After the United States won gold in the figure skating team event at the 2026 Milan-Cortina d’Ampezzo Winter Olympics at the Milan Ice Skating Arena, Glenn said she had recently received “frightening” threatening messages online.
“I’ve just tried to live as myself and speak about basic human dignity and human rights, but it’s heartbreaking that so many people send messages of hate,” she said.
Glenn added, “I will keep speaking the truth and standing up for the right to be free. I hope everyone keeps moving forward.”
Glenn, who came out as bisexual in 2019, is widely seen as an LGBTQ+ icon in figure skating and has spoken out for greater rights and awareness on and off the ice. She wore an LGBTQ+ pin on the U.S. team jacket on Sunday.
Ahead of the Olympics, Glenn criticized the Trump administration’s LGBTQ+ policies and drew attacks from some political groups and their supporters, including insults, mockery and threatening messages on social media.
Glenn appeared unsettled in competition. In the women’s singles free skate, she made jump mistakes and placed third among five skaters. The U.S. still secured gold after Ilia Malinin, the final American skater, won the men’s singles free skate.
Glenn said the cyberattacks had dampened some of her excitement about the Olympics, but added they did not affect her performance on Sunday.
“I think I need to sleep well first,” she said. “I want to step away from all this chaos for a bit.”
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