Winter Olympics 2026: Who will win medals in women’s figure skating?

The biggest disappointment was Amber Glenn, the American national champion.

At 26, Glenn is the oldest American figure skater in nearly a century to make her Olympic debut.

But after a strong start, Glenn missed her triple loop – it was registered as an invalid item, thus scoring zero points and pushing her to 13th place.

She knows it will probably cost her a medal, and she cried as she walked out of the rink.

Glenn, who identifies as bisexual and a critic of US President Donald Trump, has faced online backlash against her political and LGBT comments.

On Tuesday, Glenn, who has suffered from depression, posted on Instagram: “The world has ended for me so many times, yet tomorrow still comes. Keep going.”

If she gives her best in the free skate, she can make a difference in the medal race.

Then there is the Athlete Individual Neutral (AIN) Adelia Petrosyan.

So far, no AIN representative – from countries banned from the 2026 Olympics – has won a medal.

The most likely candidate is 18-year-old Petrosyan, the Russian national champion.

They are under the tutelage of controversial Eteri Tutberidze, who is not officially listed as coach – but the teenager is accompanied by Daniil Glikhingos, with whom Tutberidze has worked closely.

Petrosyan, who was unable to compete internationally due to the ISU’s ban on Russian athletes, had a season-best short program score of 72.89 that placed her fifth in the free skate. She topped the leaderboard for nearly three hours until Nakai moved up.

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