American figure skater Amber Glenn, one third of the trio known as the “Blade Angels,” had a rough performance in the women’s singles short program at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday. Glenn, three-time reigning U.S. champion, was in the mix for a medal until the very end of her routine. She l anded a huge triple axel, which led into a triple-flip-triple toe loop. However, Glenn was just a little off kilter and bailed out of the triple loop. Amber Glenn competes during the women’s short program figure skating at the Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) She received no points as the double loop became an invalid element. She lost seven or eight points with the bailout and nixed her chances of reaching the medal podium when the free skate competition ends on Thursday. Glenn was emotional as she came off the ice, telling her coach, “I had it.” MAC FOREHAND WINS SILVER MEDAL FOR TEAM USA IN OLYMPIC MEN’S BIG AIR FINAL COMPETITION Amber Glenn reacts to her score in the women’s short program in figure skating at the Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko) She scored a 67.39 and was in 13th place at the end of the run. She tried to keep her head up in a social media post. “The world has ended for me many times and yet tomorrow still comes,” she wrote Wednesday in an Instagram post with a picture of a smiling dog. “Keep going.” Read More About The 2026 Winter Olympics WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE WINTER OLYMPICS TEAM USA STARS TO KNOW MEET THE 2026 US OLYMPIC MEDALISTS Glenn had a rough outing during the team event earlier in the Olympics as well. She finished third in the women’s singles group behind Japan’s Kaori Sakamoto and Georgia’s Anastasiia Gubanova. Luckily, Ilia Malinin blew the competition away in the men’s singles and the U.S. picked up a gold medal. Amber Glenn reacts after her performance during the short program on Feb. 17, 2026. (Reuters/Yara Nardi) In the women’s singles competition, Alysa Liu represents the best chance the U.S. has at making the podium. She ended the day in third place behind two Japanese stars, Sakamoto and Ami Nakai. The post American Figure Skater Amber Glenn Emotional After Costly Mistake During Olympic Outing appeared first on WOWO News/Talk 92.3 FM and 1190 AM. ...read more read less