Pavel Petkuns, known popularly as PashaTheBoss online, is a Latvian free runner, parkour artist, YouTuber, TikTok star, social media influencer, and internet celebrity. He rose to prominence after winning three consecutive Red Bull Art of Motion Freerunning Championships. As of November 2022, the @pashathebossTikTok handle has amassed over 5.3 million followers and over 77.3 million likes.
As mentioned above, prior to becoming a world-renowned social media celebrity, Pavel aspired to be a free runner and a parkour artist expressing art through movement. As mentioned above, Pavel is the first three-time champion of Art of Motion and the first Russian-speaking athlete ever to win an Art of Motion.
After showing off his slick moves and literal poetry in motion on TikTok, Pavel registered his YouTube channel on March 26, 2020, under the name PashaTheBoss. The YouTube channel features a lot of parkour and free movement-related content apart from vlogs which have helped him earn over 25.1K subscribers and over 398,676 views as of November 2022.
Personal Information
Career
Pasha Petkuns joined TikTok somewhere between late 2017 and early 2018 after which he has been uploading mind-blowing stunts and parkour runs ever since.
Pavel started competing as a parkour artist in 2009 when he entered his first major competition and made a highlight reel. He later became the first-ever Russian-speaking athlete to win an Art of Motion and the first-ever athlete to win three consecutive Art of Motion awards which helped him earn a sponsorship from Red Bull.
Pavel is currently sponsored by Red Bull and even had his own 30-minute feature sponsored by Red Bull titled Human Pinball.
