The Olympic medal ceremony is one of the most emotional and memorable moments for athletes as they realize a lifelong dream. However, the event has traditionally been photographed by accredited media only — captured from a distance and not from the athlete’s own lens.
Not anymore. In the spirit of a ‘Games Wide Open’ at Paris 2024, Samsung is helping athletes create and share new, more personal memories of the celebration atop the podium with the Victory Selfie powered by Galaxy.
In an Olympic Games first, medalists at Paris 2024 have been documenting their ceremonies from their own perspective as they were handed the Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Edition on the podium to take their Victory Selfie after receiving their Olympic medals. The selfies have been uploaded automatically and wirelessly to the Athlete365 portal so athletes can share their moments on a whole new level — perfectly aligning with Samsung’s belief that ‘Open always wins’ and that openness creates new perspectives and infinite possibilities.
“To be able to shareto share the moment of achieving my dream of winning a medal with my fans, family and friends around the world — through my own perspective — was incredible,” said Team Samsung Galaxy member Rayssa Leal (Skateboarding, Brazil). “It not only amplified a moment I’ll never forget but also celebrated the camaraderie beyond the competition as my fellow medalists and I took the Victory Selfie together on the podium.”
Samsung Newsroom picked some of the best shots from the Paris 2024 medal ceremonies below. The new Victory Selfie program will continue throughout the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
▲ (From left) Silver medalist Liz Akama and gold medalist Coco Yoshizawa of Team Japan and bronze medalist and Team Samsung Galaxy member Rayssa Leal of Team Brazil pose for their Victory Selfie after the women’s street skateboarding competition. (Photo by Samsung / Getty Images)
▲ (From left) Silver medalists Jihyeon Keum and Hajun Park of Team Republic of Korea, gold medalists Yuting Huang and Lihao Sheng of Team People’s Republic of China and bronze medalists Alexandra Le and Islam Satpayev of Team Kazakhstan pose for the first-ever Victory Selfie after the 10m air rifle mixed team shooting competition. (Photo by Charles McQuillan / Getty Images)
▲ (From left) Silver medalists Sarah Bacon and Kassidy Cook of Team USA, gold medalists Yani Chang and Yiwen Chen of Team People’s Republic of China and bronze medalists Yasmin Harper and Scarlett Mew Jensen of Team Great Britain pose for their Victory Selfie with the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 Olympic Edition after the women’s synchronized 3m springboard diving competition. (Photo by Sarah Stier / Getty Images)
▲ (From left) Silver medalist Anna Henderson of Team Great Britain, gold medalist Grace Brown of Team Australia and bronze medalist Chloe Dygert of Team USA pose for their Victory Selfie after the women’s individual time trial road cycling competition. (Photo by Tim de Waele / Getty Images)
▲ (From left) Silver medalist Filippo Ganna of Team Italy and gold medalist Remco Evenepoel and bronze medalist Wout van Aert from Team Belgium pose for their Victory Selfie after the men’s individual time trial road cycling competition. (Photo by Jan Woitas / Getty Images)
▲ (From left) Silver medalist Elijah Winnington of Team Australia, gold medalist Lukas Märtens of Team Germany and bronze medalist Woomin Kim of Team Republic of Korea pose for their Victory Selfie after the men’s 400m freestyle swimming competition. (Photo by Sarah Stier / Getty Images)
▲ (From left) Silver medalist Fares Ferjani of Team Tunisia, gold medalist Sanguk Oh of Team Republic of Korea and bronze medalist Luigi Samele of Team Italy pose for their Victory Selfie after the men’s sabre individual fencing competition. (Photo by Patrick Smith / Getty Images)
▲ (From left) Silver medalist Baasankhuu Bavuudorj of Team Mongolia, gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda of Team Japan and bronze medalists Shirine Boukli of Team France and Tara Babulfath of Team Sweden pose for their Victory Selfie after the women -48 kg judo competition. (Photo by Patrick Smith / Getty Images)
▲ (From left)Silver medalist Yeji Kim and gold medalist Ye Jin Oh of Team Republic of Korea andbronze medalist Manu Bhaker of Team India pose for their Victory Selfie after the women’s 10m air pistol shooting competition. (Photo by Charles McQuillan / Getty Images)
