Daewon Song

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David Daewon Song (born February 19, 1975 in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean, goofy-footed skateboarder. He is recognized for his technical street skateboarding.

He co-owns Almost Skateboards with fellow pro Rodney Mullen, and he skates for the team.

[edit] Life and career

At an early age, Daewon moved from Korea to Torrance, CA. When he was 13, a neighborhood kid gave him his board, which he proceeded to use to the point of its destruction. He quickly got some money together and bought a used board. A few years later, a small skateboard company called Gemco came through on a demo tour. They saw him skate, and immediately signed him and took him back to the US where he was immediately embraced.

Daewon and fellow rider Rodney Mullen are showcased in the skateboard videos Rodney Mullen vs. Daewon Song, Rodney Mullen vs. Daewon Song Round 2, and a part in Almost: Round Three. He also has the ending parts in both Almost Skateboard's Round Three, a quasi-sequel to the previous Rodney v. Daewon videos, DVS Footwear's Skate More, many of the old World Industries videos, and the two Deca videos. Daewon Song also recently featured alongside Chris Haslam in the miniramp video, Almost Cheese & Crackers by Almost Skateboards. Song was in a skateboarding gang called the Ruff Riders. He also won Skater of the Year in 2006.

Daewon was first sponsored by World Industries and appeared in their video Love Child in 1992. In 1999 he left World Industries to start his own company, Deca.

He also made appearances as a playable character in the Tony Hawk series of games, with his first appearance being in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland up to Tony Hawk's Proving Grounds but excluding Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam.