Amber Glenn, a 25-year-old from Plano who defended her U.S. figure skating championship last week in Wichita, was also among community within the sport devastated by the news. “I’m in complete shock. I’m sorry I don’t even know what to say,” Glenn posted to Instagram on Thursday morning.

Amber Glenn defended her title as the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, landing a massive triple axel early in the program and then watching in stressful anticipation as Alysa Liu came up just short of surpassing her.

Glenn, a 25-year-old Texan, had a triple axel in her long program to come from behind to win gold at US nationals.

The U.S. worlds team was chosen during the U.S. national championships in Wichita over the weekend, and skaters are starting to put together their resume for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics next February.

Levito, the 2024 World silver medalist and 2023 U.S. champion, joins this year’s U.S. gold and silver medalists — Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu — on the world team. Levito’s spot is “pending return to play protocol.”

Amber Glenn has fought through mental roadblocks, injuries and finally reached a certain level of internal peace.

American figure skaters Amber Glenn and Ilia Malinin defend their U.S. Figure Skating gold medals at the 2025 Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships, with the World Championships and 2026 Winter Olympics looming on the horizon.

North Texas figure skating champions responded as several members of U.S. Figure Skating are feared to be dead after their plane crashed into the Potomac River.

The world of competitive figure skating is back, The U.S. Figure Skating Championships will take place this weekend in Wichita, Kansas, and will be carried on NBC, Peacock, and USA Network.

Among those athletes competing in Wichita are former and hopefully future Olympians, many of whom are also defending national champions.

The Prevagen U.S. Figure Skating Championships air live this week from Wichita, Kansas, on NBC Sports, USA Network and Peacock. The field includes every national champion from last January: Ilia Malinin, Amber Glenn, ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates and the pairs’ team of Ellie Kam and Danny O’Shea.

Starr Andrews — 185.97 7. Josephine Lee — 182.69 8. Elyce Lin-Gracey — 179.229. Sonja Hilmer — 178.54 10. Logan Higase-Chen — 175.8211. Mia Kalin — 168.4312. Lindsay Thorngren — 159.8813. Alexa Gasparotto — 151.