Title: Icebreaker - The Autobiography of Rudy Galindo Author: Rudy Galindo (with Eric Marcus) Published by: Pocket Books, 1997 ISBN: 0-671-00391-7 [trade paperback, 255 pages]
On January 20, 1996, Rudy Galindo stepped from the shadows to claim national glory ... and a place in history.The flawless performances that won Rudy the U.S. Figure Skating Championship may have been unexpected, but the true miracle was that he competed at all. In this candid, inspiring autobiography, he reveals the personal and professional challenges that nearly destroyed his career, but which ultimately gave him the push he needed to achieve his dream.
As a young, gay Mexican-American from a working-class family, Rudy began his quest with the odds against him. Hard work earned him two U.S. pairs championships with partner Kristi Yamaguchi. But with every success came a setback, some of them tragic: Kristi decided to go it alone, and Rudy lost his brother and two coaches to AIDS, and his father to a heart attack. Feeling cursed, Rudy almost self-destructed, but with the support of his beloved sister and coach he returned to the ice and got back to work. His rewards were twofold: a hard-won sense of inner peace, and an artistic triumph at the Nationals that transformed both his life and the sport of skating forever.
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