Amber Glenn

Early career

Glenn first began skating at the age of five at an ice rink inside the Stonebriar Centre Mall. She was inspired to pursue the sport competitively after watching Sarah Hughes win the gold medal in women's singles at the 2002 Winter Olympics.^[18] Her coaches, Ann Brumbaugh and Ben Shroats, described her as a determined, passionate, and athletic skater who at times struggled with perfectionism.^[18] Within one year of skating, Glenn had landed the axel jump.^[19] By age eleven, Glenn had landed all triple jumps except the axel.^[20]

To afford the high costs associated with competitive figure skating, her father, Richard, worked up to 30 hours of overtime per week along with various side jobs, while her mother, Cathlene, worked at the ice rink and served as a nanny for Glenn's coach to receive discounted lessons.^[21][22] The family also reduced costs by purchasing used blades and costumes second-hand through eBay.^[23]

Competing in the novice category, Glenn placed second at the 2012 U.S. Championships behind Karen Chen. The next year, Glenn competed at the junior level, placing seventh in the short program and sixth in the free skate for an overall fifth place finish.^[24]

2013–14 season: First Junior Grand Prix medal and National junior champion

At the 2013 ISU Junior Grand Prix in the Czech Republic, Glenn made her junior international debut. Glenn finished third overall, winning the bronze medal.

Glenn qualified for the 2014 U.S. Championships after winning the 2014 Midwestern Sectional Championships title at the junior level. At the U.S. Championships, Glenn placed first in both segments of the competition to win the national title. Her total score of 186.51 was, at the time, the highest ever recorded for a junior lady at the U.S. Championships under the ISU Judging System.^[25]

Glenn later noted that the expectations following her title win contributed to subsequent challenges with her mental health.^[4] This pressure was intensified by the success of the junior champions from the prior two years, Gracie Gold and Polina Edmunds, both of whom had successfully transitioned from their junior success to the 2014 Olympic team.

Ranked fifth in the short program and eighth in the free skate, she finished seventh at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

2014–15 season: Second Junior Grand Prix medal

In May 2014, U.S. Figure Skating named Glenn as the recipient of the 2014 Athlete Alumni Ambassador (3A) overall award.^[26] In August, she won bronze at the 2014 JGP in France. She finished sixth at her second JGP assignment in Estonia and thirteenth on the senior level at the 2015 U.S. Championships.^[27]

2015–16 season: Senior international debut and mental health struggles

Glenn began the 2015–2016 season training in McKinney, Texas under Ann Brumbaugh and Ben Shroats.^[28] At the junior level, she placed fifth at the 2015 JGP Latvia.^[27] Afterwards, struggles with depression, an eating disorder, and her sexuality led to Glenn being admitted for inpatient treatment. In a later interview, she said that she was told her sexuality was unimportant instead of being offered help with understanding it, something she found hurtful.^[29] With her first international senior assignment at the 2015 Autumn Classic International pending, she decided to leave the facility to attend. She would later describe the event as a "disaster" that she had no memory of beyond her sixth-place finish.^[8]

Glenn announced that she would take a break to "reevaluate".^[6] In a 2024 profile in The Washington Post, she revealed that her psychiatrist had told her to stop skating indefinitely.^[8] She resumed training in February 2016 after joining Peter Cain and Darlene Cain in Euless, which is situated halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas.^[6] One of her training mates there was non-binary skater Timothy LeDuc, who Glenn credited with helping her to accept her sexuality and identity.^[29]

2016–17 season

Glenn placed fifth at the 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, fourth at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, and eighth at the 2017 U.S. Championships. She was selected to compete at the 2017 World Junior Championships but withdrew in early March due to "personal reasons."^[30]

2017–18 season

Glenn finished eighth at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy. She was invited to compete at her first Grand Prix event, the 2017 Cup of China, after the withdrawal of Gracie Gold.^[31] She placed tenth in China and finished the season with a second consecutive eighth-place at the 2018 U.S. Championships.^[27]

2018–19 season

Glenn was sixth at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy and seventh at the 2019 U.S. Championships. She would finish the season with a fourth-place finish at the 2019 Challenge Cup.^[27]

2019–20 season: First senior international medal

At the start of the 2019–20 season, Glenn competed on the ISU Challenger Series, winning the bronze medal at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic. This marked her first senior international medal.^[24]

