American figure skater Amber Glenn said there were “some really disturbing things” posted online about her and her U.S. teammates, figure skaters Alysa Liu and Isabeau Levito.
Glenn, who climbed to fifth with a powerful free skate Thursday after a disappointing short program, discussed the negativity athletes have faced online during the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.
“I really hope that going forward we can find a way to support the athletes, especially when it comes to online, there are some really disturbing things when it comes to all three of us U.S. athletes online,” Glenn, 26, said Thursday, according to Reuters.
“It’s hard not to see that stuff online. I hope that can work to have a safer place for athletes, especially people very young, like Isabeau.”
Levito, an 18-year-old Mount Holly, N.J. native, finished 12th in her free skate Thursday after an early fall on a triple flip cost her about nine points.
Glenn, Levito and Liu — nicknamed the “Blade Angels” — garnered much attention since the start of the Winter Games.
Earlier this month, Glenn said she received a “scary amount of threats” on social media after remarks supporting LGBTQ+ rights.
During a pre-Olympics press conference, Glenn, who publicly came out as pansexual in 2019, encouraged the LGBTQ+ community to “stay strong in these hard times” when asked to weigh in on President Donald Trump’s “approach toward the LGBT community.”
In another wholesome moment, Glenn comforted Japanese skater Kaori Sakamoto, who was emotional after her second-place finish in the women’s figure skating final on Thursday.
Glenn was seen telling a cameraman to stop filming a crying Sakamoto after she fell short of topping Liu, 20.