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Glenn Three-Peats at US Figure Skating Championships
Amber Glenn set a record score of 83.05 with a flawless triple axel, becoming a top candidate for the 2026 Olympic team and potentially ending a 20-year U.S. medal drought.
- On Jan. 7, Amber Glenn, U.S. national champion, won her third U.S. figure skating title at Enterprise Center, St. Louis, drawing a standing ovation and visible emotion.
- Glenn dominated the short program Wednesday, giving herself a more than two-point lead into the free skate, where she opened with a triple axel and posted a season-best free skate effort of 150.50.
- Her short program scored 83.05 points, setting a U.S. championships record, with Liu and Levito close behind on Wednesday.
- U.S. selectors will name the team Sunday, and Amber Glenn's third consecutive title likely secures her spot for the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games next month.
- The victory positions the U.S. women's squad as potentially the strongest in decades, with Amber Glenn poised to be the oldest and first openly queer woman on the U.S. women's Olympic team for Milan-Cortina next month.
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