Team USA

At 24, Out And Proud Amber Glenn Is Ready To Shine

For Amber Glenn, showing her authentic self to the figure skating world is more essential than the triple axel she used to win her first U.S. title last month in Columbus, Ohio.

During press conferences, a heart-shaped Pride pin adorned her Team USA jacket. A Progress Pride flag draped her shoulders as she took her victory laps. And the audience waved flags of their own, embracing the first openly LGBTQ+ U.S. women’s champion.

“When I go out there, and I see the signs and the flags and how excited people are, I just feel them with me in the performance,” the Plano, Texas, native said. “Sometimes, that does add extra pressure, but I feel like it also lifts me up at the same time.”