Michael Dong

Michael Dong is a champion professional slalom skateboarder from Bothell, Washington, United States. Dong was ranked #5 in the world in 2005 and holds the 2003, 2004, and 2005 World Cyber Slalom titles.

Dong began skateboarding in 1975. Early skating highlights include: 1979 Capitol Lakefair Skateboard Contest, Olympia, Washington, 14-year-old age group: 1st pool riding, 1st freestyle, 1st cross-country. In 2002, Dong re-entered competitive skateboarding after a 22-year absence, competing in the San Francisco Battle by the Bay. He quickly moved from the amateur ranks to professional. In 2003, he was ranked #5 in the world in slalom skateboarding, maintaining the #5 ranking in 2004 and 2005.^[1] He has established himself as the #1 cyber slalom skateboarder in the world. Dong is a member of the RoeRacing Slalom Skateboard Team.

2005 Results

• Slalom Week 2005 World Championships (Morro Bay, California) – 17 September 2005
  • Tight Slalom - 3rd Place
  • Slalom – 4th Place
• European Championships (Stockholm, Sweden) - July 15, 2005: Cyber Slalom Cup - 1st Place
• 3dm Seismic West Coast Championships (Hood River, Oregon) – Tight Slalom – 1st Place – 9 July 2005
• “Bro, Your Dad’s a Martian” (Bush's Pasture Park Soap Box Derby Hill, Salem, Oregon) – Tight Slalom (dual lane) – 1st Place – 19 June 2005
• Paris World Cup (Paris, France) - May 14, 2005: Tight Straight Slalom - 2nd Place
• Red Clay Cup (Athens, Georgia) – Slalom – 3rd Place – 30 April 2005

Cyber Slalom

As of 2010, Dong still holds the world record for the Cyber Slalom, with a time of 7.96sec, set in Beaverton, Oregon in September 2008.^[2]

References

1. "Men's Pro World Ranking". International Slalom Skateboarding Association. Retrieved 2010-10-03.
2. "World Records: NCDSA Cyber slalom". Skateboard Racing. World Cup Ranking. Retrieved 2010-10-03.

External links

• Slalom Skateboarding World Rankings
• International Skateboard Slalom Association (ISSA)
• North California Downhill Skateboarding Association (NCDSA)