Arto Saari, Bastien SalabanziBastien SalabanziBastien Salabanzi is a professional skateboarder. His stance is regular.- Career :He started skateboarding when he was nine, and soon after gained his first sponsorship by the Skateshop of Toulon. He won his first contest at the age of 11 in Marseille, France...
. Appearances by Bob Burnquist, Dustin DollinDustin DollinDustin Dollin is a professional skateboarder.-Biography:He also has his own shoe line with Vans. He is featured in the Tony Hawk video games Tony Hawk's Project 8, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, and Tony Hawk: Ride...
, Bam MargeraBam MargeraBrandon Cole "Bam" Margera is an American professional skateboarder, television and radio personality, actor and daredevil. He released a series of videos under the CKY banner and came to prominence after being drafted into MTV's Jackass crew...
, Renee Renee, Rodrigo Tx, and Danny WayDanny WayDanny Way is a professional skateboarder.-Awards and achievements:* 1986: Won the first contest he entered at age 11* 1989: Won his first vert contest in Michigan...
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- The first Flip video took more than three years to produce. The first trick filmed that made it into Sorry was Geoff Rowley's lipslide down the double-kink in Laguna, in 1997. The last trick filmed, just days before the May 21, 2002 premiere, was Tom Penny's line at the Belmont ledges in Long Beach. It is also known for the Boulala 25 ollieOllie (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....
attempt that was tried on two occasions. On the first attempt he landed the trick, but his board exploded on impact. The second attempt was on the last day of filming. Sorrys main cameraman, Fred Mortagne, was leaving for the United States the following day to edit the video. On the way there it started to drizzle. To make matters worse, Ali still had to set up a board. Feeling rushed by the weather, Ali went for it without even warming up. He landed on his board, but could not stay on. He went to try it again, but the run-up was getting wet and his foot slipped while pushing full-speed. He lost his balance at the point of no return, so he had to go for it anyway. He kicked his board away mid-ollie, hoping he would clear the steps. He landed feet-first on the flat, severely bruising both heels and was injured for two months. The whole session lasted no more than five minutes.
Really Sorry (2003; 30 minutes; DVD)
- Features Mark Appleyard, Ali Boulala, Danilo Cerezini, P.J. Ladd, Tom Penny, Geoff Rowley,[Arto Saari, and Bastien SalabanziBastien SalabanziBastien Salabanzi is a professional skateboarder. His stance is regular.- Career :He started skateboarding when he was nine, and soon after gained his first sponsorship by the Skateshop of Toulon. He won his first contest at the age of 11 in Marseille, France...
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Extremely Sorry (2009)
- Featuring Ali Boulala, David GonzalezDavid GonzálezDavid González may refer to:*David Gonzales , Mexican-American cartoonist, creator of the "Homies"*David M. Gonzales , American soldier in World War II, Medal of Honor recipient...
, Tom Penny, Mark Appleyard, Luan de Oliveira, Louie Lopez, Willow, Ben Nordberg, Shane CrossShane CrossShane 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....
, Rune Glifberg, Geoff Rowley, Curren Caples, Rodrigo Tx, Lance Mountain, Bob Burnquist, and Shaun Barrett. Extremely Sorry was the first Skateboarding film to feature an Original Soundtrack. A soundtrack album, produced by DJ BaronBaron (musician)Baron is the artist name of Piers Baron, an award winning record producer and musician whose work includes film scores, Song Writing and DJing...
, was issued by Volcom EntertainmentVolcom EntertainmentVolcom Entertainment, officially founded in 1995, in Newport Beach, California, and currently based in Costa Mesa, CA is the brainchild of Volcom founder Richard Woolcott and theLINE's singer/guitarist Ryan Immegart. Ryan being Volcom's first sponsored snowboarder and having a love for music...
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