U.S. Figure Skater Amber Glenn Fires Back After Controversial Comments

American figure skater Amber Glenn has faced almost as much criticism from social media as she has from the Olympic judges in the past week — and she has a few choice words for her haters.

Glenn, an outspoken LGBT activist, is a 26-year-old from Texas representing Team USA at the Winter Games in her first Olympic appearance.

In a TikTok post Tuesday, Glenn shared photos with fellow U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu and the caption, “They hate to see two woke b*tches winning,” referencing the gold medal won by America in the team event on Sunday, despite the fact that it was her third-place free skate routine that almost jeopardized the title.

“If ‘Woke’ means people who use their platforms to advocate for marginalized communities in the country that they are actively representing ……. Then yeah sure?” she wrote.

The post comes after online backlash over comments Glenn made in a pre-Olympics press conference last week, where she said the queer community is having a “hard time” under the Trump administration, leaving them to “fight for [their] human rights.”

U.S. Olympic figure skater Amber Glenn goes overseas and smears America, melting down over President Trump.

These people do not deserve to be on the team.
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— Jack (@jackunheard) February 7, 2026

“I hope I can use my platform and my voice throughout these games to try and encourage people to stay strong in these hard times,” she said, adding that she was not going to be quiet about it.

According to Glenn, a “scary amount of hate” trailed her in a now-expired Instagram story: “When I chose to utilize one of the amazing things about the United States of America (Freedom of speech) to convey how I feel as an athlete competing for Team USA in a troubling time for many Americans, I am now receiving a scary amount of hate/threats for simply using my voice WHEN ASKED about how I feel.”

She said the backlash was “outlandish” and announced she was taking a break from social media. “I did anticipate this but I am disappointed by it. I will be limiting my time on social media for my own wellbeing for now but I will never stop using my voice for what I believe in.”

But the controversy didn’t stop there. On Sunday night, Canadian artist Seb McKinnon took to X after hearing his music playing without his permission in the background of Glenn’s free skate routine for the team event, adding to her already heated online presence. The issue now seems to be resolved.

Glenn has two more performances left on the Olympic ice next week, the short program and the free skate.