...current president of U.S. Figure Skating.
Ensuring music used in competitions is correctly licensed and paid for should be one of their major functions in support of these athletes--most of whom are quite young. Glenn herself is only 26, and even that makes her the oldest American woman to qualify for an Olympic singles team since 1928.
Things like how to license the music you use in competition is something the organizing body should be very proficient in and facilitate so these young athletes are not having to navigate that on their own. They have lawyers and do some licensing of their own for competitions.
In June of 2024 they announced a new policy:
https://skatewithaimee.com/blog/f/us-figure-skatings-controversial-music-announcement-policy#:~:text=U.S.%20Figure%20Skating%20has%20partnered,this%20is%20for%20your%20protection.
If you read that you can see how complicated it is--restaurant and bar owners can attest. I'm actually surprised they seemed so far behind the times on this issue. Jackson Haines introduced the pairing of music with skating movement back in the 1860s, so this is not a new issue by any means.
An interesting aside about Amber Glenn is how much her upbringing would belie the common MAGA narrative about culture, education, and LGBTQ+ people:
Glenn was born October 28, 1999, in Plano, Texas.[5] Her father, Richard, is a police officer[6] and she has a younger sister named Brooke.[7] She identifies as bisexual and pansexual,[8] and is the first openly LGBTQ women's singles skater on Team USA.[9][10] Glenn was homeschooled from the second grade until her senior year of high school.[11]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_GlennIt isn't at all surprising, but it is interesting given the demographic. Not that MAGA cares....
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