Glenn was selected as the host pick for 2019 Skate America, where she placed seventh. She was later added to the 2019 Cup of China following the withdrawal of Viveca Lindfors, finishing sixth overall after placing third in the short program. These events marked the first time Glenn competed in two Grand Prix assignments in a single season.^[24]

At the 2020 U.S. Championships, Glenn placed fourth in the short program with a clean performance. Reflecting on her decision to come out as pansexual the previous month, she noted that the openness "brought a weight off my shoulders," adding that she no longer had to "pretend I'm someone I'm not anymore."^[32] She dropped to fifth place overall after placing ninth in the free skate and stated that she needed to continue focusing on her "mental toughness."^[33] Her result earned her an assignment to the 2020 Four Continents Championships, her first senior ISU championship.^[34] There, Glenn finished in ninth place and set a new personal best total score of 190.83.

2020–21 season: First senior national medal and triple axel attempts

The coronavirus pandemic prompted a multi-month hiatus from training, after which Glenn began working on mastering the triple Axel, which she had been attempting "for fun" periodically for nine years by that point. She missed an early virtual competition due to fracturing her orbital bone and sustaining a severe concussion after passing out during cryotherapy but then attempted the triple Axel for the first time in competition during a later virtual domestic event, though she singled it.^[35][36] With the pandemic restricting international travel, the ISU opted to conduct Grand Prix assignments based mainly on training location. Glenn was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate America.^[37] She placed fifth in the Skate America short program after having to execute a turn in between her triple-triple jump combination.^[38] She was sixth in the free skate and remained in fifth place overall.^[39]

Glenn attempted her triple Axel in the short program at the 2021 U.S. Championships but was unable to land it successfully.^[40] Her otherwise strong performances earned her her highest-ever placement at the event and first senior national medal, a silver. She expressed that she was "happy to finally put out a performance I'm proud of." Glenn revealed that she had been suffering from a foot infection that had spread up to the knee and had begun a course of antibiotics on the day of the free skate.^[41]

Despite her silver medal, U.S. Figure Skating opted to name bronze medalist Karen Chen, who had finished 0.35 points behind Glenn, alongside champion Bradie Tennell to the 2021 World Championships team.^[42] It was the first time since 2008, when Katrina Hacker was bypassed in favor of Kimmie Meissner, that the selected ladies team in a non-Olympic year did not follow Nationals placements (for age-eligible skaters). Instead Glenn was named first alternate.^[43] She had previously said when asked about the prospect of the World team, "US Figure Skating should go with a team that they know will go and get those three spots back. Whether that includes me or not, I'm all for it either way."^[41]

2021–22 season

After withdrawing from the 2021 Cranberry Cup, Glenn made her full competitive debut at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy, where she placed tenth.^[44] Beginning the Grand Prix at 2021 Skate America, Glenn did not attempt a triple Axel in competition after practice session difficulties.

Seventh in both segments of the competition, she placed sixth overall with a score of 201.02, breaking 200 points internationally for the first time. Speaking afterward, she said, "breaking that point target internationally for the first time, it really makes me feel like I'm up there, and it's not just, 'Oh, she got second at Nationals; she did this in her own country.' I know I can hold my own internationally, and this is just a taste of that."^[45][46] She went on to finish seventh at the 2021 NHK Trophy.^[47]

Glenn concluded the fall season at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb, where she won the silver medal.^[27] Attempting to qualify for the American Olympic team at the 2022 U.S. Championships in January, Glenn struggled in the short program and finished fourteenth in that segment. She tested positive for COVID-19 afterward and withdrew before the free skate. She was named as an alternate for the Olympic team.^[48] Glenn later reflected that while she had not assumed that going to the Olympics was possible for most of her career due to the expectations raised after the previous national championships, "I felt like I was expected to make it, so that made it all the more devastating. It was hard."^[49]

2022–23 season: First Grand Prix medal

Before starting the season, Glenn moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to train under Damon Allen, Tammy Gambill, and Viktor Pfeifer.^[50] She said her departure from the Cains was amicable, reasoning that "I needed to grow, not just as a skater, but as a human. I lived in the same city, the same place, my entire life."^[49]

