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"Please don't film it now."
He actually consoled a competitor from another country, not his own country, who had no victory but unfortunately missed the gold medal. Then I cared for my colleague so that no one could take advantage of the moment of sadness.
American figure skating star Amber Glenn's caring behavior has become a hot topic. In Japan, Glenn is impressed by his actions.
In the women's single figure skating competition at the 2026 Olympics in Milan and Cortina D'Ampezzo, she praised the female figure skater whose medal color changed to silver after losing by 1.89 points to Alyssa Liu of the U.S. in her country's figure skating.
Japanese sports media Kokoka said, "The act of understanding the minds of colleagues before oneself caused a great repercussion," adding, "On the 25th of last month, the official site of the Milan-Cortina Olympics began voting for the 'Fair Play Award'. One of the nominees was Glenn from the women's single figure skating, with the question, "What was the most impressive fair play moment for you?"
The media introduced Glenn's actions, saying, "It was a scene that symbolized cross-border sportsmanship." Sakamoto, who was watching Rio's game after the postponement on the 19th of last month, could not hide his tears when he was pushed to second place.
At this time, Glenn stayed in the silver medal by a difference, approached Sakamoto, who was disappointed and shedding tears, and sat next to him and offered special comfort. He touched his back affectionately and offered words of consolation, but stopped the reporters who tried to capture the beautiful scene on camera.
Since then, Glenn said on his TikTok, "I understand that filming is their (cameramen's) job," but added, "But I think it's really problematic to overdo it even when I have to leave it alone now."
As this image spread through social networking services (SNS), praise from all over the world poured out for Glenn. In response to her actions in consideration of Sakamoto, representing the player's "truth," the U.S. media New York Post said, "I stood up proudly for my heartbroken colleague."
It was a natural step for the official Olympic site to select him as a 'person worthy of the Fair Play Award,' Kokoka said. "During a time when Sakamoto's heart did not heal, Glenn acted by putting his rival's mental state above his grades. "Even though he was disappointed with the result of the tournament (5th place)."
"Glenn put his rival's mental health and human dignity ahead of his own spotlight, and he took action to protect Sakamoto from the camera," he explained.
Glenn, who is well-known as an LGBTQ person, made headlines by proudly expressing his thoughts during the Olympics. As an LGBTQ person, he talked about human dignity and human rights, but he also closed his account after receiving cyber terrorism through SNS.
After the tournament schedule, he said, "I'm actually on my period right now," adding, "In strong stress situations, I may become more emotional than usual. This is a very important issue for female athletes and is a topic that should be discussed more, but there is still a clear atmosphere of reluctance to comment," he said, drawing attention.
On the Japanese portal site Yahoo Japan, compliments such as "Glenn must be sad to miss the medal, but it's really good personality that you can consider others there," "I wonder if I can rank the fair play, but if it's limited to figure skating, I think Glenn is the best," and "a player I really respect."
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