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March 17, 2010 

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A look back at the 

Grande Prairie, AB 

To the Participants and Volunteers 

in the 2010 Arctic Winter Games 

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2 ▼ WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010 

The Hub - Arctic Winter Games 2010 

NWT Bantams bring home the gold 

Bantams win over 

Nunavut for gold; 

junior girls a step 

away from bronze; 

Midgets fail in bid 

to qualify for fi nals 

DIANA YEAGER 

reporter@hayriverhub.com 

Helmets and gloves fl ew off as the 

buzzer rang at the end of the Bantams’ 

gold game. Th e rink was a blur of blue 

and white piling into a celebratory dog 

pile as the stands went wild. 

Th e NWT Bantams have won the gold 

ulu. 

No 15-year-old boy could ask for a better 

birthday present. Hay River’s Gavin 

Broadhead played hard to earn his 

present this year, winning the gold the 

evening before his 15th birthday. 

Also on the team were fi rst-time AWGer 

Carter Hill, and guardian of the winning 

net, Connor Goudreau. 

Th e parents of the three athletes were 

beaming with pride as the score rose to 

7-1 toward the end of the game against 

silver-medallists Nunavut. 

“Th is is the fi rst AWG for some boys, 

and the last for some others,” said Curtis 

Broadheaad, Gavin’s father. 

“Th ey’re very lucky to be taking home 

the gold.” 

“We are very proud parents,” said Tracy 

Hill, Carter’s mother. 

“We haven’t got to spend much time 

with him. It’s important that he bonds 

with his team. He’s pretty pumped, and a 

bit overwhelmed I think. But he says he 

doesn’t want it to end, he doesn’t want to 

go home.” 

Hill explained that in Carter’s athlete’s 

profi le, he says his goal is to go home 

with a gold ulu. 

“He is going to be so happy,” she said. 

Goudreau’s mother, Candi Carleton, 

congratulations 

DIANA YEAGER PHOTO 

» CARTER HILL AND CONNOR GOUDREAU block the net as Team Nunavut tries a shot in the gold medal game. 

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said the tournament could have gone in 

any direction. 

“It was anybody’s medal,” she said. 

“Th e whole Bantam hockey tournament 

has been so up and 

down, so our boys have 

done well to come together 

and win this thing.” 

“I think this will make 

a good nucleus for the 

Canada Games team.” 

Although the boys were 

able to keep a comfortable 

lead on Nunavut, the game 

against Alberta that got 

them to the fi nals was tense. 

“Th e Alberta game was 

like the gold medal game in 

the Olympics,” said Carleton. 

“It was intense.” 

Alberta had been ahead 

for most of the game, until NWT got it 

together and brought it up to a 3-3 tie in 

the fi nal two minutes of the game. Th e 

game fl ipped over into overtime, when 

NWT scored the goal that got them to 

the gold game. 

“Alberta is such a strong team, so to be 

able to beat them is very exciting,” said 

Broadhead. 

Gavin was more than ecstatic to win 

the gold. Th is is his fi rst ulu, as the boys 

came in fourth last time out in the 2008 

AWG. 

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“Th e whole 

Bantam hockey 

tournament has 

been so up and 

down, so our boys 

have done well to 

come together and 

win this thing. ” 

Candy Carleton 

▲ 

“Th e Alberta game was tough,” he said. 

“Th e NWT almost never beats Alberta.” 

But Alberta was an obstacle that could 

not get in the way of the NWT’s gold 

medal. 

“We were worn out completely,” said 

Gavin. 

“Th ere was nothing left in us by the 

end, but we did it.” 

Carter was fortunate enough to win a 

gold ulu at his fi rst ever AWG. 

“I knew we had a chance,” he said. 

“We did really good. I’m really excited.” 

Connor kept a tight ship over at his 

net, but for him, it was just business as 

usual. 

“I just did what I usually do,” he said. 

“Being consistent is the key.” 

Th is was Connor’s fi rst medal, as well. 

Th e NWT junior girls came close to a 

bronze medal, but gave it up to Alaska in 

the fi nal period of the game. 

Olga Aviugana and Jasmine Marshall 

were Hay River’s token female hockey 

players for the tournament. 

“It was tough,” said Olga. 

“We could have beat them. Th ey just 

had some lucky shots,” said Jasmine slyly 

as the Alaska team walked behind her. 

Coach Floyd Daniels, usually a Hay 

River Midget coach, said the girls were 

disappointed aft er their loss. 

“Th ey beat Nunavut, and were close in 

another game, so this was probably their 

worst game,” he said. 