Glenn began the season by winning a bronze medal at the Skating Club of Boston's Cranberry Cup event before finishing fourth at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy.^[27] On the Grand Prix at 2022 Skate America, she scored a personal best in her short program of 68.42, placing third in that segment and then third in the free skate as well to take the bronze medal. This was her first Grand Prix figure skating medal. On her free skate performance she said afterward "knowing that I didn't feel 100% out there when I was skating and how much room for improvement, the possibilities are endless. It really kind of just blew my mind that I'm finally starting to reach my potential."^[51] For the 2022 NHK Trophy, she declared that she was "not playing it as safe" as she had at her first event.^[49] The short program in Sapporo, Japan was a struggle; she put a hand down on her jump combination and then fell on and underrotated the final triple loop. She finished eleventh of twelve skaters in the segment.^[52] Glenn said, "it's so disheartening to have a skate like that after working so hard."^[53] She placed eighth in the free skate but remained eleventh overall.^[54]

Glenn described "mixed emotions" approaching the 2023 U.S. Championships after her disappointment the previous year.^[55] In the short program, she made an error on her triple loop jump but still placed fourth in the segment.^[56] In the free skate, she stepped out of her opening triple axel attempt, but she landed six other clean triples despite doubling one planned triple and singling a planned double Axel. She was third in that segment, rising to win the bronze medal. She said she was happy with how she performed, and that she had enjoyed the experience of the national championships and the crowd support.^[55]

Assigned to the 2023 Four Continents Championships, Glenn placed fourth in the short program, 1.76 points behind third-place Kim Chae-yeon of South Korea. Her only error in the performance was putting a hand down on her solo triple loop. Glenn said that she "didn't feel as energetic" as she had wanted to be.^[57][58] Continuing to feel sick, she made two jump errors in the free skate and dropped to seventh overall, but she said that she was glad to have stayed in a "decent mental place."^[59][60]

Glenn competed next at the 2023 World Championships in Saitama, Japan where she finished twelfth despite under-rotating her triple axel attempt in the free skate. She said after "the free skate wasn't what I wanted or what I've been training, but I feel that mentally I held myself together."^[61] Glenn then joined Team USA for the 2023 World Team Trophy in Tokyo, finishing sixth in both her segments of the competition.^[62][63] Team USA won the gold medal.^[64]

2023–24 season: First national title

For the new season's short program, choreographer Kaitlyn Weaver suggested to Glenn the Yeah Yeah Yeahs song "Heads Will Roll", which she initially considered to be "out there" for her but then accepted. Weaver's vogueing choreography also appealed to her. Glenn sustained a severe concussion and re-fractured her orbital bone after an on-ice collision with another skater in practice that set back her training by three weeks, resulting in her missing the Challenger series and other early competitions.^[65]

Glenn was assigned to start the Grand Prix at Skate America, which had special significance for her as it was to be held within the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Allen, close to her hometown of Plano.^[65] Glenn said it felt "very bizarre" to begin the season this late but fared well in the short program, placing second in the segment with a new personal best score of 71.45.^[66] In the free skate, she made her fourteenth attempt at a triple Axel in competition, landing it cleanly for the first time. She was the sixth American woman to do so in competition and the fourth in international competition.^[1] However, she struggled in the second half of the program, falling twice and dropping to fifth place overall. Glenn said afterward that it felt "incredible" to land the triple Axel, but that afterward "my own energy of the excitement killed me. I lost my focus."^[67]

Glenn had a "disastrous"^[68] short program at the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo in Finland, finishing eleventh of twelve skaters after performing an invalid double flip instead of a triple and only managing a double toe loop as the second part of her improvised jump combination. She rebounded in the free skate with a new personal best score of 133.78, after her only error was singling her planned triple Axel. Glenn came second in that segment and rose to the bronze medal, her second on the Grand Prix. Glenn claimed she was "so surprised" at the result, but said she was now "excited where the rest of the season goes."^[69]

At the 2024 U.S. Championships, Glenn placed second in the short program with a clean skate. She opened her free skate with a successful triple Axel, but struggled in the second half of the program, doubling a planned triple Lutz and singling a planned triple flip.^[70][71] She initially believed that she had missed her chance at the gold medal; however, after the final skater, Isabeau Levito, fell three times, Glenn placed second in the segment and first overall. Glenn described her reaction as "utter shock," adding that it "was definitely not the performance I would have liked to have had tonight, and I know both Isabeau and I are capable of so much more."^[72] As someone who identifies as pansexual and bisexual,^[73] Glenn was the first openly LGBTQ+ U.S. Women's Figure Skating Championship winner.^[74][75] She said that it "has been a long journey to get to this title."^[76]

