leaderboard
noun
lead·er·board
ˈlē-dər-ˌbȯrd 
: a large board for displaying the ranking of the leaders in a competitive event (such as a golf tournament)
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The top six on the leaderboard after the two jumps advance to the medal round.
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Liu landed a triple Lutz-triple loop, the hardest combination that any woman attempted, and sat only two points back of leader Ami Nakai and right behind her Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto on the leaderboard.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Two places sit near the very top of the payout leaderboard — and neither of them has ever won an Olympic medal.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Liu landed a triple lutz-triple loop, the hardest combination that any woman attempted, and sat only two points back of leader Ami Nakai and right behind her Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto on the leaderboard.
—Dave Skretta, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
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Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 Feb. 2026
Liu landed a triple Lutz-triple loop, the hardest combination that any woman attempted, and sat only two points back of leader Ami Nakai and right behind her Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto on the leaderboard.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
Two places sit near the very top of the payout leaderboard — and neither of them has ever won an Olympic medal.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
Liu landed a triple lutz-triple loop, the hardest combination that any woman attempted, and sat only two points back of leader Ami Nakai and right behind her Japanese teammate Kaori Sakamoto on the leaderboard.
—Dave Skretta, Hartford Courant, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Leaderboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaderboard. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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