“Th e four-on-four is what killed us.” 

“Th e Game are a good way for us to 

build up for future tournaments,” said 

Olga on a positive note. 

Th e Midgets, featuring Ben 

Squirrell, were out of the 

race to the ulus by Wednesday. 

Th ey sit in fi ft h place. 

Coach Shawn Demarcke 

was pleased with their 

performance, but sad at the 

same time to see his team 

on the bench so early. 

“It was good at the end,” 

he said. 

“Th e last game was our 

best yet. If we had played 

that hard the whole time, we 

would have three wins, not 

one.” 

Ben Squirrell was disappointed 

with the outcome of 

his fi nal AWG. 

“I am really disappointed,” he said. 

He did not return with an ulu in the 

2008 games, either, and this was his fi nal 

chance at one. 

“We couldn’t break out. Th ey had a really 

strong defense.” 

“Th e boys aren’t going out with their 

heads down though. Th ey’re not cheering, 

but they’re not disappointed.” 

Demarcke will return for the 2012 

AWG when his son is old enough to be 

a Bantam. 

Congratulations 

to all the Hay River Athletes, 

Coaches and Volunteers 

for your participation in the 

Arctic Winter Games!!


WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010 ▼ 3 

NWT teams both fi nish with a silver lining 

DIANA YEAGER 


Anyone who had fi nger nails by the end 

of the Games was apparently not watching 

basketball. 

Somehow, each game the NWT played 

ended up depending on minute details in 

the fi nal quarter, making for a tense crowd. 

Hailey Lyon and Skyler Courtoreille were 

Hay River’s basketball players. 

Th e girls’ team beat out all four of their 

competing teams to make it to the top 

position in the semi fi nals. Th ey beat out 

Alaska 61-59 to make it to the fi nal game 

against Team Alberta North in competition 

for the gold ulu. 

Th e NWT had creamed Alaska earlier on 

in the week with a score of 55-45 - one of 

their most spaced apart games. However, 

they were unable conjure the 

same fortune in their gold 

medal game. 

Th e NWT had a good lead 

on Alberta up until the 4th 

quarter, when Alberta had 

a few lucky shots and made 

a comeback. Th e game was 

so close that every foul shot 

or possession call counted. 

But by the fi nal few minutes 

of the game, Alberta had 

gained itself a lead that the 

NWT could just not make up. 

Th e game ended 75-66 for 

Alberta. 

“At that point in the game, 

you just have to push yourself. You gotta 

keep doing your best until the game’s over,” 

said Lyon. 

It was a double-edged sword for the 

NWT girls. Aft er winning every single 

game, they fi nally had to face a loss. At the 

same time, they were being awarded the 

silver ulu. 

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VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE ARCTIC WINTER GAMES 2010 

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“At that point in 

the game, you 

just have to push 

yourself. You gotta 

keep doing your 

best until the game’s 

over.” 

Hailey Lyon 

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for their participation in the 

2010 Arctic Winter Games!! 

“I feel really good about the way we 

played,” said Lyon. 

“Last time we got bronze, so this is a step 

up.” 

Lyon’s mother, Brenda Hall, had a sore 

throat and shaking hands by the end of the 

games. 

“I am very excited for her,” she said. 

Hall has been watching Lyon get up early 

to practice her game alone in the gym 

before school. She was proud to see the 

results of her daughter’s eff orts. 

According to Hall, Lyon has been asked 

to try out for college teams at University of 

Calgary and the Grande Prairie Regional 

College. 

Th e boys had a similar end to their week. 

Team NWT beat out Alaska and was up 

against Alberta North for the gold medal. 

While most of their games had been close 

in the round robin, Alberta 

took a lead on the NWT in 

the fi nal game that was diffi 

cult to make up. Th e game 

ended 72 - 57 for Alberta. 

Courtoreille was happy with 

his team’s results. Th ey played 

well to make it to the fi nals, 

and lost the gold game to a 

strong team. 

“It was a tough game,” said 

Courtoreille. 

His coach, Shaun Doherty, 

said Courtoreille was a valuable 

asset to the team. 

“He barely said a word when 

he joined us,” said Doherty. 

“Now he’s right in there with all of them.” 

Doherty said his team kept their focus 

and drive for the whole week. He said 

the boys had a Jenga tournament in their 

room the night before the game. 

“I have never seen so much focus just for 

a game of Jenga,” he said. “Th is is one team 


that just doesn’t quit.” » NWT GIRLS COACH gives a pep talk to her girls during the fi nal minutes of their gold-medal game. 

