Amber Glenn jumps like a pole-vaulter, collects lightsabers, is pansexual and, at 25, has blossomed at an age when many peers have retired.

The World Figure Skating Championships in the year before the Olympics carry added importance. For American skaters, there’s even more significance given these worlds are at home in Boston. The U.S. hosts worlds for the first time since 2016 and for the first time in the year before the Olympics since 2009.