{"id":8512,"date":"2026-02-18T10:06:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=8512"},"modified":"2026-02-18T10:06:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T10:06:37","slug":"taylor-swift-rolls-out-star-level-welcome-for-team-usas-blade-angels-calling-amber-glenn-alysa-liu-and-isabeau-levito-three-american-showgirls-on-ice-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grow24.us\/?p=8512","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Rolls Out Star-Level Welcome for Team USA\u2019s \u2018Blade Angels,\u2019 Calling Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, and Isabeau Levito \u201cThree American Showgirls on Ice\u201d in Viral Introduction \u2014 And Fans Are Now Wondering If This Surprise Spotlight Moment Signals A New Era Of Pop Culture Power Meeting Olympic Ice As The Trio Prepare To Carry America\u2019s Medal Hopes Onto The World Stage \u2014 Watch The Full Video Below"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taylor Swift\u00a0is sharing her support for\u00a0Team USA.<\/p>\n

On Monday, Feb. 16, the U.S. Figure Skating Olympic team posted an Instagram\u00a0video\u00a0announcing the Blade Angels, with Swift introducing the three Olympians:\u00a0Amber Glenn,\u00a0Alysa Liu, and\u00a0Isabeau Levito.<\/p>\n

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The video kicks off with each figure skater\u2019s silhouette, as Swift, 36, says, \u201cLadies and gentlemen, I\u2019d like to introduce you to Amber, Alysa and Isabeau.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Grammy winner then calls the women \u201cthree American showgirls on ice,\u201d a nod to her latest hit album,\u00a0The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, and adds that their stories will \u201ccapture your heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Amber Glenn on January 09, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri.<\/span>Matthew Stockman\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cAmber will be the first to tell you about how many battles she\u2019s fought, and how the ones she\u2019s lost have meant as much as the wins,\u201d Swift said of 26-year-old Glenn. \u201cHer superpower now is embracing the fight and daring the world to test her self-belief.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAs for Alysa, she walked away from skating when she was 16, then came back on her own terms. Joy fuels her now. Every jump, a celebration. Every performance, a testament to the beauty to know yourself,\u201d Swift explained of Liu, 20, who previously announced her retirement from the sport after the 2022 Beijing Games.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAnd then Isabeau. I mean, she\u2019s destiny personified,\u201d the\u00a0Midnights\u00a0<\/em>singer said. \u201cHer mom grew up in Milan, and her nonna, her grandma, lives exactly 13 minutes from the Olympic rink. When you can skate like you\u2019re meant to be out there, history has a fun way of showing up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Alysa Liu at 2026 Winter Olympic games on February 06, 2026 in Milan, Italy.<\/span>Matthew Stockman\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re teammates and friends. They call themselves the Blade Angels, and tomorrow night, they\u2019re taking center stage when the show starts in Milan,\u201d the video concludes.<\/p>\n

The Blade Angels will compete in the Women\u2019s Short Program event at 12:45 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Feb. 17. They will compete in the Free Skate event on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 1 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n

As for how the Blade Angels prepared for their forthcoming performance, the figure skating stars have actively been displaying their close friendship and support for one another ahead of the Games.<\/p>\n

Glenn recently told PEOPLE how her journey to the Winter Games was a \u201clong, very difficult road.\u201d She is celebrated for her signature move: being the only American woman who can land so many famously tricky triple axel jumps. \u201cLooking back, one thing I can say is I wasn\u2019t always the most graceful or talented or amazing skater, but there was determination,\u201d she told PEOPLE.<\/p>\n

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Isabeau Levito on January 11, 2026 in St Louis, Missouri.<\/span>Jamie Squire\/Getty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Liu, who decided to retire after the 2022 Olympic Games and return to the sport in 2025, previously told PEOPLE that\u00a0she\u2019s \u201cmore excited\u201d about figure skating than ever before.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was not there for the skating at all in my head,\u201d the California native\u00a0told PEOPLE of her experience at the 2022 Olympic Games. \u201cI was checked out. I was just there for the Olympic experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Glenn added in an interview with\u00a0The Los Angeles Times\u00a0<\/em>that she \u201ccould never have imagined even making it\u201d to the 2026 Winter Olympics. \u201cTo just be here is a privilege that I don\u2019t take lightly, and I need to remind myself of that and to just really soak in the experience, not just the results.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Levito, 16, told the\u00a0L.A. Times<\/em>\u00a0that each skater has aligned values based on their dedication to the sport, despite being \u201call so different\u201d from each other. \u201cWe all have the same passion for the sport and have very aligned goals of wanting to do our best, and once we do that, we\u2019re all happy, regardless of who beat who.\u201d<\/p>\n

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