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and Volunteers 

for their participation in the 

2010 Arctic Winter Games


Volunteers make it happen 

DIANA YEAGER 


Behind every athlete at 

the AWG this year, there 

are 1.5 volunteers behind 

the scenes working to 

make their achievement a 

memory to last a lifetime. 

2500 volunteers and offi 

cials have spent the past 

three years planning the 

AWG in Grande Prairie. 

For them, the event is 

bigger than just the single 

week of competitions. 

Debbie Reid, President of 

the Host Society, has spent 

the past three years in a 

sort of time lapse outside 

of her normal life in order 

to organize the past week. 

As of Saturday, she said 

she had mixed emotions 

about seeing the end of the 

games. 

“Th ere’s this sense of 

pride,” she said, “that we 

pulled off something this 

size without a hitch.” 

Reid said the Games are 

more than just sports for 

youth. 

“Th e kids are the ones 

 

 

 

 

who are going to be taking 

over,” she said. “So to set an 

example for them is very 

important.. It’s important 

for the community to come 

together - to unite. Every 

impact this will have on 

Grande Prairie will be positive, 

especially considering 

the last few years.” 

Reid has been on board 

since day one of the planning 

for the AWG. Starting 

off with a board of 200 

members, the staff base 

expanded to 2500 over the 

next three years. 

“It’s a huge endeavour,”she 

said. “And it just kept 

growing.” 

April Weavell, a public 

relations specialist, was in 

charge of media relations 

for the AWG. She and her 

crew had set up a station 

in the Service Plus Inn’s 

conference room available 

to all media covering the 

Games. Staff were there 17 

hours out of the day as an 

epicentre for media to get 

answers to any questions 

they had regarding the 

Games. 

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for bringing home 22 Ulu’s from the 

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Th is was the fi nal week of 

three years for Weavell, as 

well. She has split up some 

time with her PR business 

to volunteer with the 

Games committee. 

One of Weavell’s most 

eff ective ways of spreading 

the news about the Games 

has been through social 

media, such as Facebook, 

Twitter, and photo-sharing 

websites. She said this has 

garnered an interest from 

all over the world, including 

countries like Japan 

and Romania. 

“Th ey are fascinated with 

the idea of the AWG,” she 

said. 

All this hype is for more 

than just a sporting event 

for kids, according to 

Weavell. 

“Th e reason I did all this 

is for the kids,” she said. “I 

feel these games motivate 

kids to do their best and 

be their best. It shows that 

they can strive for goals 

that make them a better 

person. If we give kids that 

opportunity, then we’ve 

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» NWT CURLER GIRLS get a team shot in after earning the silver medal. Pictured here are Taryn Williams, Janis 

O’Keefe, Paige Elkin, and Amanda Moizis. 

NWT girl curlers worth 

their weight in silver 

DIANA YEAGER 


Th e NWT girls, including 

Hay River curler Amanda 

Moizis, brought out a 

packed house for their 

gold-medal game against 

Team Yukon on Friday. 

Th e girls were rewarded 

with a silver medal for 

what coach Tex Cormier 

said was their best game of 

the week. 

“It was a tight game,” said 

Cormier. “Th ey took a big 

end, and didn’t let us back 

in. Th ey knew if they kept 

it clean, it would be hard 

for us to get back in.” 

Th e team included players 

from Yellowknife Paige 

Elkin, Janis O’Keefe, and 

Taryn Williams. Moizis 

was the youngest on the 

team. 

Moizis was at the national 

championships with her 

▼ 

“It feels so good. At 

nationals, we didn’t 

have a single win, 

so it felt pretty good 

to have a ‘W’ on the 

board for once.” 

Amanda Moizis 

▲ 

Hay River team last month. 

Th e Games wrap up a long 

string of competition for 

Moizis. 

“It feels so good. At 

nationals, we didn’t get a 

single win, so it felt pretty 

good to have a ‘W’ on 

the board for once,” said 

Moizis. 

Th e NWT team was one 

out of four teams, so by default 

they were allowed to 

compete for a medal. Aft er 

beating Team Alaska, the 

team lost the gold medal 

game to Alberta North. For 

Moizis, who rarely plays 

a 10-end game, the fi nal 

game was exhausting. 

“Keeping together for 

a 10-end game was the 

hardest part,” said Moizis. 

“We don’t practice that at 

home.” 

Moizis looked up into 

the packed house behind 

the window every so oft en 

to see her mother, Rita 

Moizis, in the crowd. 

