Team USA figure skater Amber Glenn declined an invitation to the White House

March 6

After taking home a gold medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics, Amber Glenn will not be celebrating her accomplishment at the White House.

Glenn to Olympians declining invitations to meet with President Donald Trump. “I’m electing not to either, so I do not blame them whatsoever,” Glenn said. “It is our right to be able to choose what we do and don’t endorse, and I think it is a decision that each individual has the right to make.”

Team USA’s women’s hockey team turned down an invite to meet with Trump at the White House following their gold medal win at the 2026 Olympics. A statement released by USA Hockey said the team was forced to decline “due to the timing and previously scheduled academic and professional commitments.”

Glenn, who identifies as pansexual, has not been afraid to be outspoken throughout her Olympics journey, particularly when it comes to the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.

In a press conference before competition got underway, Glenn said, “It is something that I will not just be quiet about because it is something that affects us in our everyday lives.” x x