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American figure skater Amber Glenn, one third of the trio known as the “Blade Angels,” had a tough performance in the women’s singles short program at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday.
Glenn, a three-time reigning U.S. champion, was in contention for a medal until the end of her routine. She landed a huge triple axel which led into a triple-flip-triple toe loop. However, Glenn was just a little out and bailed out of the triple loop.
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Amber Glenn of the United States competes during the women’s short program figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
She received no points as the double loop became an invalid element. She lost seven or eight points with the save and lost her chances of reaching the medal stand when the freestyle competition ends on Thursday.
Glenn was emotional when she came off the ice and told her coach, “I had it.”
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Amber Glenn of the United States reacts to her score after competing in the women’s short program in figure skating at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
She scored 67.39 and was in 13th place at the end of the run. She tried to keep her head up in a social media post.
“The world has failed me many times and yet tomorrow still comes,” she wrote Wednesday in an Instagram post with a photo of a smiling dog. “Go on.”
Glenn also had a rough outing during the team event earlier in the Olympics. She finished third in the women’s singles group behind Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto and Georgia’s Anastasiia Gubanova. Fortunately, Ilia Malinin blew away the competition in men’s singles and the USA picked up a gold medal.
Amber Glenn of the United States reacts after her performance during the short program on February 17, 2026. (REUTERS/Yara Nardi)
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In the women’s singles competition, Alysa Liu represents the United States’ best chance to make the podium. She ended the day in third place behind two Japanese stars, Sakamoto and Ami Nakai.
