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American Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn said Saturday she will limit her social media intake after she said she received « hate. »
Glenn was critical of the Trump administration in a pre-Olympics press conference earlier in the week, saying it had been a « hard time » for her and members of the LGBT community. It was one of a handful of political remarks U.S. athletes made in the lead-up to the Winter Games.
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Amber Glenn reacts during the U.S. Figure Skating Championships at Enterprise Center on Jan. 11, 2026. (Jeff Le/Imagn Images)
She received criticism for the remarks, but wrote on her Instagram Stories that the comments she received crossed the line.
« When I chose to utilize one of the amazing things about the United States of America (Freedom of speech) to convey how I feel as an athlete competing for Team USA in a troubling time for many Americans, I am now receiving a scary amount of hate/threats for simply using my voice WHEN ASKED about how I feel, » she wrote in a since-expired post.
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Amber Glenn performs during a figure skating training session at the Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
« I did anticipate this but I am disappointed by it. I will be limiting my time on social media for my own wellbeing for now but I will never stop using my voice for what I believe in. »
Glenn made the post as she shared the comments she made to reporters in Milan, Italy.
« It’s been a hard time for the (LGBTQ) community overall in this administration, » she said, via USA Today. « It isn’t the first time that we’ve had to come together as a community and try and fight for our human rights. And now especially, it’s not just affecting the queer community, but many other communities, and I think that we are able to support each other in a way that we didn’t have to before, and because of that, it’s made us a lot stronger. »
Glenn added that the issue she was talking about was something she wasn’t going to be quiet about.
Amber Glenn at a figure skating training session in Milan, Italy, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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She is coming off a gold medal in the U.S. Championships and is among the top stars in the figure skating event in this year’s Games.
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