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![]() Glenn during the free skate at the 2025 World Championships
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Full name | Amber Elaine Glenn |
Country represented | ![]() |
Born | Plano, Texas, United States |
October 28, 1999
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
Coach | Damon Allen Tammy Gambill |
Skating club | Dallas Figure Skating Club |
Began skating | 2004 |
Amber Elaine Glenn (born October 28, 1999) is an American figure skater. She is the champion of the 2024–25 Grand Prix Final. She also won the 2024 and 2025 U.S. national championships. Amber is also the champion of the 2024 Grand Prix de France and 2024 Cup of China.
She has won bronze medals twice at the ISU Grand Prix events. She also earned three medals in the ISU Challenger Series. Amber has placed in the top ten at three major ISU Championships. Early in her career, she won two bronze medals at ISU Junior Grand Prix events. She was also the 2014 U.S. Junior champion. Amber is the fourth American woman to successfully land a triple axel jump in an international competition.
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About Amber Glenn
Amber Glenn was born on October 28, 1999, in Plano, Texas. Her father, Richard, is a police officer. She also has a younger sister named Brooke. Amber was homeschooled from second grade until her last year of high school.
She has shared her experiences as a top athlete with ADHD. She uses Jackson Ultima figure skates with silver Matrix blades.
Skating Journey
Amber Glenn started learning to skate in 2004.
Early Junior Success
In the 2013–14 season, Amber won a bronze medal. This was at the 2013 Junior Grand Prix (JGP) event in the Czech Republic. She then became a national junior champion at the 2014 U.S. Championships. She finished seventh at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. She trained in McKinney, Texas and then in Frisco, Texas.
For the 2014–15 season, Amber received the 2014 Athlete Alumni Ambassador (3A) award. In August, she won another bronze medal at the 2014 JGP in France. She placed sixth at her second JGP event in Estonia. She finished thirteenth at the senior level at the 2015 U.S. Championships.
Challenges and Comeback
Amber began the 2015–16 season training in McKinney, Texas. She placed fifth at the 2015 JGP Latvia. Amber later took a break from skating to focus on her well-being. She returned to training in February 2016. She joined coaches Peter Cain and Darlene Cain in Euless.
In the 2016–17 season, Amber placed fifth at the 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy. She was fourth at the 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. She finished eighth at the 2017 U.S. Championships. She was chosen for the 2017 World Junior Championships but later withdrew.
Senior Level Progress
For the 2017–18 season, Amber finished eighth at the 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy. She competed in her first Grand Prix event, the 2017 Cup of China. She placed tenth in China. She ended the season with another eighth-place finish at the 2018 U.S. Championships.
In the 2018–19 season, Amber was sixth at the 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy. She finished seventh at the 2019 U.S. Championships. She ended the season with a fourth-place finish at the 2019 Challenge Cup.
The 2019–20 season saw Amber win her first senior international medal. She earned a bronze at the 2019 CS U.S. Classic. She placed seventh at the 2019 Skate America and sixth at the 2019 Cup of China. At the 2020 U.S. Championships, she was fourth in the short program. She finished fifth overall. Amber placed ninth at the 2020 Four Continents Championships. This was her first senior ISU championship.
Mastering the Triple Axel
The 2020–21 season brought a break in training due to the pandemic. Amber then began working on the triple Axel. She competed at the 2020 Skate America, placing fifth overall. At the 2021 U.S. Championships, she earned her highest-ever placement. She won a silver medal, her first senior national medal. Despite her silver medal, she was named first alternate for the 2021 World Championships team.
For the 2021–22 season, Amber placed tenth at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy. At 2021 Skate America, she broke 200 points internationally for the first time. She finished sixth overall. She then placed seventh at the 2021 NHK Trophy. Amber won a silver medal at the 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb. At the 2022 U.S. Championships, she withdrew due to illness. She was named an alternate for the Olympic team.
First Grand Prix Medal
Before the 2022–23 season, Amber moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado. She began training with Damon Allen and Tammy Gambill. She won a bronze medal at the Cranberry Cup event. She finished fourth at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy. At 2022 Skate America, she earned her first Grand Prix medal, a bronze. She placed eleventh at the 2022 NHK Trophy.
At the 2023 U.S. Championships, she won the bronze medal. She placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate. Amber competed at the 2023 Four Continents Championships, finishing seventh. At the 2023 World Championships in Japan, she finished twelfth. She then joined Team USA for the 2023 World Team Trophy in Tokyo. Team USA won the gold medal.
National Champion and Grand Prix Success
For the 2023–24 season, Amber's short program music was "Heads Will Roll". She started her Grand Prix season at 2023 Skate America in Allen, Texas. She placed second in the short program with a personal best score. In the free skate, she landed her first clean triple Axel in competition. She was the sixth American woman to achieve this. She finished fifth overall.
Amber had a challenging short program at the 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo in Finland. However, she rebounded in the free skate with a new personal best score. She came second in that segment and won the bronze medal. This was her second Grand Prix medal.
At the 2024 U.S. Championships, Amber placed second in the short program. She opened her free skate with a successful triple Axel. She won her first national title, becoming the first U.S. women's champion to openly identify as queer. She withdrew from the 2024 Four Continents Championships to focus on the World Championships. At the World Championships in Montreal, she finished tenth overall.
