The Olympic Sport Some Want to Ban: Speaking
By Nick Anderson
Sun, Feb 15, 2026 • 10:09 PM
The Winter Olympics are supposed to showcase courage under pressure. But this year, one of the bravest acts didn’t happen on the ice or the slopes. It happened at a microphone. Amber Glenn, fresh off winning gold for Team USA, did something remarkable: she answered a question honestly. She spoke about her identity, her community, and the reality that LGBTQ Americans are living through what she described as a difficult moment. For this, she was rewarded with death threats.
