Rudy Galindo (USA) - 1996 World Figure Skating Championships, Men's Long Program
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- Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA - 1996 World Figure Skating Championships, Men's Long Program - Rudy Galindo of the United States placed 4th in the Long Program, and that was good enough for him to move up from 4th to win the Bronze Medal.
This is WAY better than what we're seeing today. His sense of artistry, the connection to the music, the jumps and his gorgeous spins are superior to what we see nowadays. I miss THIS type of skating: blending athleticism with great artistry. Sigh.....
+Troy Turner That's because the coaches are too busy with their calculators adding up "points" & trying to cram as much as possible into the program. That would be the stupid new COP scoring! BTW, I completely agree with what you said! Sigh...is right! WHat we have now is gymnastics on ice!
Tom S. I completely agree. Everything is done for the sake of points and it shouldn't be like that at all.
The opening and the little moment of stillness would never be allowed now because you have to take up every second with things that earn points. Alexei Yagudin's moment where he leaned down, took some of the ice shavings and sprinkled them like snow was gorgeous, but no longer.
@@tuxtommy69 well said. literally...gymnastics on ice
Absolutely! It's lost artistry and most of the skaters themselves just lack charisma.
What impressed me was that winning the US title didnt phase him at all. He went out there and skated lights out.
Love love love Rudy Galindo. Who doesn't love a Happy Ending to his Amateur career as a skater? To go from nothing to U.S. national Champ and World Bronze Medalist in 1996. What a triumphant last impression to leave in the end.
That layback position in that final combination spin was classic. This was a great skate for him.
Severely underscored here. So glad he squeezed out the bronze though.
Brian Ceglarski The old first skater so they had to leave room thing.
@@jjh2456 It's because the 6.0 judging system is a relative scoring system and 6.0 is the maximum mark. The International Judging System is an absolute point-based scoring system with no limitation of points.
RaymondHng I’m aware.
@@RaymondHng relative. Or sometimes best explained as a subjective sport, as far as scoring went.
@@jjh2456 I can't believe there's not even one 5.9 for the artistic impression
this to me was the best men's competition ever. Any of the top 6 men could have stood atop the podium. There was really no clear favorite coming in and it was a nail biter and pleasure to watch it live.
Because there were 41 men competing in singles, they had to reduce the number competitors with a qualifying round only for the men competing at the Worlds for the first time. This meant Eldredge, Kulik, and Stojko did not have to compete in the qualifying round, but Galindo had to compete in the qualifying round by skating his free skate program. Galindo finished 1st in the first group of 17.
That doesn't surprise me. He was right ON at Nationals and Worlds.
I understand what you've mentioned about the qualifying round. But what, as a non skater, that I don't understand based on what you have mentioned above, is WHY Galindo, as the US National champ coming into these Worlds, still had to compete in the qualifying round? I could understand clearly why, in regards to Eldredge and Stojko - medalists at worlds the year before, as reason for not having to skate in the qualifying round. But in using that rationale, that makes no sense in the case for Kulik not having to skate in the special qualifying round. So if I may ask, do you know what criteria was used to decide who had to do a free skate qualifying round to qualify to then go on and stake SP and LP at the Worlds? Also, you mention 41 as far as number of competitors. I recall watching in person a few friends who were skating in Newark or Wilmington, skate at the 98 US nationals/Olympic trials here in Philly - and I went to only watch the LP. I think I recall watching - for senior mens group at least- 3 groups of 6 men. I might be wrong though. Upon arrival at a Worlds or Olympics for those who qualified to attend, what is the cutoff number for the skaters who get to actually participate in the actual SP and LP, once arriving at a worlds or olympics? Is it 24 at Olympics for singles- both men and women? I am sorry to ask, but a bit embarrassed to ask my ice skating coach friends in the area. thank you in advance for your help.
@@Parker528 Your questions are legitimate. The qualifying round was only for the men competing at the Worlds for the _first time_ . Eight of the men competed at the Worlds in the _previous year_ , so those eight did not have to compete in qualifying. But the 1996 Worlds was Galindo's first and only time he competed. If there are over 30 competitors in men's figure skating, then qualifying rounds were included in the 6.0 judging system. The new point-based International Judging System was introduced in 2005. After the 2006 championships in Calgary, Canada, the ISU Congress voted to eliminate the qualifying round. It was later reintroduced and then eliminated again after the 2012 World Championships. After the short program, the top 24 single skaters and top 20 pairs advance to the free skate. In ice dance, the top 30 teams in the compulsory dance advanced to the original dance, and the top 24 after that segment advanced to the free dance.
@@RaymondHng thank you!!! Awesome! One quick question though. As far as the Rudy galindo first time appearance at worlds in 96, is that a reference to his first appearance as a singles skater?
Only curious, as I think back to who whatever year it was when he won US senior pairs with Kristi late 80's
@@Parker528 His results as a singles and pairs skater: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Galindo#Competitive_highlights
Always brings a tears to my eyes. Absolute brilliance.
I really feel he could have been the Olympic bronze medallist in 98 had he stayed eligible and skated like this and added some difficulty to his footwork.
He's a truly beautiful skater. I'm sure he will inspire many future skaters with his artistry and talent. And he never gave up and won gold at U.S. Nationals.
He's the best. I love him. He is not only a great artist but also one of the best skaters the world has ever seen.
