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Glenn during the free skate at the 2025 World Championships
Personal information
Full name Amber Elaine Glenn
Country represented  United States
Born (1999-10-28) October 28, 1999 (age 25)
Plano, Texas, United States
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 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.

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.

Amber Glenn performing her free skate at the 2019 Challenge Cup
Glenn performing her free skate at the 2019 Challenge Cup

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.

Amber Glenn - 2019 Skate America
Glenn during the short program at 2019 Skate America

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.

Amber Glenn performing her short program at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy
Glenn performing her short program at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy

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.

Glenn performing an Ina Bauer during her free skate at the 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy

First Grand Prix Medal

Amber Glenn during the short program at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy
Glenn during the short program at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy

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.

Amber Glenn performing her free skate at the 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy
Glenn performing her free skate at the 2022 CS Lombardia 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

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Glenn during her short program at the 2024 World Championships

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.

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Glenn during her free skate at the 2024 World Championships

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 Glenn during the short program at the 2024 Grand Prix de France
Glenn during her short program at the 2024 Grand Prix de France

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.

Amber Glenn during the Gala at the 2024 Grand Prix de France
Glenn during the Gala at the 2024 Grand Prix de France

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.

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Glenn during practice at the 2025 World Championships

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
2011–2012
2012–2013
  • El Conquistador
    by Maxime Rodriguez
    choreo. by Walter Afalla
  • Slumdog Millionaire
    by A. R. Rahman
    choreo. by Walter Afalla
2013–2014
  • Summertime
    by Giovanni
    choreo. by Nick Traxler
2014–2015
  • El Conquistador
    by Maxime Rodriguez
  • Aranjuez
    by Roni Benise
    choreo. by Rohene Ward
2015–2016
  • Feeling Good
    performed by Nina Simone
    choreo. by Julia Golovina
  • Les Misérables
    by Claude-Michel Schönberg
    choreo. by Julia Golovina
2016–2017
  • Send in the Clowns
    performed by Susan Boyle
    choreo. by Scott Brown
2017–2018
  • Fever
    (Heat version)
    covered by Beyoncé
    choreo. by Scott Brown
  • The Red Violin
    by John Corigliano
    choreo. by Scott Brown
2018–2019
  • Gravity
    by Sara Bareilles
    choreo. by Daniil Barantsev
  • Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)
    performed by Lady Gaga
    choreo. by Daniil Barantsev
2019–2020
  • Scars
    by Madilyn Bailey
    choreo. by Cordero Zuckerman, Amber Glenn
2020–2021
2021–2022
  • Scars
    by Madilyn Bailey
    choreo. by Cordero Zuckerman, Amber Glenn


  • Body Love Part 1
    by Mary Lambert
2022–2023
  • Without You
    by Ursine Vulpine & Annaca
    choreo. by Misha Ge
2023–2024
  • Heads Will Roll
    by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    performed by Elephant Music
    choreo. by Kaitlyn Weaver, Randi Strong
  • Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3
    by Muse
    choreo. by Katherine Hill

2024–2025
  • This Time
    by Janet Jackson
    choreo. by Kaitlyn Weaver, Randi Strong
  • I Will Find You
    by Audiomachine
  • The Return
    by CLANN
    choreo. by Katherine Hill



  • Heads Will Roll
    by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    performed by Elephant Music
    choreo. by Kaitlyn Weaver, Randi Strong

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.
Competition placements at senior level 
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
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)
1st
(3rd)
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
Competition placements at junior level 
Season 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16
World Junior Championships 7th
U.S. Championships 5th 1st
JGP Czech Republic 3rd
JGP Estonia 6th
JGP France 3rd
JGP Latvia 5th

Detailed results

The women's medal ceremony at the 2024 Grand Prix de France
Glenn (center) during the women's medal ceremony at the 2024 Grand Prix de France with Wakaba Higuchi (left) and Rion Sumiyoshi (right)
ISU personal best scores in the +5/-5 GOE system 
Segment Type Score Event
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
ISU personal best scores in the +3/-3 GOE system 
Segment Type Score Event
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

