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At the Milano Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games, Victory Selfie Reaches a New Milestone

on March 13, 2026

Victory Selfie transformed medal celebration experiences through athletes’ self-captured images shared around the world, quickly becoming an iconic cultural moment across the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Now, it has reached a new milestone as it returned to the Paralympic Winter Games.

For the first time at the Paralympic Games, Victory Selfie expanded beyond individual and pair events to all events — including team competitions. 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 taken 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 the Games.

By placing the phone in athletes’ hands, Samsung reinforces a simple belief: athletes should be able to tell their own stories.

▲ Bronze medalist Andrew Kurka of Team United States takes a Victory Selfie with gold medalist Jeroen Kampschreur of Team Netherlands and silver medalist Jesper Pedersen of Team Norway after the men’s para alpine skiing super-G sitting event. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg / Getty Images)
▲ Gold medalist Emanuel Perathoner of Team Italy, silver medalist Ben Tudhope of Team Australia and bronze medalist Jehyuk Lee of Team Republic of Korea pose for a Victory Selfie after the men’s para snowboard cross SB-LL2 event. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg / Getty Images)
▲ Gold medalist Oleksandra Kononova of Team Ukraine, silver medalist Natalie Wilkie of Team Canada and bronze medalist Liudmyla Liashenko of Team Ukraine take a Victory Selfie after the women’s para biathlon sprint standing event. (Photo by Luke Hales / Getty Images)
▲ 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 after the men’s para alpine skiing super-G vision impaired event. (Photo by Linnea Rheborg / Getty Images)
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