I'm so happy he won a medal. He was awesome and I really miss this kind of artistry
British judge who gave him a 5.5 is headless i assume
5.5 is a joke, especially for the artistic impression. Rudy probably had one of the best artistry in that competition, fair enough to score him lower than Eldridge on the technical side (no 2nd 3A), but the quality of those spins and presentation were no.1 in my book. I can't believe there wasn't even one 5.9 for him
Galindo placed 4th in the Short Program and 4th in the Free Skate, giving him a Total Factored Placement of 6.0. Stojko placed 7th in the SP and 3rd in the FS, giving him a TFP of 6.5 ranking him 4th behind Galindo's 3rd.
interesting how he won his US title in his hometown... and won his world medal in his old training site :)
those were the days… i miss this group
Truly one of the very best skaters in history! Miss u Rudy
Love when Rudy says:
5.5? And then chuckles.
Water off a duck’s back. He’s the best!
Yeah, 5.5 that's ridiculous. He was great. 🎉
Watched it on TV. It was thrilling.
At 5:59 five five? lol the GB judge was blind Clean and difficult programme its not fair !!
Omar Alfonso Keep in mind he was the first skater in the final group. The had to leave room. They could have gone 5.6 or 5.7 though.
Juste fantastique and wonderfull to see magnifique Edward Arckless ex Royal Oper Ballet Covent Garden London and conservatoire de Ville de Paris France.
Brilliant absolutely brilliant could watch this all the time ………Teresa Ann 🇬🇧
This performance never fails to inspire me.
I think if he did 2 3axels he would placed a little higher.
Dick Button’s “Oh boy!” never fails to make me smile.
Does anyone have any inside scoop on why he changed it up at about 2:22 - 2:30, by not doing the beautiful spread eagle like he did in the US Nationals ?
I noticed that too....Maybe to avoid a possible fall on the spreadeagle?
Rudy ended up getting a hip replacement later on in life, maybe this was an early sign of his hip issues?
@@e2theeyepie Could be!
I was disappointed by that change and it was the only thing in this performance that wasn't as good as nationals...I assumed it may have had to do with his hip as someone commneted below.
@@johnpcomposerhe had injured his ankle stepping off a curb, between Nationals and Worlds. The extended spread Eagle irritated it, so they took it out.
Every move, phenomenal!! WOW!
⛸ absolutely brilliant that’s how you do the black swan 🦢🦢🦢
Шикарный прокат,что еще скажешь
How did he end up coming in third here? I don't understand. What the hell? He nailed it.
He did, but Eldredge and Kulik were ranked higher after the SP and they also turned in great LPs.
Wonderful
Rudy Galindo 1996 World Fig. Skating Championships - LP ~ Swan Lake
Sigh, wish we had more skaters like him nowadays. Everyone is still playing it "straight" cept for Weir.
R D Adam Rippon
Why they changed the choreography for the WC?
Wow the judges hammered him bad, he should've scored higher. Should've been no less than a 5.7-5.8 for technical merit, and at least a 5.9 for artistic impression. That 5.5 from the GB judge was plain ridiculous, and not even one 5.9 for him? Comparing this to Todd Eldrige's routine, I would've scored Rudy higher than him on artistic impression and slightly lower for technical since Todd had a more difficult program
I can't even with the 5.5. No words to do justice to the wrongness of it. But as you say, undermarked overall. No second triple axel, but in every other way his technical merit was the best of the night, especially if you count quality of spins as part of technical merit, which it appears most judges did not. Those are not just artistic movements; they are difficult, and he achieved positions most men could not.
Bravissimo
What place was Rudy in entering this long program?
4th, behind Elvis Stojko when he beat in the LP to win the bronze medal
@@dansby37 Rudy took the bronze.
RUDY WONDERFUL 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙
Always wondered why he never went to the olympics? Was it just the timing, or did he try & not make it?
chris green Philly In the Olympic years, Galindo finished 10th in the 1988 Nationals, 8th in the 1992 Nationals, and 7th in the 1994 Nationals. The number of men's figure skating competitors that the U.S. could send to the Olympics were 3, 3, and 2 in 1988, 1992, and 1994 respectively. Galindo's placement was not high enough in those years to make it into the U.S. team. After winning bronze in the 1996 Worlds, Galindo retired from eligible competition later in the summer of that year. He probably felt it was best to retire at the peak of his 15-year competitive skating career.
5.5......really?????
Molto bravo!!
Today they don't skate, only jump.
Bravo!
5.5 whatttt
Well we had Curry and you have him the best from the World Edward Arckless ex Royal Opéra Ballet Covent Garden Londen
"roffbarth" 😭😭
He was so robbed
I like Elvis but think Rudy could have been second place next to Todd. Elvis did have the quad but Rudy's total package was much better. Still I am happy for him to have his own National title and World bronze 🥉.
Great and unique skater, but always thought his "artistry" was overrated. He was certainly capable of being an artist, but his choreography and program composition never helped him deliver that potential. Lots of generic arm/hand movements and a flabbergasting amount of moments where he just comes to a full stop and doesn't move for 4-6+ seconds
his flexibilty and musicality were kind of unique for that period. I think he was pretty captivating and give him ton of credit
Absolutely agree with you! You said it perfectly.
roflmao! Rudy Galindo NEVER played it straight. He was openly GAY and certainly was not in the closet by the time he won this championship. Many male skaters are straight - Michael Weiss, Evan Lycacek, Scott Hamilton, Todd Eldredge, Paul Wylie, Sergei Grinkov, Ilia Kulik, Viktor Petrenko......
Some are bi-, but that helps them pass as straight.
perhaps the skaters ARE straight rather than "playing it straight"....
nope, many are playing str8
technically good but don't like his style, lacks emotion for me.