Amber Glenn, 10 Years of Hardships and Struggles Later, Wins US Title in a Theatrical Finish

In her skating journey, Amber Glenn has had several setbacks. In 2023, she had her first chance to appear in the World Skating Championship final. After a plethora of failed attempts and heartbreaks, the 24-year-old skater had ignored her COVID-19 scare and participated to earn a berth in that competition. However, Amber Glenn couldn’t register her best form out there, despite earning a team gold. In previous attempts, the situation had been worse for her, as Glenn couldn’t get a final call-up for the team. So, for a former junior national champion, the achievements failed to do justice to the name. 

Amber Glenn had a tab on that gloomy CV of hers that often fell short in front of the national champion Isabeau Levito. Yet she was up for a chance to prove her mettle. January 2024 was her professional catalyst. 

The cut of Amber Glenn’s jib reigns supreme

On January 26, Amber Glenn claimed the US National title in figure skating, defeating the reigning champion Isabeau Levito. So eventually it was quite an emotional moment for her, being without any major title achiever for so many years. That was what came in her words in the post-match meet. The X-handle of NBC Olympics and Paralympics noted those comments and put a momentary glimpse of that meet. The suited caption conceded, “‘I know I have so much more left in me.’ Amber Glenn on what winning her first U.S. national title means to her”. Moreover, in the posted video, the teary-eyed skating champion could be heard saying, “10 years ago I became Junior and world of expectation was put up on me and it crushed me. So now coming back 10 years later and having this is just incredible.”

That joy of achievement was quite visible on her face after becoming the senior champion. The competition remained a witness as well to the LSU skater’s never-dying attitude. In the second half of the final meet on Friday, Amber had to digest errors in two jumping passes. But soon she turned up to keep her mojo back. Eventually, that helped her to edge Levito in the third position and keep herself in the berth for the future. 

The future will long to witness more 

In that same interview, Amber Glenn claimed, “I know I have so much more left in me”. That gave an insight while the Olympics are in the same calendar year. So this victory put her in an ultimate berth of competing in the World Skating Championship in March. This will be the Texan’s fourth consecutive tryout to appear on the world championship platform. Moreover, it would bring her the qualifying mark of the Paris Olympics. 

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After defeating the biggest rival, Amber Glenn would surely look up to that to convert her Olympic chance. There are many more indubitable laurels awaiting this phenom. She’s poised for greatness and with this start to the new year. It has already cemented her on a definite path in the offing.

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