Amber Glenn is keeping perspective after a difficult outing in Tuesday’s short program at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
The 26-year-old figure skater took to her Instagram Stories to share an uplifting message after a costly mistake in her routine set to Madonna’s “Like a Prayer” left her in 13th place.
The post, originally shared by the @the_positive_core account, showed a dog wearing a baseball cap alongside the caption: “The world has ended for me many times and yet tomorrow still comes. Keep going.”
Amber Glenn placed 13th in the women’s short program on Feb. 17, 2026, after a costly mistake impacted her performance.
She later shared an uplifting message in the aftermath of the skate.
Amber Glenn — a member of Team USA’s Blade Angels — was visibly emotional after her performance at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, breaking down in tears when she doubled a planned triple loop.
The mistake resulted in zero points for an invalid element in the technical score, leaving her with 34.19 in that category. Added to her program components score of 33.20 for composition, presentation and skating skills, Glenn finished with a total of 67.39.
Japan’s Ami Nakai led the standings with a score of 78.71.
Amber Glenn competes in the women’s short program at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 17, 2026.
Fighting back tears as she stepped off the ice, Glenn told coach Damon Allen, “I had it.”
The Texas-born skater will have a chance to rebound in Thursday’s free skate.
Her Team USA teammates, Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito, finished third and eighth in Tuesday’s short program with scores of 76.59 and 70.84, respectively.
The Texas-born figure skater was visibly distraught after completing her routine.
The last time the United States reached the podium in women’s figure skating was at the 2006 Torino Games, when Sasha Cohen captured silver.
It has been a difficult stretch on the ice for Team USA. Reigning world champion Ilia Malinin — nicknamed the “Quad God” — dropped to eighth place in the men’s free skate last Friday after two falls derailed his gold-medal bid.
Overall, the U.S. currently sits third in the medal standings with 24 total medals, trailing Norway (32) and Italy (25). The American tally includes seven gold, 11 silver and six bronze medals.
