silver medal
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Canada's Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier, who took bronze at Milan-Cortina 2026 won the silver medal, ahead of Zingas and Kolesnik, who finished on 209.20 points, with Fear and Gibson ending on 208.98.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
You see it in surprises like Ben Ogden’s silver medal romp in cross-country, the best U.S. men’s performance in 50 years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026
There was also a silver medal, in men's ski mountaineering, for Russian athlete Nikita Filippov.
From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026
Hill’s father Virgil, a boxer, earned a silver medal at the 1984 Summer Games.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026
I had advanced to the final and was guaranteed that I was going home with either a gold or silver medal, my best finish yet at a Grand Prix.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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