American Olympian fires back at critics

American determine skater Amber Glenn fired again at critics Tuesday after her gold medal victory within the crew occasion on the Winter Olympics.

Glenn, who stated she took a break from social media as a result of “hate” feedback after criticizing President Donald Trump’s administration, returned to TikTok with photographs of herself and Alysa Liu. She directed her caption at those that apparently got here after her.

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Amber Glenn of the USA competes within the girls’s determine skating crew occasion on the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photograph/Stephanie Scarbrough)

“They hate seeing two woke b—-es win,” Glenn wrote. “If ‘Woke’ means individuals utilizing their platforms to advocate for marginalized communities within the nation they actively signify… Then that is for certain?”

Glenn criticized the Trump administration at a pre-Olympic press convention final week, saying it had been a “tough time” for her and members of the LGBT group. It was one of many few political feedback American athletes made within the run-up to the Winter Video games.

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From left to proper, Workforce USA’s Ellie Kam, Alysa Liu and Amber Glenn react after receiving their gold medals for the determine skating crew occasion on the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photograph/Ashley Landis)

“It has been a tough time for the (LGBTQ) group on this administration,” she stated by way of USA today. “It is not the primary time that we have needed to come collectively as a group and attempt to struggle for our human rights. And particularly now, it is impacting not solely the queer group, however plenty of different communities as properly. I believe we are able to help one another in a means that we did not must earlier than, and that is made us rather a lot stronger.”

Glenn added that the difficulty she was speaking about was one thing she wouldn’t keep silent about.

The response on-line was sufficient to get her logged out for a number of days.

“Once I selected to make use of one of many wonderful issues about the USA of America (freedom of speech) to convey how I really feel as an athlete competing for Workforce USA throughout a tough time for a lot of Individuals, I’m now receiving a daunting quantity of hate/threats for merely utilizing my voice when requested how I really feel,” she wrote in a now-expired put up on her Instagram Tales.

Workforce USA’s Amber Glenn celebrates together with her gold medal after the determine skating crew occasion on the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photograph/Ashley Landis)

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“I anticipated this, however I am disillusioned by it. I’ll restrict my time on social media in the interim for my very own well-being, however I’ll by no means cease utilizing my voice for what I imagine in.”

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