NEW YORK (AP) — The non-stop nature of soccer helped and hindered NBC's Arlo White and Kate Markgraf in their coverage of the U.S. women's team, which lost to Sweden on penalty kicks and was bounced from the Olympics.
"The USA are distraught," White said, describing the aftermath of Lisa Dahlkvist's deciding penalty.
He expertly built the tension throughout the broadcast and reflected the significance of the three-time defending Olympic champions and defending World Cup winners heading home without a medal. White and Markgraf even caught a bit of soccer gamesmanship before the last penalty kick, when U.