For Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn, figure skating worlds bring a fresh start
The focus on figure skating shifts to Prague. A month removed from the Winter Olympics, the major portion of the 2025-26 season comes to a close. For most, the 2026 world championships will be about titles and rankings.
But for Ilia Malinin and Amber Glenn, this competition represents a new beginning. A reckoning of sorts. The Olympics is where the world meets figure skaters.
Where the lights are hottest and the audiences the largest. And the expectations are heavy enough to crush. It’s a stage that turns athletes into symbols.
Or, in the case of these two American figure skating stars, reveals them as human. Milan was set up to be their culmination. Both skaters had their Olympic debuts delayed four years.
Both grew into medal contenders heading into the 2026 Winter Olympics. But the world didn’t see their brilliance. It saw them falter.
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