Michael Dong

Michael Dong is a champion professional slalom skateboarder from Bothell, Washington, in the United States, who was ranked number five in the world in 2005 and holds the 2003, 2004 and 2005 World Cyber Slalom titles. He began skateboarding in 1975, and his early highlights include the 1979 Capitol Lakefair Skateboard Contest in Olympia, Washington, where in the 14 year old age group he took first in pool riding, freestyle and cross-country. In 2002 he re-entered competitive skateboarding after a 22 year absence, competing in the San Francisco Battle by the Bay, and quickly moved from the amateur ranks to professional. In 2003 he was ranked number five in the world in slalom skateboarding and held that ranking in 2004 and 2005.