podium ceremony
Winners receive awards
A podium ceremony is the formal presentation where winners receive medals, trophies, or other awards while standing on a tiered platform.
Most associated with Olympic sports, where gold, silver, and bronze medalists stand at staggered heights: The national anthem plays during the podium ceremony.
The format has spread to motorsports, competitions, and award shows.
- winnerOne who prevails
- gold medalAward for winning
- medalMetal honor token
- trophyAward for winning
- goldElement seventy-nine
silver · bronze · national anthem · anthem · champion · first place · applause · standing ovation · stage · platform · award · victory · world record · standing · first · second · third · flowers
- cyclingbikes, bicycles, cycling, cyclist, cyclists
- racing ritualsvictory lap, victory lane, checkered flag, green flag, pace lap
- racing rulesdisqualification, false start, eligibility, penalty points, interference
- awardsaward, awards, winner, winners, prize
- racing mediahighlights, highlight reel, season review, press conference
podium ceremonylast place
Lowest rank achieved
disqualification · obscurity · anonymity · elimination · defeat
podium ceremonyopening ceremony
Formal start of event
qualifying rounds · starting line · training · preparation · warm-up
podium ceremonyelimination
Act of removing entirely
defeat · losing · walk of shame · early exit · falling short
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