U.S. Winter Olympic Champion Reveals ‘Scary’ Response To Her Trump Comments | EUROtoday

U.S. determine skater Amber Glenn revealed she acquired a “scary amount of hate/threats” following feedback she made final week forward of competing on the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics about Donald Trump’s therapy of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood.

Glenn, the primary brazenly queer girl to symbolize the United States in Olympic determine skating and who gained workforce gold on Sunday, stated she would now be taking a while away from social media.

During a press convention forward of the beginning of the Milan Cortina 2026 Games final week, Glenn instructed a reporter it had been “a hard time” for the neighborhood and stated she wished to “encourage people to stay strong,” whereas vowing to proceed talking up.

On Saturday, Glenn addressed the backlash to these feedback in an Instagram story, writing: “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/threats for simply using my voice WHEN ASKED about how I feel.”

Several athletes have acknowledged feeling a mixture of feelings about representing the U.S. this yr. American skier Hunter Hess drew the ire of Trump, who branded him a “real loser.”