# Megan Rapinoe’s victory pose

> A 2019 World Cup celebration became a reaction image and a licensed bobblehead.

- Owner: Megan Rapinoe
- Kind: Meme & format
- Sector: Sports
- Seed date: 2019-06-28
- Peak date: 2019-07-13
- Spread Score: 44 (Notable), v1.2
- Mechanics: Remixable template, Platform jump, Response chain

## Summary

Rapinoe’s goal celebration against France became a reaction image on Twitter. Fans added captions about small victories, and licensees sold pose merchandise. Emeri Adames recreated it in a tribute years later.

## Timeline

- 2019-06-28 — Franck Fife / AFP (Open web) — Getty uploaded Fife’s photograph of Rapinoe celebrating her first goal against France.
- 2019-06-28 — Mina Kimes and Des Linden (X) — Kimes and Linden used the pose for captions about clearing an inbox and completing a core workout.
- 2019-06-29 — WWE (Open web) — WWE compared the celebration with Randy Orton’s pose and reported that Orton congratulated Rapinoe.

The full timeline, metrics and sources are on the case page, or via the Pro API (https://howitspread.com/developers).

Canonical URL: https://howitspread.com/cases/megan-rapinoe-victory-pose

Cite as: How It Spread (2026). “Megan Rapinoe’s victory pose.” Case HIS-00289. Spread Score v1.2: 44/100. Updated 2026-10-17. https://howitspread.com/id/HIS-00289