Michael Dong

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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. He has established himself as the #1 cyber slalom skateboarder in the world and as of 2005, holds a #5 world ranking overall in slalom. Dong is a member of the RoeRacing Slalom Skateboard Team.

[edit] 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