Amber Glenn skated to “Like a Prayer” during Tuesday’s short program. Now she’s in serious need of one herself.
One of the U.S.’s “Blade Angels,” Glenn was left in tears following a massive error in her skate — she landed a double loop instead of a triple — that left her in 13th place with just the free skate to go.
The 26-year-old was just one of two skaters on the day to land a triple axel, but her blunder was scored as an invalid element for which she received no points.
Amber Glenn of United States reacts after her performance during the Short Program. REUTERS
Glenn cried as she approached her coaches at the end of her skate, clutching the pearl necklace of her outfit.
“I had it,” Glenn told coach Damon Allen, to which he replied: “It’s not over.”
Amber Glenn of United States performs during the Short Program. REUTERS2026 WINTER OLYMPICS
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Her score of 67.39 dealt a massive blow to her hopes of ending the U.S.’s 20-year women’s figure skating medal drought.
Teammate Alysa Liu sits in third behind Japan’s Ami Nakai and Kaori Sakamoto, with the final member of the American trio, Isabeau Levito, in eighth with just Thursday’s free skate to go.
USA’s Amber Glenn reacts in the kiss and cry area after competing in the figure skating women’s single skating short program. AFP via Getty ImagesIt’s the latest figure skating heartbreak for the U.S., which saw the “Quad God” Ilia Malinin — in attendance on Tuesday alongside Snoop Dog — falter in the men’s competition.
