coach country formerpartner birth_place height birth_date residence image article_title name
laura galindo-black united states kristi yamaguchi san jose , california 5 6 7 september 1969 san jose , california galindo rudy.jpg rudy galindo
 rudy galindo
rudy galindo

val joe `` rudy '' galindo -lrb- born september 7 , 1969 in san jose , california -rrb- 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 .
