For the first-time since Samsung Electronics became a Worldwide Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment and Computing Equipment category, all Paralympians received a Galaxy Note8 as part of an exclusive pack that features a fast-charging battery pack as well as a special case that incorporates a Paralympic Winter Games interface once attached to the phone. 

Paralympians from Serbia celebrate the beginning of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony with their exclusive Galaxy Note8, on Friday, March 9, 2018. In collaboration with the IPC, Samsung presented all Paralympians with an exclusive pack featuring a Galaxy Note8, a fast-charging battery pack as well as a special case that incorporates a PyeongChang 2018 interface once attached to the phone.

Austrian Paralympian captures and shares the spirit and excitement of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony using his exclusive Galaxy Note8, on Friday, March 9, 2018 in PyeongChang, Korea.

Ukrainian Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Czech Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Canadian Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

Korean Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games

About Samsung’s Involvement in the Paralympic Games

Samsung is a Worldwide Partner of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in the Wireless Communications Equipment and Computing Equipment category. Starting from Paralympic Winter Games Torino 2006, Samsung has supported 6 consecutive Paralympic Games, and is proud to be an official worldwide partner of PyeongChang 2018. Samsung hosts various Paralympic Games campaigns that aim to enable athletes and fans around the world to participate in Paralympic Movement and to spread the excitement and inspiration of the Games through its wireless communication technologies. Samsung’s commitment as a Worldwide Partner continues through PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020.

To celebrate its eleventh Olympic Games and to honor its twenty-year long commitment to The Olympic Partner (TOP) program, Samsung Electronics – Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment and Computing Equipment category – proudly delivered unique mobile experiences through innovative technologies during the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018.  Together with the Olympic Movement, Samsung focused on spreading its shared values of achieving the extraordinary and inspiring others to ‘Do What You Can’t.’

Various VR experience zones powered by the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition featured the exhilaration of winter sports including Winter Ride, Skeleton and Snowboarding, making the Samsung Olympic Showcases a must for all Olympic Games fans. The ‘Mission to Space VR: A Moon for All Mankind’ allowed visitors to experience lunar gravity for the first time through a space mission made possible with innovative 4D VR technology.

“As the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 come to an end, we’re proud to know that Samsung technology powered lifelong memories for Olympic athletes and fans worldwide,” said Younghee Lee, CMO and Executive Vice President, Samsung Electronics. “I’m thrilled that Samsung’s meaningful technological advancements enabled a more enjoyable, exciting and connected experience for all.”

The Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 allowed Samsung’s newest advancements to empower people through state-of-art technology. By the numbers, Samsung’s milestones included the following highlight

SPREADING THE OLYMPIC SPIRIT

• 4,000+ PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition were presented to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to support athletes
• 1,500 torchbearers spread the passion and hope during the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Torch Relay
• 149,353 specially-designed Samsung PyeongChang 2018 pins were distributed to Samsung Olympic Showcase visitors
• 10 lucky pin-collectors won the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition and two grand prize winners won two tickets to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

CREATING MEANINGFUL CONNECTIONS THROUGH INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY

• 435,878 athletes and fans visited nine Samsung Olympic Showcases for interactive activities powered by 2,157 Samsung products
• 163,121 fans escaped the real-world to experience the exhilaration of eleven VR attractions such as going down the fresh mountain slopes while snowboarding, and careening down the skeleton – all VR was powered by the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition
• 150 calls were made by Olympians at the two Samsung Olympic Showcases @ the Olympic Villages – adding up to 700 minutes
• 1,282,904 downloads of PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games Official Mobile Application which was developed together with POCOG (The PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games) featuring real-time updates, athlete information, medal standings and Olympic Winter Games records

Through its ongoing partnership with the IOC, Samsung strives to foster the best possible environment for athletes and fans to create, capture and share lifelong memories of their Olympic Games experiences. As part of this collaboration, the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 provided Samsung with a platform to demonstrate a future full of possibilities by displaying its ever-evolving leadership in the mobile technology space.  Samsung is also an official sponsor of the Paralympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 taking place from March 9^th to 18^th, during which the brand will continue diverse activities including the Samsung Paralympic Showcases amongst others.

In collaboration with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Samsung Electronics, Worldwide Olympic Partner in the Wireless Communications Equipment and Computing Equipment category, gifted 4,000 devices to all PyeongChang 2018 Olympians, helping them to enhance their experiences in PyeongChang and connect more easily with family and friends around the world.

A special edition of the Galaxy Note8, the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition features a shiny white back glass to celebrate the winter theme, and gold Olympic Rings – inspired by the Olympic Torch – an expression of the Olympic Movement with the union of five continents and unity worldwide.

Olympian from The Netherlands captures the spirit and excitement of the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony on the official Olympic Games phone, PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games Limited Edition, on Friday, February 9, 2018 in PyeongChang, Korea.

Olympians from Slovakia at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony

Team GB Olympian at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony

Olympians from Austria at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony

Olympians from Italy at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony

Olympians from Jamaica at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony

Olympians from China at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony

Olympians from Canada at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony

Olympians from France at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony

Olympians from Australia at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony

Olympian from Korea at the Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 Opening Ceremony