Glenn had been preemptively assigned 2024 Four Continents Championships, which were to occur the week following the national championships.^[77] However, she opted to withdraw after her national title victory, citing a need to focus on the World Championships that were to take place in Montreal in March.^[78] In the short program at the World Championships, Glenn landed her first two jumping passes successfully, but fell on her triple loop and came ninth in the segment. She expressed thanks for audience support, noting that she saw "the pride flags in the audience, the messages I get, the people that come up to me—it means everything. That's one of the biggest reasons why I keep going."^[79] Glenn landed a triple Axel in the free skate, but other jump errors caused her to finish tenth overall. Reflecting, she said her next move was to "plan out a better layout for that free skate. I seem to lose focus every time in that middle part, no matter what I've tried. Different strategies, different focus points, but I always seem to kind of lose it in the middle. So, to go back home and reset for next year."^[80]

In an April interview, Glenn reflected on the season, her national title, and her goals for the 2024–25 season. Glenn described suffering from impostor syndrome and her desire to improve her mental focus during the off-season.^[81]

2024–25 season: Grand Prix Final gold and second national title

In preparation for the 2024–25 season, Glenn incorporated neurotherapy into her training regimen at the recommendation of her sports psychologist. These sessions, held multiple times per week, were designed to help regulate her nervous system and improve her focus during competition. Glenn later credited this work with helping her "feel more in control of my own brain than I ever was before."^[82]

Glenn began the season by winning gold at the 2024 Lombardia Trophy. She set new personal bests in the short program (75.71), free skate (137.18), and overall total (212.89), and successfully landed a triple Axel in both segments of the competition.^[83]

At her first Grand Prix event, the 2024 Grand Prix de France, Glenn landed a triple Axel in the short program; her score of 78.14 was the highest ever earned by an American woman.^[84] In the free skate, she had several errors, including a botched landing on her triple Axel and a fall on her triple flip jump. Glenn admitted to being nervous going into the free skate and suffering from fatigue and self-doubt.^[85] She placed third in the free skate, but remained in first overall due to the almost twelve-point lead she had over silver medalist, Wakaba Higuchi, in the short program.^[85] At 25, Glenn became the oldest American woman to win a Grand Prix title for the first time.^[84][86]

Later in November, at her second Grand Prix Event, the 2024 Cup of China, Glenn landed a triple Axel in the short program, though it was deemed a quarter turn short, and she stumbled in her jump combination. Despite this, Glenn finished the short program in a narrow second place, just .02 points behind the leader, Mone Chiba.^[87] In the free program, she landed eight triple jumps, including a triple Axel, to win the free skate with a personal best score, and she won the competition overall^[88] qualifying her for the Grand Prix Final.^[89] She was "shocked and excited that I made it".^[90] "Going into the Grand Prix Final I just hope to stay as healthy as possible," she said. "I've accomplished my goal, which was to be consistent throughout this Grand Prix, and I want to continue doing that at the Final."^[89]

At the Grand Prix Final in December, Glenn led after the short program, where she successfully landed a triple Axel. In the free skate, she doubled a planned triple and two-footed another jump; however, she finished with the highest free skate score as well to win the competition.^[91] Glenn was the only non-Japanese competitor at the Grand Prix Final, and when she was jokingly asked about competing at the Japanese Championships, she said, "Seriously, the other girls are absolutely incredible. I know many of us did not have the best short program or long programs."^[91] She was the first American woman to win the Grand Prix Final in almost fifteen years since Alissa Czisny won it in 2010. Glenn said afterward, "It has been a whirlwind of a season. I kind of struggled with this imposter syndrome. Oh, no, no, I'm not winning, that's not me. I'm just happy my hard work is finally showing."^[92][93]

Glenn competed at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in January. In her short program, she double-footed the landing of her opening triple Axel, then popped her planned triple flip-triple toe loop combination into a triple-double. She finished the segment in third place.^[94] Glenn said that she had been sick since competing at the Grand Prix Final and that she was "dealing with some issues off the ice that have been just exhausting".^[95] She also said, "The scheduling was much different than what I was used to previously. In the past, I'd done the first Grand Prix, the third or fourth, and then didn't have the Final. So, this time doing the third, the sixth, then the Final. Then the holidays, the shows, then getting sick, and then being here."^[94] In the free skate, she landed a clean triple Axel, and though she fell on her last jump, Glenn won her second national title. Her final score of 216.79 points was 1.46 points over that of silver medalist Alysa Liu, which was second-narrowest margin of victory at the US Championships since the replacement of the 6.0 scoring system.^[96] When reflecting on the competition, she stated: "I'm very proud of my mental fortitude and the progress I've made, and I hope to continue the consistency throughout the rest of the season."^[94]

