Blue ribbon ribbon may given to the champion and second-place (or reserve) champion. Blue ribbon The blue ribbon is a symbol of high quality. The association comes from The Blue Riband, a prize awarded for the fastest crossing of the Atlantic Ocean by passenger liners and, prior to that from Cordon Bleu, which referred to the blue ribbon worn by a particular order of knights. The spelling "blue riband" is still encountered in most English-speaking countries, but in the United States, the term was altered to "blue ribbon", and ribbons of this color came to be awarded for first place in certain
Blue-ribbon panel or "the blue ribbon commission", creating the potential for confusion. A blue ribbon panel concerning a police shooting appears in the television series "The Good Wife" in season 3 episode 19. It deals with the problems such panels face in order to reach conclusions under political influence. A blue ribbon panel is also mentioned in the television series "The West Wing" in season 2 episode 15. It deals with modifying politically controversial aspects of the US Social Security program such as raising the retirement age. Blue-ribbon panel In the United States, a blue-ribbon panel (or blue ribbon commission) is a