The Victory Selfie transformed medal celebrations experiences through athletes' self-captured images shared around the world, quickly becoming an iconic cultural moment across the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Now, it’s reached a new milestone as it returned to the Paralympic Winter Games.
For the first time at the Paralympic Games, the Victory Selfie expanded beyond individual and pair events to all events – including team competitions. The Victory Selfie was incorporated into the official medal ceremony across all events as well at the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games. Every medal-winning athlete had the opportunity to share their individual or team triumph from their own perspective. All Victory Selfie images were shot with the Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition.
Victory Selfie represents how the Paralympic Games continue to evolve – honoring tradition while embracing new ways to enhance athlete and fan experiences during Games-time.
By placing the phone in athletes’ hands, Samsung reinforces a simple belief: athletes should be able to tell their own stories.
(Above) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY - MARCH 09: Bronze medalist Andrew Kurka of Team United States holds a phone as he prepares to take a victory selfie with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition alongside Gold medalist Jeroen Kampschreur of Team Netherlands and Silver medalist Jesper Pedersen of Team Norway during the medal ceremony for the Men's Para Alpine Skiing Super-G Sitting on day three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on March 09, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images).
(Above) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY - MARCH 08: Gold medalist Emanuel Perathoner of Team Italy, Silver medalist Ben Tudhope of Team Australia and Bronze medalist Jehyuk Lee of Team Republic of Korea celebrate by taking a victory selfie with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition during the medal ceremony for the Para Snowboard Men's Cross SB-LL2 on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Cortina Para Snowboard Park on March 08, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images)
(Above) VAL DI FIEMME, ITALY - MARCH 07: Gold medalist Oleksandra Kononova of Team Ukraine, Silver medalist Natalie Wilkie of Team Canada and Bronze medalist Liudmyla Liashenko of Team Ukraine celebrate by taking a victory selfie with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Para Biathlon Women's Sprint Standing on day one of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Tesero Cross-Country Skiing Stadium on March 07, 2026 in Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images).
(Above) CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, ITALY - MARCH 09: Gold medalist Johannes Aigner of Team Austria and his guide Nico Haberl, Silver medalist Giacomo Bertagnolli of Team Italy and his guide Andrea Ravelli and Bronze medalist Kalle Ericsson of Team Canada and his guide Sierra Smith pose for a victory selfie with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition during the medal ceremony for the Men's Para Alpine Skiing Super-G Vision Impaired on day three of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympic Games at Tofane Alpine Skiing Centre on March 09, 2026 in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images)
