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Originally Posted by DGthe3
Although either one still requires a loss at some point, winning the bronze means that the team ended the tournament in victory whereas silver requires a high profile defeat. Bronze is sort of a 'turn lemons into lemonade' deal, making the best out of a bad situation. Silver on the other hand just leaves me thinking that we almost won gold ... but not quite. Taking a step back and looking at total medal counts, yes silver is better than bronze. But in the aftermath of an individual tournament I would rather have seen our team win the bronze than lose the gold.
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I completely understand your viewpoint and couldn't agree with you more. I've always phrased it "losing the gold" rather than winning the silver. You never win a silver medal. They could have all gone home the day before and defaulted, and the results would have been the same. Sound harsh? Maybe. It's called reality, and it's what makes winning the gold ever-so-sweet. Losing the gold, quite simply, sucks. Ask anyone on that team.
I'm proud of my team. They fought well, they fought long, but came up short in the end. Better luck next year!