CREATE TABLE table_203_314 (id DECIMAL, "rank" DECIMAL, "nation" TEXT, "gold" DECIMAL, "silver" DECIMAL, "bronze" DECIMAL, "total" DECIMAL)

after france , who has the next highest amount of silver medals ?
SELECT "nation" FROM table_203_314 WHERE "nation" <> 'france' ORDER BY "silver" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "nation" FROM "table_203_314" WHERE "nation" <> 'france' ORDER BY "silver" DESC NULLS LAST LIMIT 1