Glenn Wins Third Straight U.S. Figure Skating Title

Amber Glenn claimed her third consecutive U.S. figure skating title on Friday night at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, delivering a near-flawless free skate that solidified her position as a frontrunner for the American Olympic team heading to the Milan-Cortina Winter Games next month.

The 26-year-old from Plano, Texas, opened her free skate with her signature triple Axel and maintained strong technical elements throughout, earning a season-best score of 150.50 points for a total of 233.55. That edged out reigning world champion Alysa Liu, who finished second with 228.91 after a confident performance to a medley of Lady Gaga songs, scoring 147.80 in the free skate. Isabeau Levito took third place with 224.45 points, highlighted by a season-best free skate of 148.73 to music from the film Cinema Paradiso. The top three finishers are expected to secure the three available women's spots on the U.S. Olympic roster, with the official announcement set for Sunday.

Glenn's victory marks the first three-peat in women's singles since Michelle Kwan's eight straight titles from 1998 to 2005. She built on her record-setting short program from Wednesday, where she scored 83.05 points with...