The pride of Plano
Amber Glenn performs her stunning ‘Ina Bauer’ element at 2022 Skate America (Photo courtesy of U.S. Figure Skating) Elite — and out — figure skater Amber Glenn has her nurturing side, but on the ice she’s one tough cookie COY COVINGTON | Contributing Writer covingtoncoy@gmail.com Veteran elite figure skater and Team USA member Amber Glenn is about to do something she’s never done before in her illustrious career: compete in an international skating event at home!
Skate America, the first stop on the Grand Prix of Figure Skating, starts today (Friday, Oct. 20) at the Credit Union of Texas Event Center in Allen, mere miles from Glenn’s hometown of Plano.
Glenn wasn’t born in 1993 when Skate America was last contested in the Dallas area at the long-gone Reunion Arena. The International Skating Union’s annual Grand Prix is a series of invitational senior events that will be held around the world from now through December this year.
Medals will be awarded in the disciplines of men’s singles, women’s singles, pairs and ice dance. Skaters earn points based on their placement at each event, and the top six in each discipline qualify to compete at the Grand Prix Final in Beijing, China.
