Podium

In some individual sports, podiums is an official statistic, referring to the number of top three results an athlete has achieved over the course of a season or career.

The New York Times wrote on the very subject of the correct use of the word podium during its Winter Olympic coverage in 2010.

The recordings are short versions of the national anthems, ensuring the podium ceremony stays within its allocated time.

[9] Following the presentation of the trophies, the drivers will often spray Champagne over each other and their team members watching below, a tradition started by Dan Gurney following the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans race.

The NASCAR Cup Series, the highest level of stock car racing in the United States, does not use a podium in post-game events or statistics.

Architectural podiums consist of a projecting base or pedestal at ground level, and they have been used since ancient times.

Originally sometimes only meters tall, architectural podiums have become more prominent in buildings over time, as illustrated in the gallery.