An Iconic Podium — and Cultural — Moment Enters Its Next
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In sport and in life, some moments are too significant to expertise alone. They are instinctively shared — captured not for perfection, however for reminiscence, connection and self-expression.
On the Olympic podium, that intuition comes into focus. After years of preparation and competitors, athletes stand facet by facet in a second that’s emotional, unfiltered and deeply human; one they wish to keep in mind as themselves and share with the individuals who supported them alongside the best way.
That perception led Samsung to introduce Victory Selfie as a part of official medal ceremony programming, bringing essentially the most pure and genuine method athletes seize their lives onto the rostrum. Shaped by athletes themselves, it has turn out to be an iconic a part of the medal-winning expertise.
Now, at Milano Cortina 2026, Victory Selfie enters its subsequent chapter, powered by the Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition.
Not solely is it making its Olympic Winter Games debut, it is also increasing past particular person and pair podium moments to seize shared victory — permitting full groups to rejoice facet by facet, simply as they skilled, competed and earned their medals collectively.1
Since its inception at Paris 2024, Victory Selfie has helped this once-in-a-lifetime Olympic second really feel nearer and extra private. Nearly 300 Victory Selfies had been taken with the Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Edition in Paris, capturing the colourful, numerous personalities of the athletes on the rostrum.
From spectators seeing the second captured stay to athletes sharing their Victory Selfie picture with household, followers and followers around the globe, Samsung helps reinforce the rostrum as a cultural stage — the place sport, self-expression and shared victory come collectively and the place an iconic second continues to develop past the Olympic Winter Games.
▲ (Above) MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Gold medalists of Team United States, Silver medalists of Team Japan and Bronze medalists of Team Italy pose for a photograph on the rostrum by taking a victory selfie with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition in the course of the Medal Ceremony for the Team Event on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Ice Skating Arena on February 08, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images)▲ (Above) MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Gold medalist Sander Eitrem of Team Norway, Silver medalist Metodej Jilek of Team Czechia and Bronze medalist Riccardo Lorello of Team Italy take a victory selfie with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition following the medal ceremony after Speed Skating Men’s 5000m on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Milano Speed Skating Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)▲ (Above) ANTHOLZ-ANTERSELVA, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Bronze medalist Justus Strelow, Philipp Nawrath, Vanessa Voigt and Franziska Preuss of Team Germany use the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition to take a victory selfie with Gold medalists Eric Perrot, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Lou Jeanmonnot and Julia Simon of Team France in the course of the medal ceremony for the Mixed Relay four x 6km (M+W) on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Anterselva Biathlon Arena on February 08, 2026 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy. (Photo by Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)▲ (Above) LIVIGNO, ITALY – FEBRUARY 08: Gold medalist Zuzana Maderova of Team Czechia, Silver medalist Sabine Payer of Team Austria and Bronze medalist Lucia Dalmasso of Team Italy use the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 Olympic Edition to pose for a victory selfie in the course of the medal ceremony for the Women’s Parallel Giant Slalom on day two of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at Livigno Snow Park on February 08, 2026 in Livigno, Italy. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images)
