Amber Glenn bounces back in Olympics short program: Social media reactions
Amber Glenn left everything out there on the ice Thursday in the women's free skate at the 2026 Winter Olympics. And wow, what a performance it was for the U.S. figure skater, who experienced a painful short program just two days ago inside the Milano Ice Skating Arena that had her placed 13th on the leaderboard heading into Thursday's event.
Glenn's free skate performance included a spectacular triple axel, the hardest jump on the women's side, and put her in first place in Thursday's portion of the women's singles event with a score of 147.52 to finish with a total of 214.91. FIRE US UP, AMBER GLENN!
#WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/rgsiM01p9d — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 19, 2026 REQUIRED READING: Olympics figure skating live updates: Alysa Liu headlines free skate for USA Glenn opened with a triple axel that reached an incredible height and earned her 10.40 points, 0.34 higher than her short program triple axel.
In the Kiss-and-Cry section inside the arena while awaiting her scores, NBC's broadcast caught Glenn saying, "I’m at the Olympics. I didn’t fall. I didn’t fall at the Olympics." Glenn's performance and response had her receiving extra flowers and applause from those on social media who were watching.
Social media reactions to Amber Glenn's bounce-back free skate program at Winter Olympics Here's a snippet of reactions on social media to Glenn's program on Thursday at the Winter Olympics: Redemption time for Amber Glenn! ✨ #FigureSkating #Olympics #MilanoCortina2026 #ISUShowtime pic.twitter.com/NO98Z1ZnsA — ISU Figure Skating (@ISU_Figure) February 19, 2026 FIRE US UP, AMBER GLENN!
#WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/rgsiM01p9d — NBC Olympics & Paralympics (@NBCOlympics) February 19, 2026 ACTIVELY SOBBING! AMBER GLENN JUST SAVED THIS OLYMPIC FIGURE SKATING SEASON!
— Kayla (@kkmaclay) February 19, 2026 Redemption skate for Amber Glenn ❤️ pic.twitter.com/qsTuOEQpGg — The Sporting News (@sportingnews) February 19, 2026 Amber Glenn bounced back in a major way to lift her total score 🥹🇺🇸 #WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/A29B4ziMz8 — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) February 19, 2026 Amber Glenn bounces back in style ‼️ Her reaction is everything ❤️ pic.twitter.com/8iN06x4UQA — espnW (@espnW) February 19, 2026 RESILIENCE.
#WinterOlympics pic.twitter.com/TGjRM2I8x8 — On Her Turf (@OnHerTurf) February 19, 2026 Even if Amber Glenn doesn’t medal that was such a great comeback skate. Happy for her. #Olympics2026 pic.twitter.com/DGU6wwVLxr — Lee (@caseyleemoore) February 19, 2026 The USA TODAY app gets you to the heart of the news — fast . Download for award-winning coverage, crosswords, audio storytelling, the eNewspaper and more .
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Social media reactions to Amber Glenn performance at Olympics Here's how people are reacting to Amber Glenn's short program performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday. Here's how people are reacting to Amber Glenn's short program performance at the 2026 Winter Olympics on Thursday.