Here are eight funny moments from
podium ceremonies of the past.
The leg muscles of German gold medallists Rene Enders, Robert Foerstemann and Stefan Nimke, from left to right, are seen during
the podium ceremony of the men team sprint at the European Championships Track Cycling in Apeldoorn, eastern Netherlands, Friday Oct. 21, 2011.
Not exact matches
and takes you on a tour
of all the many things there are to see and do over the weekend, from the various stalls and amusements to invading the track for the
podium ceremony after the race.
Last April, I watched the University
of South Carolina women's basketball team win the National Championship, celebrate on the court, accept a trophy on a hastily created
podium, and then proceed towards the basket in an accepted - but - strange
ceremony: cutting down the basketball nets.
In his absence, the master
of ceremonies responsibilities fell to LG Bob Duffy, who offered praise from the
podium for the «four courageous Republican senators who crossed over to support that bill» and called for a round
of applause for them — a call that was heeded by only a smattering
of delegates more interested in political gossip and eggs.
There were many in this room who could not have missed the symbolism
of that other outstanding African woman, Her Excellency Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President
of the Republic
of Liberia and ECOWAS» current leader, standing by your side on the
podium at yesterday's opening
ceremony.
Minority Democratic Senate Leader John Sampson was one
of only two Senate Democrats to attend the bill signing
ceremony, but he was not permitted to appear at the
podium with Cuomo and the majority party legislative leaders, and had to sit in the audience instead.
One
of my clearest memories
of the Oscars was during the 2002
Ceremony when a wizened African American man walked to the
podium to receive an Honorary Award.
The procession
of black dresses that began at the Beverly Hilton's red carpet moved to the winner's
podium as films and television shows driven by women — «Lady Bird,» «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,» «The Handmaid's Tale,» «Big Little Lies» and «The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel» — prevailed at a
ceremony marked mostly by serious speeches focusing on months
of allegations and admissions
of sexual harassment within Hollywood.
Hopeful, that is, until the master
of ceremonies for the evening came to the
podium and announced, «And now, the moment you've all been waiting for: It is now time to recognize the efforts and achievements
of our students through the awards segment
of our celebration.»
Eurosport TV will be covering the full 24 Hours
of Le Mans for the 78th edition, plus all practice and qualifying sessions, and then from 30 minutes before the 15.00 CET start right through to the
podium ceremonies.
Chocolate colored
ceremony podium with a light wood bamboo vase with coral colored Roses, a light wood bamboo cylinder vase with a gold sphere and a light wood cylinder vase with a sphere
of coral Carnations as table décor
Exuding that wide - smiling, affable aura
of his, Britain's ex-PM took the
podium at the also - tony Morgan Library for the event's opening
ceremony.