On March 2, 2025, Glenn took part in "Legacy on Ice," an ice show organized by U.S. Figure Skating that paid tribute to lives lost aboard American Eagle Flight 5342.^[97] Glenn's performance was additionally dedicated to her grandmother, who died on February 28.^[98] A couple weeks later, Glenn competed at the 2025 World Championships in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Following a fall on her triple Axel attempt, Glenn placed ninth in the short program.^[99] She went on to deliver a stronger free skate, however, placing fourth in that competition segment and moving up to fifth place overall.^[24][100] After the event, Glenn opened up about her struggles with mental health resulting from the loss and grief following the death of her grandmother and the American Eagle Flight 5342 accident. She also shared that she was proud of teammates, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito's higher placements, saying, "I am incredibly proud because we will have at least one American on the podium, these other two girls are amazing. Love our team. We are all very supportive of each other, and these other two girls are just very funny."^[101]

Selected to compete for Team U.S.A. at the 2025 World Team Trophy the following month, Glenn placed seventh in the women's short program after falling on an attempted triple Axel and only performing a triple flip-double toe rather than a triple flip-triple toe.^[102] Glenn went on to skate a clean free skate, scoring a new personal best and placing second overall in that segment, behind Alysa Liu. These placements helped secure the gold medal for Team U.S.A.^[24][103] Glenn said that while the event very enjoyable, she found it stressful to remember everything she needed to do. After her free skate, she said, "That showed on Thursday. I was able to rest, and I got some great advice from my teammates, and they were there for me. So today I was able to just go out there and do my job. I think I learned a lot, especially from the two drastically different performances. I've learned what I need to do and what I need to not do."^[104]

2025–26 season: Milano Cortina Olympic team gold and third consecutive national title

In addition to opting to keep her free skate from the previous season, Glenn also worked with choreographer Kaitlyn Weaver to create a new short program to the song, "Like a Prayer" by Madonna. During the creative process, she also had the opportunity to work with one of Madonna's dancers.^[105][106]

Glenn began the season by competing at the 2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy, where she won the gold medal.^[24] The following month, she competed at the 2025 Cup of China, winning the gold medal for a second consecutive time and edging out teammate and reigning World Champion, Alysa Liu.^[107]

The following month, Glenn finished second at 2025 Finlandia Trophy behind Mone Chiba, qualifying for the Grand Prix Final. "Even a year ago, I would have been happy with this result," said Glenn. "Also a year ago, with about the same score, I won in France. It's just a different competition, different people. It's still a decent score... I mean, of course it's hard and a bit disappointing when you've had like four Grand Prix wins in a row, and then to get second—of course that's hard. But I mean, it's not like, 'oh my gosh, I should have been first.' Hell no! Mone was absolutely incredible. She's amazing! Even at my very best, I'm not like she is. So, I knew if I wasn't tip-top perfect and had a miracle happen, I wasn't going to win."^[108]

At the 2025–26 Grand Prix Final, Glenn was in sixth place in the short program after singling a planned triple Axel. She placed fourth in the free skate with a season's best of 144.65 and finished fourth overall. She cited breathing issues after the free skate: "I was actually having a hard time breathing on the six-minute warm up and that was really stressing me out. I was kind of all over the place today, but I was able to really calm myself and kind of trust myself in that moment. I do think that the breathing kind of affected me for the second half of the program."^[109]

In January, Glenn competed at the 2026 U.S. Championships. In the short program, Alysa Liu, skating before her, had set a new national women's record score; Glenn did so as well in her performance. She also placed first in the free skate to win her third consecutive national title.^[110] After the competition, she said, "I'm still in disbelief. Honestly, the ladies were on fire this competition, and I couldn't be more proud of how far we've come."^[111] She was subsequently named to the 2026 Winter Olympic team.^[112][111] At age twenty-six, Glenn is the oldest U.S women's singles skater to qualify for the Olympics since 1928.^[4]

Days before the 2026 Winter Olympics Team Event, Glenn partook in a pre-Olympic news conference, where she was asked about what her views on the second Trump administration's approach to the LGBTQ community as a self-identifying queer woman. In response, Glenn criticized the administration, saying, "It's been a hard time for the community overall in this administration. It isn't the first time that we've had to come together as a community and try and fight for our human rights. And now especially, it's not just affecting the queer community, but many other communities, and I think that we are able to support each other in a way that we didn't have to before, and because of that, it's made us a lot stronger." She continued, "So of course, there are things that I disagree with, but as a community, we are strong and we support each other, and brighter days are ahead of us."^[113][114]

