{"id":19235,"date":"2018-03-12T17:48:02","date_gmt":"2018-03-12T21:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=19235"},"modified":"2019-10-22T00:32:59","modified_gmt":"2019-10-22T04:32:59","slug":"paralympians-capture-share-moments-opening-ceremony-pyeongchang-2018-paralympic-winter-games-exclusive-galaxy-note8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/paralympians-capture-share-moments-opening-ceremony-pyeongchang-2018-paralympic-winter-games-exclusive-galaxy-note8\/","title":{"rendered":"Paralympians Capture and Share Moments of the Opening Ceremony at the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games with their Exclusive Galaxy Note8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"press-release-open\">Athletes from<\/span> around the world gathered in PyeongChang to officially kick-off the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-pyeongchang-2018-paralympic-winter-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games<\/a><\/strong>. Using their <a href=\"http:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/samsung-pyeongchang-2018-paralympic-winter-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Galaxy Note8<\/a>, Paralympians from 49 delegations were able to capture and share the excitement of the Opening Ceremony, helping generate excitement for Paralympic Movement amongst fans worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_19244\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ukraine_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19244\" class=\"wp-image-19244 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Ukraine_01-950x934.jpg\" alt=\"Ukrainian Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games\" width=\"730\" height=\"718\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131653\/Ukraine_01-950x934.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131653\/Ukraine_01-600x590.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131653\/Ukraine_01.jpg 1328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19244\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ukrainian Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19243\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Serbia_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19243\" class=\"wp-image-19243 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Serbia_01-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"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.\" width=\"730\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131654\/Serbia_01-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131654\/Serbia_01-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131654\/Serbia_01.jpg 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19243\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19242\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Korea_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19242\" class=\"wp-image-19242 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Korea_02-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"Korean Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games\" width=\"730\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131656\/Korea_02-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131656\/Korea_02-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131656\/Korea_02.jpg 1292w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Korean Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19241\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Korea_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19241\" class=\"wp-image-19241 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Korea_01-950x692.jpg\" alt=\"Korean Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games\" width=\"730\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131657\/Korea_01-950x692.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131657\/Korea_01-600x437.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131657\/Korea_01.jpg 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Korean Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19240\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Czech_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19240\" class=\"wp-image-19240 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Czech_01-950x562.jpg\" alt=\"Czech Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games\" width=\"730\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131700\/Czech_01-950x562.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131700\/Czech_01-600x355.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Czech Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19239\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Canada_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19239\" class=\"wp-image-19239 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Canada_01-950x594.jpg\" alt=\"Canadian Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games\" width=\"730\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131701\/Canada_01-950x594.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131701\/Canada_01-600x375.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19239\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Canadian Paralympians at PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_19238\" style=\"width: 740px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Austria_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19238\" class=\"wp-image-19238 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Austria_01-950x633.jpg\" alt=\"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.\" width=\"730\" height=\"486\" srcset=\"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131703\/Austria_01-950x633.jpg 950w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131703\/Austria_01-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131703\/Austria_01.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-19238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">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.<\/p><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><u>About Samsung\u2019s Involvement in the Paralympic Games<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s commitment as a Worldwide Partner continues through PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletes from around the world gathered in PyeongChang to officially kick-off the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. Using their Galaxy Note8, Paralympians from 49 delegations were able to capture and share the excitement of the Opening Ceremony, helping generate excitement for Paralympic Movement amongst fans worldwide. For the first-time since Samsung Electronics became a Worldwide [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":19240,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29720,29718,29721],"tags":[6963,937,817],"blue-badge":[],"class_list":["post-19235","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-product-mobile","category-product","category-product-mobile-smartphones","tag-galaxy-note8","tag-international-paralympic-committee-ipc","tag-olympics"],"acf":{"turn_off_retargeting":false},"fimg_mobile_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131700\/Czech_01.jpg","fimg_url":"https:\/\/img.us.news.samsung.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/14131700\/Czech_01.jpg","primary_category":{"term_id":29720,"name":"Mobile","slug":"product-mobile","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":29720,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":29718,"count":986,"filter":"raw","term_link":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/category\/product\/product-mobile\/","term_path":"product\/product-mobile"},"badge":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19235","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/84"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19235"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19235\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19235"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19235"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19235"},{"taxonomy":"blue-badge","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/samsung-newsroom-production.barbariangroup.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blue-badge?post=19235"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}