How Figure Skater Amber Glenn Took Control of Her Life

Amber Glenn could not have imagined, even in the wildest scenario, that she would repeat as U.S. national champion three times in a row, the first woman to accomplish that feat since Michelle Kwan in 2000.

Watching Glenn skate at the championships with power and precision, nailing all of her jumps, including the triple axel—one of the hardest jumps women at the elite level perform—it’s hard to imagine the young woman she once was, filled with anxiety and self-doubt, constantly feeling unworthy...