The U.S. falters again in figure skating, but the women still have time to make it up

By Rachel Treisman

Transparency Analysis

Article Quality:

65%

Moderate Transparency

Primary Narrative

U.S. figure skaters underperformed in the short program with three competitors finishing outside medal positions, creating pressure for the women's free skate competition on Thursday.

Framing Analysis

Perspective

U.S. national sports performance and competitive standing

Tone

Sympathetic

Language Choices

"falters again" - implies repeated failure pattern
"extra pressure" - emphasizes negative consequences
"popped jump" - technical term but highlights error

Omitted Perspectives

Perspectives from the athletes themselves on their performances
Context about international competition difficulty or other countries' performances
Historical performance data or trends in U.S. figure skating

Factual Core

Three U.S. women figure skaters finished outside medal positions in the short program: Liu 3rd, Levito 8th, Glenn 13th. The free skate competition is scheduled for Thursday.

Full Article

Alysa Liu finished the night in third place, Isabeau Levito finished in eighth and Amber Glenn is in 13th place after a popped jump. That puts extra pressure on all of them for Thursday's medal event.

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