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In sports where there's no group competition but results come after gold final, bronze final, semi-finals, etc. a silver medal means you lost the gold final, th
by squarefoot 5y ago
In sports where there's no group competition but results come after gold final, bronze final, semi-finals, etc. a silver medal means you lost the gold final, that is, your last match was a defeat, while if you get the bronze it means your last match ended up a victory, also a victory coming well after you accepted the reality that there won't be any gold.