She felt similarly after the Cup of China short program, in which she reeled off the final five elements flawlessly after her first two drew negative GOEs.
“I am happy I was able to recover after a mistake,” Glenn said. “That is big progress for me.”
Glenn describes this season as a building process, trying to gain competitive consistency rather than push her limits. She called her free skate in China “75%.” She is holding something back for the second half of this season and the upcoming Olympic season.
“As many people know, in the past I’ve had struggles keeping it together for an entire free skate program,” she said. “So for me it has been about just being stable rather than putting out 110% because sometimes when I do that, I make very silly mistakes.”
Even as she racked up the stunning short program score in France, Glenn knew she could have done more, toning down some choreography to preserve energy. That is evidence of her feeling a body-mind connection more clearly.
“I feel like this year has been about the mental side,” she said. “I’ve always been capable on the physical side, so it’s been about just trying to do the best I can to hone my mental skills, and it’s been very helpful.”
& her skating highlights in Chongqing!: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PBHWb-H8d8
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