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Rudy Galindo

(given name: Val Joe Galindo)

USA
Rudi Galindo

1996 World Championships
Edmonton, Canada
Exhibition		 Nation: United States of America
Place of birth: San Jose/CA
Height: 1,67 m
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Rudy Galindo started skating at age eight as a single skater. He won the 1987 Junior World Championships. Later he teamed up with Kristi Yamaguchi and started pairs figure skating. Both won the 1989 and 1990 U.S. pairs titles. After Kristi quit pairs figure skating to concentrate on her career as single skater (she became 1992 Olympic Champion) Rudy Galindo returned to singles skating in 1991. After fife very hard years of permanently fighting against personal and financial obstacles he won the U.S. National Championships in his home town San Jose in 1996. He placed third in the World Championships the same year.
On September 10, 1996 he turned pro.

 

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