On February 8, Glenn took part in the women's free skate portion of the Team Event. She placed third in that segment behind Kaori Sakamoto and Anastasiia Gubanova after stepping out of a planned triple flip, failing to perform a triple-triple combination, and landing her triple Lutz on the quarter.^[115][116] "Obviously, I'm not feeling great about this skate," she shared afterwards. "I am happy I was able to fight through the program and stay committed to everything, but overall there were many, many points left on the table, and I did not perform the way I wanted to. I wasn't more nervous than I usually am. Honestly, I think I was more nervous at Nationals. Physically, I just didn't feel great. My legs felt heavy, I was tired, and I didn't feel my best. Practices here were really good and I had been feeling really good, so I think it was fatigue that I really need to manage going into the individual event. I am really proud of the mental strength I've built over the years to get through mistakes at the beginning and really fight in the second half."^[117] Despite this, Glenn managed to accumulate enough points to help secure an Olympic gold medal for Team USA.^[118] She also became the first openly LGBTQ+ woman representing the United States in Olympic singles figure skating and the fifth women's singles skater to land a triple Axel at the Winter Olympic Games.^{[73][119][120][121]}

On the same day, Seb McKinnon complained on social media that Glenn had used his copyrighted music for her free skate without his permission.^[122] Glenn took the day off from training and then departed Milan to practice elsewhere ahead of the individual women's event. She had received some backlash on social media due to comments she had made during a press conference. "I was disappointed because I've never had so many people wish me harm before, just for being me and speaking ‍about being decent, human rights and decency."^[123]

On February 10, Glenn announced that she had resolved the music dispute between herself and McKinnon, with the pair describing what had happened as a misunderstanding rather than a conflict. "The issue of music rights can be complex and confusing, and it seems like there was a hiccup somewhere in that process," Glenn said in a statement. "I'm glad we were able to clear things up and I'm excited about the possibility of collaborating with Seb moving forward."^[124] Prior to the Women's singles event, Madonna, whose song Glenn used for her short program, sent Glenn a video message wishing her good luck.^[125] On February 17, Glenn competed in the short program segment of the event. Although she opened the program with a clean triple Axel and triple flip-triple toe combination, she doubled her planned triple loop, which rendered that element invalid and meant she received zero points for it.^[126] The error cost her around seven points, dropping her from likely medal contention and putting her all the way down to thirteenth place.^[127] Glenn described the moment as "soul-crushing." She later told NBC, "I wanted to enjoy today, and unfortunately I didn't get to. So hopefully I can try to find some happiness in the free skate."^[128]

Two days later, Glenn delivered an almost flawless free skate apart from putting a hand down on her final triple loop jump. As a result, she scored a season's best free skate and combined total score. Her performance was strong enough for her to place third in the free skate segment and climb up to fifth place overall.^{[129][130][131][132]} "Of course, today there were small mistakes, but I feel like I handled myself really well," she said following the event. "There were many, many things I had to struggle with to get to where I am today in that performance. But I'm really happy with how I was able to skate. I told myself, no matter what, you're going to look up and say, "I'm at the Olympics." And I'm really proud that I was able to do that... Alysa and Isabeau are so young. They have many more years in figure skating if they choose to keep going. I don't know how long I have left, so I might be helping more from the sidelines. But I'm just really proud and happy about the legacy they're leaving on the sport — especially Alysa, with her story of stepping back for her mental health. I think that really shows you never know what the journey to success is going to look like. I hope that message reaches the skating community — that it's okay if it takes time."^[133]

Moreover, a clip of Glenn went viral online where she was seen sitting next to and comforting Kaori Sakamoto following her free skate performance, before Glenn stands up to wave away a cameraman that tried to get a close-up of Sakamoto's tear-filled face. Glenn swiftly commented under the video after it was posted to TikTok, writing, "Dude, I know it's their job, but they will get all up in your business when you clearly need space it's wild!"^[134][135]

During a post-competition press conference, Glenn revealed that she had been experiencing menstrual pain throughout the entirety of the women's single event. "I’m on my period right now, so it’s always really hard, especially when you're wearing [a tight-fitting costume] and have to perform in front of the whole world," she said. "It’s scary, and it makes you extra emotional, and it’s hard. And you have to go be an athlete... It's something we don't talk about a lot for female athletes, and I think it should be a topic of discussion."^[136][137]

