What Happened to Amber Glenn During Her Short Program? The Devastating Reason for Her 13th Place Finish

roll around), you might have seen ’s short program last night and thought, Um? That looked pretty good to me! So why did the get 13th place? While Amber was a considered a contender for gold in the ladies’ singles competition in Milano Cortina, her near-flawless short program had a tiiiiiny error...and that mistake may have cost her an Olympic medal.Here’s what happened: While completing the third and final jump in her skate, a triple loop jump, Amber had a clean landing—but apparently, she mistimed her takeoff. As a result, she “popped” the jump, only completing two revolutions rather than three.

And because women skaters can only complete triple solo jumps in a short program, Amber got knocked down over seven points, which is why she found herself in 13th place.“I don’t know what happened, I had it,” Amber could be heard saying in the Kiss-and-Cry. Ugh, my heart!Naturally, the 26-year-old was pretty devastated...especially since, had she executed the jump as planned, she would have likely still been in gold medal contention.

Thankfully, Amber’s score still qualifies her for Thursday’s free skate. Sure, she’s unlikely to podium after yesterday’s error, but anything is possible in figure skating!!Other good news: Amber’s fellow Blade Angels, and Isabeau Levito, sit in third and eighth place, respectfully, so it’s look very likely that at least one of them will podium and end Team USA’s 20-year Olympic medal drought in figure skating.And ofc, Amber isn’t the only figure skater from Team USA to falter on the ice during the 2026 Olympics.

“Quad God” shocked fans after finishing in eighth place in the men’s figure skating final last week.“Honestly, I still haven’t been able to process what just happened. It’s a lot of mixed