TASK DEFINITION: Given a document and an entity the task is to select the author's sentiment towards the entity. Sentiments can be Positive, Neutral and Negative. Select Positive if the article expresses a positive view towards the given entity or praises its quality or skills. Select Neutral if the document expresses no clear view towards the entity or has equal amounts of positive and negative statements or expressing some fact/quote by someone else. Select Negative if the article expresses a negative view towards like harsh remarks, criticizing entities action/decision etc. Note that URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Patrick Riml ? U.S. Alpine director Patrick Riml  began  his  trek back to Utah before the last ski race of the Olympics was done.  He  knows  he  has work to do after the country produced its fewest golds in the sport since 2002  fewest medals since 2006.
In a telephone interview Saturday  Riml called  his  men's team's Olympic performance "disappointing" and acknowledged that "we definitely have to rebuild" before the 2022 Beijing Games.
"We had quite a few up and downs "  Riml  said about the past two weeks. "We had some very strong performances and  in other events  we definitely were struggling."
 He  said  he  was pleased with the U.S. women  including having three members of the top seven finishers in the downhill.
But "on the men's side  the performance was disappointing. ... We definitely would have hoped for better results there "  Riml  said  adding: "Not just talking about medals  but the performances on each day."
Looking ahead to  the next Winter Olympics  Riml  noted that Vonn and Ligety — who have earned a combined five Olympic medals  including three golds — are not expected to still be competing. Both would be 37 years old.
"We know we have to go into a rebuilding phase and develop some young skiers "  Riml  said  "and hopefully next time around  we can be competitive and perform on a high level."

SOLUTION: Positive

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Theresa May ? "I believe that we have now made the breakthrough that we needed " EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker told reporters during a news conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May.
British Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker address a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels on Friday  Dec. 8  2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May  met with European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker early Friday morning following crucial overnight talks on the issue of the Irish border.(AP Photo/Virginia Mayo)
Nigel Farage  who led the drive to leave the EU as chairman of the U.K. Independence Party  said  May  had caved on critical points. Farage tweeted that the deal was "good news for  Mrs. May  as we can now move on to the next stage of humiliation."
British Prime Minister Theresa May  left  walks with European Council President Donald Tusk prior to a meeting at the Europa building in Brussels on Friday  Dec. 8  2017. British Prime Minister Theresa May  met with EU officials early Friday morning following crucial overnight talks on the issue of the Irish border. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

SOLUTION: Neutral

PROBLEM: What is the sentiment of the following document towards the entity Nirav Modi ? In what has been dubbed the biggest loan fraud in India’s history  the No. 2 state-run lender PNB (PNBK.NS) has alleged that two employees at a Mumbai branch colluded with firms linked to well-known jewelers  Nirav Modi  and  his  uncle  Mehul Choksi.
A lawyer for  Modi  has denied his client was involved in any fraud. Choksi has not commented but his firm  Gitanjali Gems (GTGM.NS)  has also denied involvement in the alleged fraud.
Separately  PNB said a news report that it had approached the global accounting firm PwC to conduct a probe into the alleged fraud that would help it build a case against  Nirav Modi  and  his  associates was “totally incorrect”.
Bollywood actor Priyanka Chopra  who also stars in the U.S. television series “Quantico”  terminated her contract as the brand ambassador for Nirav Modi’s eponymous high-end diamond jeweler stores  which stretch from New York to Beijing  her spokesman said.

SOLUTION:
Neutral