Rudy Galindo
Chronology
1969 | Born September 7 in San Jose, California |
1975 | Begins skating |
1983 | Begins pairs skating with Kristi Yamaguchi |
1985 | Finishes third in World Junior Figure Skating Championships |
1987 | Finishes first in World Junior Figure Skating Championships |
1989 | Wins pairs title (with Yamaguchi) in U.S. Figure Skating Championships |
1989 | Former coach, Jim Hulick, dies of complications related to AIDS |
1990 | Wins pairs title (with Yamaguchi) in U.S. Figure Skating Championships; they take fifth at World Championships |
1990 | In April, Yamaguchi withdraws from pairs skating with Galindo to focus on women's singles |
1991 | Finishes a disappointing eleventh in U.S. Figure Skating Championships, men's singles; from 1992-1995, finishes fifth place or lower in USFSA national championships |
1993 | Father dies of heart attack |
1994 | Brother, George, dies of complications related to AIDS |
1995 | Former coach, Rick Inglesi, dies of complications related to AIDS |
1996 | Wins USFSA national championship for men's singles |
1996 | Places third in USFSA world championship for men's singles |
1996 | Begins skating with Tom Collins Campbell's Soup of World Figure Skating Champions |
2000 | Diagnosed HIV-positive, goes public with the news |
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