Glenn's sister, Brooke, published an op-ed for Teen Vogue on the day of the women's free skate, condemning the wide array of online hate that Glenn received throughout the Games. Excerpts from the article included:

Amber has always been unapologetically exactly who she is. For Amber, being the first out LGBTQ+ woman on a US Olympic figure skating team means more than just a footnote in her bio. She wears the Pride flag pin not for attention or because it's on trend, but because she's had to fight to love herself unconditionally, and she wants the same for LGBTQ+ people across the country...

She never expressed a lack of respect or a lack of appreciation for this country. She simply spoke about what millions of Americans are living right now, as shown in the more than 400 anti-LGBTQ+ bills that have been introduced in the US so far this year, according to the ACLU. That's when the hate started pouring in. This isn't criticism; this is an attempt to strip away someone's humanity, all because what she's saying is different and scary to them.

Especially now, as Amber prepares for one of the biggest moments of her career, she should not have to carry the hate she has received while also trying to land her jumps. No athlete should. We say we want people to be authentic, then we recoil when they are. We say athletes are role models, then we demand they stay silent about their own lives. We celebrate them right up until they make us uncomfortable, and then we say they are horrible people...

When I see my sister with her teammates, beaming with pride, I think of the good in sports. Beyond any medal, seeing my sister happy is the greatest victory.

At the 2026 World Championships, Glenn finished third in the short program achieving a small bronze medal behind Mone Chiba and Kaori Sakamoto of Japan.^[139] She placed ninth in the free skating segment, dropping to sixth place overall.^[140][141] After her disappointing result, Glenn took to social media sharing a hopeful message whilst describing an exhausting competitive season. "Thank you everyone for the love and support I'm okay! If anything I'm mentally, emotionally, physically exhausted after a season of extreme highs and lows. I did what I set out to do 6 years ago. Land a triple axel and go to the Olympics and nothing will take that away from me," Glenn wrote on X (formerly Twitter).^[142]

Senior level

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Results in the 2014–15 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jan 17-25, 2015	2015 U.S. Championships	7	63.04	15	96.37	13	159.41

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Results in the 2015–16 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 12-15, 2015	2015 Autumn Classic International	6	52.08	7	70.20	6	122.28

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Results in the 2016–17 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 24–26, 2016	2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	4	55.92	6	101.76	5	157.68
Dec 7–10, 2016	2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	2	67.93	4	115.67	4	183.60
Jan 14–22, 2017	2017 U.S. Championships	12	56.34	8	116.29	8	172.63

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Results in the 2017–18 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 3–6, 2017	2017 Philadelphia Summer International	7	55.40	6	95.46	5	150.86
Sep 14–17, 2017	2017 CS Lombardia Trophy	8	57.44	11	92.52	8	149.96
Nov 3–5, 2017	2017 Cup of China	10	52.61	10	98.53	10	151.14
Jan 1–8, 2018	2018 U.S. Championships	9	61.62	9	106.44	8	168.06

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Results in the 2018–19 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jul 30 – Aug 5, 2018	2018 Philadelphia Summer International	2	54.53	8	68.25	5	122.78
Sep 13–16, 2018	2018 CS Lombardia Trophy	4	58.57	5	107.68	6	166.25
Jan 19–27, 2019	2019 U.S. Championships	4	69.86	8	110.87	7	180.73
Feb 21–24, 2019	2019 International Challenge Cup	1	70.25	5	110.66	4	180.91

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Results in the 2019–20 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 17–22, 2019	2019 CS U.S. International Classic	2	66.09	3	120.19	3	186.28
Oct 18–20, 2019	2019 Skate America	7	64.71	9	104.92	7	169.63
Nov 8–10, 2019	2019 Cup of China	3	67.69	6	110.66	6	178.35
Jan 20–26, 2020	2020 U.S. Championships	4	73.16	9	113.42	5	186.57
Feb 4–9, 2020	2020 Four Continents Championships	9	65.39	9	125.44	7	190.83

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Results in the 2020–21 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 23–24, 2020	2020 Skate America	5	67.85	6	122.24	5	190.09
Jan 11–21, 2021	2021 U.S. Championships	5	70.83	2	144.50	2	215.33

