Amber Glenn Makes History: First U.S. Women’s Skater to Win Two Grand Prix Events in a Season
Amber Glenn won the Cup of China, becoming the first U.S. woman to win two Grand Prix events in a single season in 12 years. At 25, Glenn, the national champion, achieved a personal-best free skate and landed a triple Axel among eight triple jumps. Her total score was 215.54 points, making it the second-highest score this season for senior women.
Glenn finished 3.63 points ahead of Japan’s Mone Chiba, who initially led after the short program but fell during the free skate. Both skaters qualified for the Grand Prix Final in Grenoble, France, with Glenn ranked second in the world for the Grand Prix series.
Glenn expressed surprise and joy at her achievements, particularly after struggling with an ankle injury during the competition. Despite feeling only 75% fit during her performance, she maintained focus and was pleased with the outcome.
The triple Axel is currently the most difficult jump attempted by senior women, with Glenn successfully landing it at each of her three competitions this season. She is one of only five American women to win two Grand Prix events in one season since the series began in 1995.
After facing significant challenges, including severe concussions, Glenn bounced back to win her first senior U.S. title and aims for future successes.
2024 Cup of China Figure Skating Results
Women
- Amber Glenn (USA) — 215.54
- Mone Chiba (JPN) — 211.91
- Kim Chae-Yeon (KOR) — 208.47
- Rion Sumiyoshi (JPN) — 202.45
- Rinka Watanabe (JPN) — 196.95
- Kimmy Repond (SUI) — 195.91
- Madeline Schizas (CAN) — 180.77
- Anastasiia Gubanova (GEO) — 177.34
- Zhu Yi (CHN) — 166.04
- An Xiangyi (CHN) — 163.74
- Kim Min-Chae (KOR) — 154.39
- Chen Hongyi (CHN) — 139.57
Men
- Shun Sato (JPN) — 278.48
- Mikhail Shaidorov (KAZ) — 276.17
- Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA) — 252.53
- Nika Egadze (GEO) — 247.54
- Matteo Rizzo (ITA) — 243.82
- Dai Daiwei (CHN) — 237.35
- Deniss Vasiljevs (LAT) — 234.67
- Jin Boyang (CHN) — 231.89
- Kim Hyun-Gyeom (KOR) — 216.64
- Nikolaj Memola (ITA) — 214.77
- Chen Yudong (CHN) — 182.60
WD. Wesley Chiu (CAN)
Pairs
- Sara Conti/Niccolo Macii (ITA) — 211.05
- Minerva Fabienne Hase/Nikita Volodin (GER) — 209.36
- Lia Pereira/Trennt Michaud (CAN) — 188.74
- Ioulia Chtchetinina/Michal Wozniak (POL) — 177.04
- Katie McBeath/Daniil Parkman (USA) — 159.92
- Camille Kovalev/Pavel Kovalev (FRA) — 157.11
- Isabella Gomez/Aleksandr Korovin (PHI) — 151.26
- Wang Yuchen/Zhu Lei (CHN) — 136.90
Ice Dance
- Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri (ITA) — 209.13
- Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha (CAN) — 205.16
- Christina Carreira/Anthony Ponomarenko (USA) — 198.18
- Olivia Smart/Tim Dieck (ESP) — 196.52
- Juulia Turkkila/Matthias Versluis (FIN) — 192.57
- Caroline Green/Michael Parsons (USA) — 189.86
- Loicia Demougeot/Theo le Mercier (FRA) — 185.23
- Diana Davis/Gleb Smolkin (GEO) — 182.32
- Ren Junfei/Xing Jianing (CHN) — 156.51
- Xiao Zixi/He Linghao (CHN) — 146.16
2024 ISU Grand Prix Final Qualifiers
Women
- Kaori Sakamoto (JPN) — 30 points
- Amber Glenn (USA) — 30
- Wakaba Higuchi (JPN) — 28
- Hana Yoshida (JPN) — 26
- Mone Chiba (JPN) — 26
- Rino Matsuike (JPN) — 26
Men
- Ilia Malinin (USA) — 30
- Yuma Kagiyama (JPN) — 30
- Shun Sato (JPN) — 28
- Adam Siao Him Fa (FRA) — 26
- Kevin Aymoz (FRA) — 26
- Daniel Grassl (ITA) — 24
Pairs
- Deanna Stellato-Dudek/Maxime Deschamps (CAN) — 30
- Riku Miura/Ryuichi Kihara (JPN) — 28
- Minerva Fabienne Hase/Nikita Volodin (GER) — 28
- Sara Conti/Niccolo Macii (ITA) — 28
- Anastasiia Metelkina/Luka Berulava (GEO) — 24
- Ellie Kam/Danny O’Shea (USA) — 24
Ice Dance
- Lilah Fear/Lewis Gibson (GBR) — 30
- Madison Chock/Evan Bates (USA) — 28
- Piper Gilles/Paul Poirier (CAN) — 28
- Charlene Guignard/Marco Fabbri (ITA) — 26
- Evgenia Lopareva/Geoffrey Brissaud (FRA) — 26
- Marjorie Lajoie/Zachary Lagha (CAN) — 26