# Michael Dong

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**Michael Dong** is a champion professional slalom skateboarder from [Bothell, Washington](/source/Bothell,_Washington), [United States](/source/United_States). Dong was ranked #5 in the world in 2005 and holds the 2003, 2004, and 2005 World [Cyber Slalom](/source/Cyber_Slalom) titles.

Dong began skateboarding in 1975. Early skating highlights include: 1979 Capitol Lakefair Skateboard Contest, [Olympia, Washington](/source/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](/source/San_Francisco,_California) [Battle by the Bay](/source/Battle_by_the_Bay_(skateboard)). 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](/source/Gareth_Roe) Slalom Skateboard Team.

## 2005 Results

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

## Cyber Slalom

As of 2026,[2] Dong still held the world record for the Cyber Slalom, with a time of 7.96sec, set in Beaverton, Oregon in September 2008.[3][4]

## References

1. ["Men's Pro World Ranking"](http://www.slalomranking.com/). International Slalom Skateboarding Association. Retrieved 2010-10-03.

1. ["Cyber Slalom Challenge"](http://www.ncdsa.com/cyber_slalom.asp). Northern California Downhill Skateboarding Association. Retrieved 2026-03-18.

1. ["ISSA WORLD RECORDS"](http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/ISSA/World-Records-history.pdf). SlalomSkateboarder. Apr 12, 2020. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240715150332/http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/ISSA/World-Records-history.pdf) 2024-07-15 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 16, 2025.

1. ["World Records: NCDSA Cyber slalom"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120313083917/http://www.worldcupranking.com/index.asp?records=cyber). *Skateboard Racing*. World Cup Ranking. Archived from [the original](http://www.worldcupranking.com/index.asp?records=cyber) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2010-10-03.

## External links

- [Slalom Skateboarding World Rankings](http://www.slalomranking.com/)
- [International Skateboard Slalom Association (ISSA)](http://slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/index.php?sid=a8f55b839f3d1a1ff6f898fc732e73f0)
- [North California Downhill Skateboarding Association (NCDSA)](http://www.ncdsa.com/default.asp)

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