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Results in the 2021–22 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 7–10, 2021	2021 CS Finlandia Trophy	10	60.76	10	122.70	10	183.46
Oct 22–24, 2021	2021 Skate America	7	67.57	7	133.45	6	201.02
Nov 12–14, 2021	2021 NHK Trophy	6	63.43	8	112.40	7	175.83
Dec 7–11, 2021	2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	2	64.45	2	118.91	2	183.36
Jan 3–9, 2022	2022 U.S. Championships	14	54.80	—N/a	—N/a	–	WD

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Results in the 2022–23 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 9–14, 2022	2022 Cranberry Cup International	11	45.99	1	120.74	3	166.73
Sep 16–18, 2022	2022 CS Lombardia Trophy	8	55.99	4	121.02	4	177.01
Oct 21–23, 2022	2022 Skate America	3	68.42	3	129.19	3	197.61
Nov 18–20, 2022	2022 NHK Trophy	11	52.04	8	117.32	11	169.36
Jan 26–28, 2023	2023 U.S. Championships	4	68.96	3	138.48	3	207.44
Feb 7–12, 2023	2023 Four Continents Championships	4	69.63	8	122.87	7	192.50
Mar 20–26, 2023	2023 World Championships	10	65.52	14	122.81	12	188.33
Apr 13–16 2023	2023 World Team Trophy	6	66.65	6	128.46	1 (6)	195.01

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Results in the 2023–24 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 20–22, 2023	2023 Skate America	2	71.45	5	118.18	5	189.63
Nov 17–19, 2023	2023 Grand Prix of Espoo	11	51.61	2	133.78	3	185.39
Dec 6–9, 2023	2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb	2	63.09	2	114.42	2	177.51
Jan 22–28, 2024	2024 U.S. Championships	2	74.98	2	135.48	1	210.46
Mar 18–24, 2024	2024 World Championships	9	64.53	11	122.00	10	186.53

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Results in the 2024–25 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 12–15, 2024	2024 CS Lombardia Trophy	1	75.71	1	137.18	1	212.89
Nov 1–3, 2024	2024 Grand Prix de France	1	78.14	3	132.30	1	210.44
Nov 22–24, 2024	2024 Cup of China	2	70.84	1	144.70	1	215.54
Dec 5–8, 2024	2024–25 Grand Prix Final	1	70.04	1	142.03	1	212.07
Jan 20–26, 2025	2025 U.S. Championships	3	70.91	1	145.88	1	216.79
Mar 25–30, 2025	2025 World Championships	9	67.65	4	138.00	5	205.65
Apr 17–20, 2025	2025 World Team Trophy	7	63.70	2	148.93	1 (3)	212.63

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Results in the 2025–26 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Sep 25–27, 2025	2025 CS Nebelhorn Trophy	2	73.69	2	140.80	1	214.49
Oct 24–26, 2025	2025 Cup of China	3	73.04	1	141.74	1	214.78
Nov 21–23, 2025	2025 Finlandia Trophy	1	75.72	2	137.69	2	213.41
Dec 4–7, 2025	2025–26 Grand Prix Final	6	66.85	4	144.65	4	211.50
Jan 4–11, 2026	2026 U.S. Championships	1	83.05	1	150.50	1	233.55
Feb 6–8, 2026	2026 Winter Olympics – Team event	—N/a	—N/a	3	138.62	1	—N/a
Feb 17–19, 2026	2026 Winter Olympics	13	67.39	3	147.52	5	214.91
Mar 24–29, 2026	2026 World Championships	3	72.65	9	130.47	6	203.12

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Results in the 2012–13 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Jan 20–27, 2013	2013 U.S. Championships (Junior)	7	45.28	6	86.42	5	131.70

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Results in the 2013–14 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Oct 3–5, 2013	2013 JGP Czech Republic	4	56.84	3	107.34	3	164.18
Jan 5–12, 2014	2014 U.S. Championships (Junior)	1	63.99	1	122.51	1	186.52
Mar 10–16, 2014	2014 World Junior Championships	5	56.58	8	102.30	7	158.88

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Results in the 2014–15 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 21–23, 2014	2014 JGP France	3	54.71	4	93.32	3	148.03
Sep 25–27, 2014	2014 JGP Estonia	5	49.66	6	93.17	6	142.83

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Results in the 2015–16 season ^[24]

Date	Event	SP		FS		Total
		P	Score	P	Score	P	Score
Aug 26–29, 2015	2015 JGP Latvia	6	53.21	4	106.75	5	159.96

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