Uses hyperbolic framing with phrases like "amazing thing," "beatdown," and "dispatched anything resembling a normal standard." The extended metaphor comparing the potential gold medal loss to historic upsets (Buster Douglas, Appalachian State) and describing the US as "driving a tank against soldiers with muskets" is vivid editorializing that goes well beyond neutral reporting.
“The women of Team USA have dispatched anything resembling a normal standard.”
“They are light years ahead of the competition. Odd as it sounds to say about a hockey game, a gold medal loss against Canada would be like Buster Douglas beating Mike Tyson or Appalachian State beating Michigan.”


