The “Blade Angels” have been the stars of the 2026 Winter Olympics, getting a video treatment from one of the world’s biggest pop stars — Taylor Swift.
In the lead-up to the women’s singles competition in Milan, Swift, in collaboration with NBC, released a special tribute video for the three American skaters known as the “Blade Angels,” Alysa Liu, Amber Glenn, and Isabeau Levito.
The video saw a different part dedicated to each skater, celebrating their uniqueness.
“Amber will be the first to tell you about how many battles she’s fought and how the ones she’s lost have meant as much as the wins. Her superpower now is embracing the fight and daring the world to test her self-belief,” Swift said in the video.
“As for Alysa, she walked away from skating when she was 16, but then came back on her own terms. Joy fuels her now. Every jump, a celebration. Every performance, a testament to the beauty of knowing yourself.”
“And then, Isabeau. I mean, she’s destiny personified. Her mom grew up in Milan and her nonna — her grandma — lives exactly 13 minutes from the Olympic rink. When you can skate like you’re meant to be out there, history has a funny way of showing up.”
“They’re teammates — and friends. They call themselves the Blade Angels.”
Amber Glenn and Alysa Liu’s reaction to the Taylor Swift video
Glenn acknowledged how special it was that Swift dedicated a special part to each skater.
“It’s great to see an artist collaborate with athletes […] what we do is our own type of art so to have someone encourage that… It was really cool there’s certain lyrics for each of us if you listen, and they each represented us so well,” Glenn said.
“She nailed it! Of course I mean it’s Taylor Swift of course she did. That was just an absolute honor, it was so beautiful and we’ll have that video for the rest of our lives!”
Liu, on the other hand, almost missed the video since she tends to avoid social media, and it was Glenn who sent it in the group chat.
“I’m grateful that she is even sharing her platform and hyping us up… I love that,” she said.
While Swift’s video did not power an American podium sweep, Liu went on to win gold in the women’s single program. Leavito shone during her short program, while Glenn had a heroic comeback skate in her free program.
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