Results in the 2014–15 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 17-25, 2015 United States 2015 U.S. Championships 7 63.04 15 96.37 13 159.41
Results in the 2015–16 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 12-15, 2015 Canada 2015 Autumn Classic International 6 52.08 7 70.20 6 122.28
Results in the 2016–17 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 24–26, 2016 Germany 2016 CS Nebelhorn Trophy 4 55.92 6 101.76 5 157.68
Dec 7–10, 2016 Croatia 2016 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2 67.93 4 115.67 4 183.60
Jan 14–22, 2017 United States 2017 U.S. Championships 12 56.34 8 116.29 8 172.63
Results in the 2017–18 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 3–6, 2017 United States 2017 Philadelphia Summer International 7 55.40 6 95.46 5 150.86
Sep 14–17, 2017 Italy 2017 CS Lombardia Trophy 8 57.44 11 92.52 8 149.96
Nov 3–5, 2017 China 2017 Cup of China 10 52.61 10 98.53 10 151.14
Jan 1–8, 2018 United States 2018 U.S. Championships 9 61.62 9 106.44 8 168.06
Results in the 2018–19 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jul 30 –
Aug 5, 2018
United States 2018 Philadelphia Summer International 2 54.53 8 68.25 5 122.78
Sep 13–16, 2018 Italy 2018 CS Lombardia Trophy 4 58.57 5 107.68 6 166.25
Jan 19–27, 2019 United States 2019 U.S. Championships 4 69.86 8 110.87 7 180.73
Feb 21–24, 2019 Netherlands 2019 International Challenge Cup 1 70.25 5 110.66 4 180.91
Results in the 2019–20 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 17–22, 2019 United States 2019 CS U.S. International Classic 2 66.09 3 120.19 3 186.28
Oct 18–20, 2019 United States 2019 Skate America 7 64.71 9 104.92 7 169.63
Nov 8–10, 2019 China 2019 Cup of China 3 67.69 6 110.66 6 178.35
Jan 20–26, 2020 United States 2020 U.S. Championships 4 73.16 9 113.42 5 186.57
Feb 4–9, 2020 South Korea 2020 Four Continents Championships 9 65.39 9 125.44 7 190.83
Results in the 2020–21 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 23–24, 2020 United States 2020 Skate America 5 67.85 6 122.24 5 190.09
Jan 11–21, 2021 United States 2021 U.S. Championships 5 70.83 2 144.50 2 215.33
Results in the 2021–22 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 7–10, 2021 Finland 2021 CS Finlandia Trophy 10 60.76 10 122.70 10 183.46
Oct 22–24, 2021 United States 2021 Skate America 7 67.57 7 133.45 6 201.02
Nov 12–14, 2021 Japan 2021 NHK Trophy 6 63.43 8 112.40 7 175.83
Dec 7–11, 2021 Croatia 2021 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2 64.45 2 118.91 2 183.36
Jan 3–9, 2022 United States 2022 U.S. Championships 14 54.80 N/A N/A WD
Results in the 2022–23 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 9–14, 2022 United States 2022 Cranberry Cup International 11 45.99 1 120.74 3 166.73
Sep 16–18, 2022 Italy 2022 CS Lombardia Trophy 8 55.99 4 121.02 4 177.01
Oct 21–23, 2022 United States 2022 Skate America 3 68.42 3 129.19 3 197.61
Nov 18–20, 2022 Japan 2022 NHK Trophy 11 52.04 8 117.32 11 169.36
Jan 26–28, 2023 United States 2023 U.S. Championships 4 68.96 3 138.48 3 207.44
Feb 7–12, 2023 United States 2023 Four Continents Championships 4 69.63 8 122.87 7 192.50
Mar 20–26, 2023 Japan 2023 World Championships 10 65.52 14 122.81 12 188.33
Apr 13–16 2023 Japan 2023 World Team Trophy 6 66.65 6 128.46 1 (6) 195.01
Results in the 2023–24 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 20–22, 2023 United States 2023 Skate America 2 71.45 5 118.18 5 189.63
Nov 17–19, 2023 Finland 2023 Grand Prix of Espoo 11 51.61 2 133.78 3 185.39
Dec 6–9, 2023 Croatia 2023 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb 2 63.09 2 114.42 2 177.51
Jan 22–28, 2024 United States 2024 U.S. Championships 2 74.98 2 135.48 1 210.46
Mar 18–24, 2024 Canada 2024 World Championships 9 64.53 11 122.00 10 186.53
Results in the 2024–25 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Sep 12–15, 2024 Italy 2024 CS Lombardia Trophy 1 75.71 1 137.18 1 212.89
Nov 1–3, 2024 France 2024 Grand Prix de France 1 78.14 3 132.30 1 210.44
Nov 22–24, 2024 China 2024 Cup of China 2 70.84 1 144.70 1 215.54
Dec 5–8, 2024 France 2024–25 Grand Prix Final 1 70.04 1 142.03 1 212.07
Jan 20–26, 2025 United States 2025 U.S. Championships 3 70.91 1 145.88 1 216.79
Mar 25–30, 2025 United States 2025 World Championships 9 67.65 4 138.00 5 205.65
Apr 17–20, 2025 Japan 2025 World Team Trophy 7 63.70 2 148.93 1 (3) 212.63

Junior level

Results in the 2012–13 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Jan 20–27, 2013 United States 2013 U.S. Championships (Junior) 7 45.28 6 86.42 5 131.70
Results in the 2013–14 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Oct 3–5, 2013 Czech Republic 2013 JGP Czech Republic 4 56.84 3 107.34 3 164.18
Jan 5–12, 2014 United States 2014 U.S. Championships (Junior) 1 63.99 1 122.51 1 186.52
Mar 10–16, 2014 Bulgaria 2014 World Junior Championships 5 56.58 8 102.30 7 158.88
Results in the 2014–15 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 21–23, 2014 France 2014 JGP France 3 54.71 4 93.32 3 148.03
Sep 25–27, 2014 Estonia 2014 JGP Estonia 5 49.66 6 93.17 6 142.83
Results in the 2015–16 season 
Date Event SP FS Total
P Score P Score P Score
Aug 26–29, 2015 Latvia 2015 JGP Latvia 6 53.21 4 106.75 5 159.96
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