Career
He began his career in bobsledding in 1992 in Igls. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 16th both in the two-man event at Salt Lake City in 2002 and in the four-man event at Turin in 2006. At the FIBT World Championships, Glas earned his best finish of 12th in the two-man event at Street.Moritz in FIBT World Championships 2001.
His best results in four-man were 4th in the European Championships in Cortina d"Ampezzo in 2001, and 5th in the overall world ranking of the 2001-2002 season.
Glas retired after the 2006 Winter Olympics. Arend Glas also appeared in the news because of his alleged membership of an extreme-right wing party Communist Party"86.
Glas has always denied his involvement.