{"id":8688,"date":"2026-03-08T12:54:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T12:54:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=8688"},"modified":"2026-03-08T12:54:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T12:54:44","slug":"refused-invitation-a-surprising-move-from-team-usas-figure-skating-star-is-stirring-debate-amber-glenn-has-revealed-she-would-decline-an-invitation-to-the-white-house-after-her-gol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow48.us\/?p=8688","title":{"rendered":"REFUSED INVITATION \u2014 A surprising move from Team USA\u2019s figure-skating star is stirring debate. Amber Glenn has revealed she would decline an invitation to the White House after her gold-medal victory at the Winter Olympics, and her blunt comment instantly set social media on fire. Instead of celebrating in Washington, Glenn hinted that she prefers to stay true to her own beliefs, saying every athlete has the right to decide what they want to support. The unexpected stance has split fans online \u2014 some applauding her honesty, others shocked by the decision. But it\u2019s the short remark she added at the end that really has people talking\u2026 and many think it reveals much more about the situation behind the scenes. What exactly did she say that sparked the controversy? Details below. \ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"

Team USA figure skater Amber Glenn has said she will not visit Donald Trump\u2019s White House to celebrate winning gold at the Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

Glenn, who won team gold at the Milano Cortina Games last month, identifies as pansexual and bisexual, and has been an outspoken critic of the Republican president.<\/p>\n

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Last week, the US women\u2019s ice hockey team declined to attend Trump\u2019s State of the Union speech.<\/p>\n

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\n\u201cI\u2019m electing not to either, so I do not blame them whatsoever,\u201d said Glenn, at an event organized by LGBTQ advocacy group Glaad in Los Angeles on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is our right to be able to choose what we do and don\u2019t endorse, and I think it is a decision that each individual has the right to make,\u201d she told Us Weekly.<\/p>\n

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The White House did not immediately respond to comment on whether Glenn and her fellow skaters had been invited.<\/p>\n

Trump triggered controversy last month by inviting the gold medal-winning men\u2019s ice hockey team to the White House and joking that he would \u201chave to\u201d invite the victorious women\u2019s team too.<\/p>\n

While many of the men attended, the women\u2019s side later declined an invitation, citing prior commitments.<\/p>\n

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As well as earning team gold, she finished fifth in the Olympic women\u2019s singles figure skating, which was won by her fellow American Alysa Liu.<\/p>\n

At the Games, Glenn told reporters it had been \u201ca hard time for the [queer] community overall in this administration.<\/p>\n

She also took issue with those who questioned the legitimacy of athletes voicing their opinions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI know that a lot of people say you\u2019re just an athlete, like, stick to your job, shut up about politics, but politics affect us all,\u201d said Glenn.<\/p>\n

The comments helped to make her a lightning rod for criticism from conservative voices and supporters of Trump on social media.<\/p>\n

Glenn told Us Weekly on Thursday that she had received backlash, but \u201cthe amount of support and encouragement that I\u2019ve received outweighs the hate immensely\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know how much more important it is to have this visibility to young athletes than it is to these people that are being crabby and are hateful of empathy and kindness. What they have to say doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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