Rudy Galindo

Quick Facts

Full Name	Rudy Galindo
Occupation	Figure Skater
Date Of Birth	Sep 7, 1969(1969-09-07)
Age	55
Birthplace	San Jose
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Virgo

Rudy Galindo Biography

Rudy Galindo is one of the most popular and richest Figure Skater who was born on September 7, 1969 in San Jose, California, United States. He was awarded a gold medal at 1995-1996 United States Championships, and a gold medal at 1994-1995 Vienna Cup.

He was the skating partner for Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yaguchi.

Galindo was paired with Kristi Yamaguchi by his coach, Jim Hulick. They placed 5th on the junior level at the 1985 U.S. Championships and won the junior title in 1986. Hulick died of AIDS-related cancer in 1989. Galindo did not compete in singles in the 1988–89 and 1989-90 seasons in order to concentrate on pairs. Galindo and Yamaguchi won the 1988 World Junior title and the U.S. senior championships in 1989 and 1990. Their partnership came to an end in April 1990 when Yamaguchi decided to focus on her singles career. Lacking a partner of Kristi’s calibre, Galindo returned to singles competition.

Galindo began skating with his sister. Although the sport was expensive, his parents were supportive and forwent a chance to buy a house, settling instead for a larger trailer. As a singles career, Galindo won the 1987 World Junior title.

His parents are Jess Galindo and Margaret Galindo.

Rudy Galindo Net Worth

Rudy Galindo is one of the richest Figure Skater from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rudy Galindo 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

In 1987, he won the World Junior Figure Skating Championship.

He won silver at the 1985-1986 Pokal der Blauen Schwerter.

Val Joe “Rudy” Galindo (born September 7, 1969) is an American figure skater who competed in both single skating and pair skating. As a single skater, he is the 1996 U.S. national champion, 1987 World Junior Champion, and 1996 World Bronze medalist. As a pairs skater, he competed with Kristi Yamaguchi and was the 1988 World Junior Champion and the 1989 and 1990 U.S. National Champion. He is the first openly gay skating champion in the United States, though US, World and Olympic champion Brian Boitano came out long after his career was over.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Rudy Galindo height 5 ft 6 in Rudy weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Rudy Galindo Dating?

According to our records, Rudy Galindo is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Rudy Galindo’s is not dating anyone.

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After residing a number of years in Reno, Nevada, Galindo moved back to San Jose, California in 2006.

Facts & Trivia

Rudy Ranked on the list of most popular Figure Skater. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rudy Galindo celebrates birthday on September 7 of every year.

What does Rudy Galindo do now?

In 2000, Galindo announced he was HIV positive. Today, he coaches figure skating at Sharks Ice in San Jose. His students include Kristi Yamaguchi’s daughter. He was inducted into the San Jose Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 and the U.S. Figure Skating Hall of Fame in 2013.

Is Rudy Galindo still skating?

Rudy Galindo
Coach| Laura Galindo-Black
Retired| 1996

How old is Rudy Galindo now?

52 years (September 7, 1969)

When did Rudy Galindo come out?

In his autobiography Icebreaker, Rudy shared that he was oftentimes unmotivated due to the lack of support from fellow skaters, judges, and skating officials. He didn’t fit the “mold” of the all-American figure skating hero. A few months before winning the 1996 National Championship , Rudy came out as gay.

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