As Amber Glenn entered the cryotank on Sept. 8, she had to be optimistic about the coming figure skating season. Glenn, 20, was landing a triple Axel — performed in competition by only four American women in history — on about four out of every five attempts in practice, she estimated.
From her cryotherapy that day, Glenn remembers the hydrogen smoke getting thick. That’s all she remembers.
“I woke up on the floor not being able to open my right eye,” Glenn said. “My first thought was, I can’t compete tomorrow.
“My second thought was, don’t call an ambulance.