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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTaylor Swift has made it to the 2026 Olympics, but not on the ice or snow. Instead, she\u2019s introducing Team USA\u2019s three iconic female figure skaters as they prepare to compete in Milan. <\/p>\n
The 36-year-old singer\u2019s voice was featured in a new video, shared by NBC Olympics social media pages Monday, about the three figure skaters: Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, and Isabeau Levito. The clip began with silhouettes of each of the figure skaters, known as the \u201cBlade Angles,\u201d showing off their moves against a shimmering blue background. <\/p>\n
\u201cLadies and gentlemen, I\u2019d like to introduce you to Amber, Alysa and Isabeau: three American Showgirls on ice, who will capture your heart with their stories,\u201d Swift said with a reference to her latest album, The Life of A Showgirl<\/em>. <\/p>\nThe Grammy-winner went on to applaud each of the figure skaters, while a montage of their most memorable moments on the ice played. <\/p>\n
\u201cAmber 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,\u201d she said about Glenn, while Swift\u2019s hit song, \u201cOpalite,\u201d played in the background. <\/p>\n
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open image in gallery<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>Team USA figure skaters Amber Glenn, Alysa Liu, and Isabeau Levito are known as the \u2018Blade Angels\u2019 (Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\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,\u201d Swift added, referring to Liu\u2019s return to skating this year after she retired from the sport in 2022. \u201cEvery performance, a testament to the beauty to know yourself.\u201d<\/p>\n
The \u201cFate of Ophelia\u201d singer then introduced the third figure skating star, continuing: \u201cAnd 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 fun way of showing up.\u201d<\/p>\n
The trio of Team USA skaters are some of the strongest competitors on the ice. Glenn, a 26-year-old from Plano, Texas, made her Winter Olympics debut last week, helping the U.S. take home the gold during the team event. <\/p>\n
Meanwhile, Liu, 20, made her Olympic debut in Beijing, China, in 2022, when she was only 16. Although she retired after that event, she made her return to the sport this year and debuted at the 2026 Olympics with last week\u2019s gold medal-winning team event.<\/p>\n