American figure skater Amber Glenn responded to critics on Tuesday after winning a gold medal in the team event at the Winter Olympics.
Glenn, who had stepped away from social media due to “hate” comments following her criticism of the Trump administration, returned to TikTok with photos of herself and fellow skater Alysa Liu.
Addressing her critics in the post, Glenn wrote: “They hate to see two woke women winning. If ‘woke’ means people who use their platforms to advocate for marginalized communities in the country that they are actively representing… then yeah, sure.”
Earlier, in a pre-Olympics press conference, Glenn criticized the Trump administration, describing it as a “hard time” for herself and members of the LGBT community. Her remarks were among several political comments made by U.S. athletes in the lead-up to the Winter Games.
Glenn competed in the women’s team event at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
“It’s been a hard time for the LGBTQ community overall in this administration,” she told USA Today. “It isn’t the first time that we’ve had to come together as a community and try to fight for our human rights. And now, especially, it’s not just affecting the queer community, but many other communities. I think we are able to support each other in a way we didn’t have to before, and because of that, it’s made us a lot stronger.”
Glenn emphasized that the issue she was addressing was not something she would stay silent about.
Former President Trump speaks at an event unveiling the TrumpRx drug discount site in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 5, 2026.
The online backlash to Glenn’s comments led her to step away from social media for a few days.
“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 and threats simply for using my voice when asked about my feelings,” she wrote in a now-expired Instagram Stories post.
“I anticipated some pushback, but I am disappointed by the intensity. 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.”
