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The Skating Lesson Interview with Rudy Galindo The Skating Lesson Podcast Transcript The Skating Lesson Interview with Rudy Galindo Jenny Kirk: Hello, and welcome to The Skating Lesson podcast where we interview influential people from the world of figure skating so they can share with us the lessons they learned along the way. I’m Jennifer Kirk, a former US ladies competitor and a three-time world team member. Dave Lease: I’m David Lease. I was never on the world team, I’m a far cry from the pewter medal, but I am a figure skating blogger and a current adult skater. Jenny: This week, we had a few technical issues that we’re so sorry about… Dave: We had BOOT PROBLEMS!! Jenny: Boot problems, Tai Babilonia would have told us! We had some technical issues, so we can only give you guys the audio portion of our interview with our guest this week, Rudy Galindo. But thank you for hanging with us, and we’re gonna try to come back next week with a stronger interview where you can actually see our guest in addition to hearing him. Or her. Dave: Well, this week, we are absolutely thrilled to welcome Rudy Galindo to the show. Rudy Galindo is best known for being the 1996 US national champion. He was a pro skater for many years and about every competition known to man. He was on Champions on Ice for well over a decade. And he was also a two-time US national champion in pairs with Kristi Yamaguchi. Jenny: And it should be noted – Dave and I did a lot of research prior to this interview. Dave speed read – it was amazing – Rudy’s book in a night and a half in between his lunch break, his this or that, it was kind of impressive. And I of course watched a bunch of Rudy’s tapes, and we both researched a bunch of articles. And we went into this interview really with one impression of Rudy, and I think perhaps it was an inaccurate perception. Dave: Yeah. I think, looking back, on my image of Rudy as a child, you know, Rudy really came to the forefront in the mid ‘90s, I believe I was about ten at the time, and the story was all about Rudy being the first openly gay male American skater. And, you know, how he was the champion for being gay and self-acceptance. And I’m curious to know what the viewers and the listeners are going to think. But I’m wondering if maybe Rudy was created to tell more of a story and that the media almost used Rudy to tell their own narrative. And while I think he is very proud of who he is and very appreciative, and I think you’re really gonna enjoy listening to Rudy, I’m left wondering if perhaps some of the narrative about Rudy was a little bit more created by agents and handlers than from Rudy himself. Jenny: Yeah, and we should know – we really enjoyed talking to Rudy, we enjoyed this interview, and again, thank you for being patient with us with some of our technical issues, and we hope that you guys will enjoy the interview. [Rudy Galindo enters] Jenny: So, Rudy, thank you so much for being here, we’re so happy to have you. Rudy Galindo: It’s nice to be here. Jenny: Congratulations, you’re going to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Nationals, right? [This interview was done pre-2013 nationals and published much later] Rudy: Yes, yes, correct. Jenny: That’s so exciting. So, I just want to start off by saying that Dave and I – we’re such huge fans of your skating. You’re just such a great performer. We’re both fans of your professional career, particularly. And I think you always came up with the most unique and innovative programs. One year, you dressed as a clown. Another year, you were – I think you were like a bio___ and your arms were the strings. And the – who could forget your Village People program? So, I’m wondering – how did you come up with such unique and innovative show programs? Rudy: What year did we tour? Was I doing Send in the Clowns? Jenny: No, we toured 2004-2005 season. Rudy: 2004 – what did I do that year? Did I do YMCA? Jenny: I think you did it one year, yeah. Rudy: Ah, okay. Yeah. How do I talk about that – you know, the YMCA – I just remember, it was just like a – Tommy Collins wanted a fast upbeat number. He said, “just come with a fast, upbeat number.” And so I just thought, you know, I was just listening to music, and you know, I just thought – oh, my God, the Village People. You know, the gay – the gay group, you know, of the eighties and stuff. I thought it was fun, you know, so of course the YMCA and In The Navy. So I had – I did a medley of it, and I’m like – okay, you know, I could start out with a navy costume and strip down to do like YMCA. You know, something fun like an old fashioned bathing suit type thing. Dave: Would you try to outdo yourself and become more outrageous? Rudy: Yeah, the undertone, you know, just like some of the arm movements and stuff when I did, you know, the YMCA and, you know. Because I was comfortable with who I was – well, who I am, who I was – and I’m dead! And so I just thought it would be a fun thing to play on my sexuality and make fun of the group and just have fun. Jenny: The audience always definitely liked you. And where did you get those fun silver pants? Because we loved those. Rudy: Which – oh, yeah, what year did I skate to that year? Dave: At the world pro, you did Dancing with Myself, and you wore those silver… Rudy: That’s right. Oh, yeah yeah yeah. Dance with Myself, Billy Idol. Dave: So, where did you find the pants? Rudy: Where did I find the pants? You know, I think it was in either West Hollywood or in the Castro Port. A lot of my shirts and stuff I got from like West Hollywood, the gay area over at the Castro. Dave: Okay. So we have, like, a really fun time imagining you coaching. So, what are you like as a coach? Are you a strict coach? Rudy: You know what, I’m a fun coach. I remember when I started, like I was a part-time coach for about fifteen years, now I’ve been a full time coach for about seven. And I remember, like, probably the second year into my full-time coaching, they were talking about some of the LA coaches – they would go to LA for a week and stuff. I’d set them up, the lessons, and they would go, “oh, good, certain coaches are so strict and mean and they get the kids to do stuff.” And they said, “why don’t you be strict with our kids?” Because I was kind of fun- loving and stuff. I hated being taught by a coach that was screaming, and you know, top-of-the-line. I just rebelled, you know. So, then I started getting angry at them, you know, just like if they were doing jumps and, you know, kind of raising my voice, and finally, the parents would like go, “mmm, we like you the other way. We like the nice Rudy.” You know, and I think that just works for me, because all my coaches from Colleen Blackmar – she was really strict. She was my first coach, and she taught me all the basics and she was amazing. But she had me in tears every day, and when I had – when I went to my second coach, Jim Hulick, he was just so laid back and just calm. And then my third coach – when he passed away, Ricky Inglesi, was a very calm coach. And then he died, and then when I went to singles, I took from a trial run with – I don’t wanna name any names of coaches, but I tried these two coaches. They team-taught together, and I was twenty-five years old, and they were – I took from them when they were about six months in. And they were screaming from the top of their lungs while I was training my programs, and embarrassing me, and just yelling at me. They’ll walk off – at internationals, they’d walk off practice sessions if I missed like one jump or something. They’d leave the stands. And my – I don’t need this, you know. And I didn’t like that, so my sister said – just finish out the year with them, and we’ll find you a new coach. And I’m like – look, I don’t want any other coach anymore, and I just – I just wanna take from you to my sister, you know. And she’s very calm and loving and she basically – growing up, she was always there on the sidelines coaching me anyway. So I thought this would be the best fit. But bottom line is, I don’t teach, you know, really strict and stuff. And I’m fun and everyone just loves it. Dave: So how did it come about that you’re now coaching Kristi Yamaguchi’s daughter Emma? How did this… Rudy: Yeah, that was – that was funny.
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