Grand Prix Final Gold
Amber began the 2024–25 season by winning gold at the 2024 Lombardia Trophy. At her first Grand Prix event, the 2024 Grand Prix de France, she landed a triple Axel in the short program. Her score of 78.14 was the highest ever for an American woman. She won the competition, becoming the oldest American woman to win a Grand Prix title for the first time.
In November, at the 2024 Cup of China, Amber landed another triple Axel in the short program. She won the free program with a personal best score. She won the competition overall, qualifying for the Grand Prix Final.
At the Grand Prix Final in December, Amber led after the short program. She successfully landed a triple Axel. She finished with the highest free skate score to win the competition. Amber was the first American woman to win the Grand Prix Final since 2010.
Amber competed at the 2025 U.S. Figure Skating Championships in January. She won her second national title. Her final score was very close to the silver medalist, Alysa Liu. On March 2, 2025, Amber took part in "Legacy on Ice". This ice show honored lives lost in a plane accident. A couple of weeks later, Amber competed at the 2025 World Championships in Boston. She placed fifth overall after a strong free skate.
In April, Amber competed for Team U.S.A. at the 2025 World Team Trophy. She placed seventh in the short program. She then skated a clean free skate, scoring a new personal best. She placed second overall in that segment. These placements helped Team U.S.A. win the gold medal.
Programs
Season | Short program | Free skating | Exhibition |
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2011–2012 |
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2012–2013 |
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2013–2014 |
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2014–2015 |
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2015–2016 |
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2016–2017 |
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2017–2018 |
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2018–2019 |
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2019–2020 |
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2020–2021 |
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2021–2022 |
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2022–2023 |
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2023–2024 |
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2024–2025 |
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Competitive highlights
- GP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- JGP – Event of the ISU Grand Prix Series
- CS – Event of the ISU Challenger Series
- WD – Withdrew from competition
- Medals at team events are awarded for the team results only. Individual placements at team events are listed in parentheses.
Season | 2014–15 | 2015–16 | 2016–17 | 2017–18 | 2018–19 | 2019–20 | 2020–21 | 2021–22 | 2022–23 | 2023–24 | 2024–25 | 2025–26 |
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World Championships | 12th | 10th | 5th | |||||||||
Four Continents Championships | 9th | 7th | ||||||||||
Grand Prix Final | 1st | |||||||||||
U.S. Championships | 13th | 8th | 8th | 7th | 5th | 2nd | WD | 3rd | 1st | 1st | ||
World Team Trophy | 1st (6th) |
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GP Cup of China | 10th | 6th | 1st | TBD | ||||||||
GP Finland | 3rd | TBD | ||||||||||
GP France | 1st | |||||||||||
GP NHK Trophy | 7th | 11th | ||||||||||
GP Skate America | 7th | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | |||||||
CS Finlandia Trophy | 10th | |||||||||||
CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | |||||||||
CS Lombardia Trophy | 8th | 6th | 4th | 1st | ||||||||
CS Nebelhorn Trophy | 5th | |||||||||||
CS U.S. Classic | 3rd | |||||||||||
Autumn Classic | 6th | |||||||||||
Challenge Cup | 4th | |||||||||||
Cranberry Cup | 3rd | |||||||||||
Philadelphia Summer | 5th | 5th |
Season | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 | 2015–16 |
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World Junior Championships | 7th | |||
U.S. Championships | 5th | 1st | ||
JGP Czech Republic | 3rd | |||
JGP Estonia | 6th | |||
JGP France | 3rd | |||
JGP Latvia | 5th |
Detailed results
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 215.54 | 2024 Cup of China |
Short program | TSS | 78.14 | 2024 Grand Prix de France |
TES | 44.35 | 2024 Grand Prix de France | |
PCS | 33.479 | 2024 Grand Prix de France | |
Free skating | TSS | 148.93 | 2025 World Team Trophy |
TES | 80.95 | 2025 World Team Trophy | |
PCS | 69.24 | 2024 Grand Prix de France |
Segment | Type | Score | Event |
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Total | TSS | 183.60 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
Short program | TSS | 67.93 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
TES | 37.05 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
PCS | 30.88 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb | |
Free skating | TSS | 115.67 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
TES | 58.36 | 2013 JGP Czech Republic | |
PCS | 61.52 | 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb |
- Medals at team events are awarded for the team results only. Individual placements at team events are listed in parentheses.
Senior level
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Jan 17-25, 2015 | ![]() |
7 | 63.04 | 15 | 96.37 | 13 | 159.41 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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Oct 12-15, 2015 | ![]() |
6 | 52.08 | 7 | 70.20 | 6 | 122.28 |
Junior level
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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P | Score | P | Score | P | Score | ||
Jan 20–27, 2013 | ![]() |
7 | 45.28 | 6 | 86.42 | 5 | 131.70 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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Aug 21–23, 2014 | ![]() |
3 | 54.71 | 4 | 93.32 | 3 | 148.03 |
Sep 25–27, 2014 | ![]() |
5 | 49.66 | 6 | 93.17 | 6 | 142.83 |
Date | Event | SP | FS | Total | |||
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Aug 26–29, 2015 | ![]() |
6 | 53.21 | 4 | 106.75 | 5 | 159.96 |