Amber Glenn only added to her Olympic heartbreak by failing to medal at the World Championships and sounds ready for a break from it all.
The American figure skating star placed sixth overall at the 2026 World Figure Skating Championships on Friday night as she was looking for her first title there.
A disastrous free skate, where she was docked as many as 16 points, did Glenn in, despite landing her signature triple axel. The deductions included a triple combination that was under-rotated.
USA’s Amber Glenn reacts after performing during the women’s free skating program of the 2026 ISU Figure Skating World Championships in Prague, Czech Republic on March 27, 2026. AFP via Getty ImagesShe entered in third place after a strong short program, but could not put on the finishing touches.
Glenn tallied a total score of 203.12.
It was her second such disappointment in the past two months after coming in fifth at the Milan Cortina Olympics, as a stumble in the short program left her fighting an uphill battle from 13th place.
Glenn, 26, took to X to express her appreciation of fans’ support and just how drained she feels from it all.
“Thank you everyone for the love and support I’m okay!,” Glenn wrote on Friday. “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.”
Amber Glenn of the U.S. reacts after her performance during the Women’s Free Skating. REUTERSFellow Americans Isabeau Levito and Sarah Everhardt also did not medal at the world championships, where Kaori Sakamoto and Mone Chiba of Japan grabbed gold and silver, respectively, and Belgium’s Nina Pinzarrone nabbed bronze.
“It sucks. What else can I say. I lost focus,” Glenn told reporters after the Worlds. “Thanks for all the support and love to all my fans. Thanks to the whole audience for your support. That was very sweet.”
