Amber Glenn

Amber Glenn (born October 28, 1999) is an American figure skater. She is the 2021 U.S. national silver medalist and the 2019 CS U.S. Classic bronze medalist. She has finished within the top ten at two ISU Championships. Earlier in her career, she won bronze at two ISU Junior Grand Prix events (2013 JGP Czech Republic, 2014 JGP France) and the 2014 U.S. junior national title.

Amber Glenn
Personal information
Full nameAmber Elaine Glenn
Country represented United States
Born (1999-10-28) October 28, 1999
Plano, Texas
Home townPlano, Texas
ResidencePlano, Texas
Height1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
CoachPeter Cain
Darlene Cain
Former coachAnn Brumbaugh
Ben Shroats
ChoreographerCordero Zuckerman
Misha Ge
Former choreographerDaniil Barantsev
Scott Brown
Julia Golovina
Darlene Cain
Rohene Ward
Nick Traxler
Walter Afalla
Ann Brumbaugh
Skating clubDallas FSC
Training locationsPlano, Texas
Euless, Texas
Former training locationsFrisco, Texas
Began skating2004
ISU personal best scores
Combined total190.83
2020 Four Continents
Short program67.69
2019 Cup of China
Free skate125.44
2020 Four Continents

Personal life

Amber Elaine Glenn was born October 28, 1999, in Plano, Texas.[1] Her father, Richard, works as a police officer.[2] Glenn, who is bisexual/pansexual, is the only openly LGBTQ ladies' figure skater on Team USA as of December 2019.[3][4] In November 2020, she revealed that she worked with the creative team of the Yuri!!! on Ice movie during production in August 2017.[5]

Career

Glenn began learning to skate in 2004.[6] She won a bronze medal at the 2013 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in the Czech Republic and became a national junior champion at the 2014 U.S. Championships.[7][8] Ranked fifth in the short program and eighth in the free skate, she finished seventh at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. She trained in McKinney, Texas[9] and at Stonebriar Ice in Frisco, Texas until the rink closed in 2014.

2014–15 season

In May 2014, U.S. Figure Skating named Glenn as the recipient of the 2014 Athlete Alumni Ambassador (3A) overall award.[10] In August, she won bronze at the 2014 JGP in France. She finished sixth at her second JGP assignment, in Estonia, and 13th on the senior level at the 2015 U.S. Championships.

2015–16 season

Glenn began the 2015–2016 season training in McKinney, Texas under Ann Brumbaugh and Ben Shroats.[11] After placing fifth at the 2015 JGP in Latvia and sixth on the senior level at the 2015 Skate Canada Autumn Classic in mid-October, she decided to take a break to "reevaluate".[2] She resumed training in February 2016 after joining Peter Cain and Darlene Cain in Euless, Texas.[2]

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.[12]

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.[13] She placed tenth in China, and finished the season with a second consecutive eighth-place at the 2018 U.S. Championships.

2018–19 season

Glenn was sixth at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy, and seventh at the 2019 U.S. Championships.

2019–20 season

Competing on the Challenger series again at the start of the 2019–2020 season, Glenn won the bronze medal at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic. This was her first senior international medal. Assigned to two Grand Prix events, she placed seventh at the 2019 Skate America and sixth at the 2019 Cup of China.[14] She was fourth in the short program at the 2020 U.S. Championships with a clean skate and, remarking on her then-recent coming out, said it "has brought a weight off my shoulders. It was very scary, and not having to pretend I’m someone I’m not anymore.[15] She dropped to fifth place after the free skate, and said further mental preparation was needed.[16] Glenn finished ninth at the 2020 Four Continents Championships, her first senior ISU championship assignment.[17]

2020–21 season

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 after passing out cryotherapy, but then attempted the triple Axel for the first time in competition during a later virtual domestic event, singling it.[18]

With the pandemic restricting international travel, the ISU opted to conduct the Grand Prix assignments based mainly on training location. Glenn was assigned to compete at the 2020 Skate America.[19] She placed fifth in the Skate America short program after having to execute a turn in between her triple-triple jump combination.[20] She was sixth in the free skate, remaining in fifth place overall.[21]

Glenn attempted her triple Axel in the short program at the 2021 U.S. Championships, but was unable to successfully land it.[22] 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 begun a course of antibiotics on the day of the free skate.[23]

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.[24] 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). Glenn was instead named first alternate.[25] 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."[23]

Programs
Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2020–2021
[26]
2019–2020
[27]
2018–2019
[1][28]
2017–2018
[6][29]
2016–2017
[30][2]
2015–2016
[11][31]
2014–2015
[9][32][33]
  • Summertime
    by Giovanni
    choreo. by Nick Traxler
2013–2014
[8][34]
  • Summertime
    by Giovanni
    choreo. by Nick Traxler
2012–2013
[35]
2011–2012
[35]

Competitive highlights

GP: Grand Prix; CS: Challenger Series; JGP: Junior Grand Prix

2012–present
International[36]
Event 12–13 13–14 14–15 15–16 16–17 17–18 18–19 19–20 20–21
Four Continents9th
GP Cup of China10th6th
GP Skate America7th5th
CS Golden Spin4th
CS Lombardia8th6th
CS Nebelhorn5th
CS U.S. Classic3rd
Autumn Classic6th
Challenge Cup4th
Philadelphia5th
International: Junior[36]
Junior Worlds7thWD
JGP Czech Rep.3rd
JGP Estonia6th
JGP France3rd
JGP Latvia5th
National[35]
U.S. Champ.5th J1st J13th8th8th7th5th2nd
Midwestern Sect.3rd J1st J2nd
ISP Points Chall.3rd
J = Junior level; WD = Withdrew

2009–2012: Juvenile to novice levels
National[35]
Event 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12
U.S. Championships2nd N
U.S. Junior Championships10th I
Midwestern Sectionals2nd N
Southwestern Regionals1st V3rd I1st N
Levels: V = Juvenile; I = Intermediate; N = Novice

Detailed results

Senior level
2020–2021 season
Date Event SP FS Total
January 11–21, 2021 2021 U.S. Championships 5
70.83		 2
144.50		 2
215.33
October 23–24, 2020 2020 Skate America 5
67.85		 6
122.24		 5
190.09
2019–20 season
Date Event SP FS Total
February 4–9, 2020 2020 Four Continents Championships 9
65.39		 9
125.44		 7
190.83
January 20–26, 2020 2020 U.S. Championships 4
73.16		 9
113.42		 5
186.57
November 8–10, 2019 2019 Cup of China 3
67.69		 6
110.66		 6
178.35
October 18–20, 2019 2019 Skate America 7
64.71		 9
104.92		 7
169.63
October 17–22, 2019 2019 CS U.S. International Figure Skating Classic 2
66.09		 3
120.19		 3
186.28

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