“Normally my dad is at 

my games, so it was nice to 

see my mom up there.” 

Cormier was pleased with 

the overall level of competition 

of the girls. 

“Th ey curled really great,” 

he said. “Th ey were ready 

for the fi nal.”



HR biathletes hoard ulus of all colours 

DIANA YEAGER 


NWT put on their racing caps for the fi nal event of the 

week: the relay. 

All through the week, biathletes had been raking in the 

ulus from their individual events, but the relay was the 

crowd favourite. Each athlete sported a fun hat as a way to 

show NWT team spirit. 

“Th e hats are just a tradition we have for the relays,” said 

fi rst-year biathlete Kim Ring. “It’s fun to stand out.” 

NWT was the most colourful team on the range on 

Friday, thanks to quirky shark, dinosaur, bee, fl ower, and 

viking hats they bought from a craft store. 

“I think the relays are the favourite, for sure,” said 

Brieanne Glaicar, who traded in biathlon for volleyball 

this year. “It’s more free. Th ere’s no more stress of practicing, 

so they just have fun.” 

Glaicar was feeling small pangs of regret as she cheered 

on her biathlete friends from the sidelines. She made the 

decision to switch sports when she found out she was 

eligible to play on the volleyball team. 

“It would have been a good year for me in biathlon,” she 

said. “I think I would have seen my best results. I miss it 

out here.” 

Some of the biathletes did see their best results over the 

week. 

Most of the races saw Hay River biathletes in the top 

fi ve, with at least one person from Hay River on the 

podium. 

Angeline Magtibay claimed the bronze medal in her 

juvenile 5 km race. Joseph Lirette won bronze for his 

junior male 7.5 km race. Colton Glaicar and Christopher 

Lirette shared the podium with a second and third place 

fi nish in the juvenile male sprint, and Christopher and 

Angeline both claimed bronze for their mass start races. 

Joseph won another bronze for his 7.5 km mass start, then 

another for his participation with team members Ilona 

Gyapay and Mason Hachey in the relay. 

“Th e relays are defi nitely the most fun,” said Angeline 

Magtibay. “We have to work together, so it turns into a 

team sport. 

Angeline’s juvenile relay team, including Colton Glaicar 

and Christopher Lirette pulled in a gold medal for their 

fi nal race, beating out the Northern Alberta team. 

A quiet alarm sounds off in a dark 

classroom at 5 a.m. in the Peace-Wapiti 

Academy, home of 200 female athletes for 

the week of the Arctic Winter Games. 

Biathlon coach April Glaicar is the fi rst 

one up at the crack of dawn each morning. 

She has laid her clothes out the night before 

so she can slip through the dark room 

without waking the athletes. She is the 

fi rst to shower before the rush of female 

athletes crowds the washroom. 

Th is is the start of a normal day for 

Glaicar during the AWG. Her responsibility 

is to make sure her female biathletes are 

awake, fed, and well equipped for their day 

at the range. 

She sneaks through the classroom at 5:30 

to play a game of duck-duck-goose with 

a fl ashlight, stepping over sleeping girls 

and careful to wake only the snowshoe 

biathletes, who begin sighting in at the 

range at 7 a.m. Th e others are permitted to 


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2010 Arctic Winter Games! 

» ILONA GYAPAY AND KIM RING sport their crazy hats during relay day on Friday. Both Gyapay and Ring are fi rst year biathletes. 

“We’re really proud of them,” said Chuck Lirette. “Th is is 

our fi rst gold in the AWG. It’s fi ve or six years of training 

that’s paid off .” 

For Colton Glaicar and Mason Hachey, ski biathlon is a 

new spin on the snowshoe biathlon they are used to. 

“I’m very proud of them,” said Pat Bobinsky aft er watching 

the two compete against athletes who have been in the 

sport for years. 

Skies were clear for the whole week; however, the wind 

picked up for a few days, making shooting diffi cult. Th is 

sleep until 7. 

Glaicar leads her girls to the school 

cafeteria, where a breakfast of eggs, meat, 

cheese, fruit, and cereal is prepared to 

start their day off right. Th e biathletes rush 

through their breakfast and grab a paper 

bag lunch on their way to the school bus. 

Th ey are going to check out their rifl es 

from the local RCMP. 

“Th e fi rst day we did this, we had about 

an hour and a half wait at for our rifl es,” 

said Glaicar. “So we invented a system. Th e 

snowshoe kids check out two guns, and 

that way all 16 guns get to the range for 

half the hassle.” 

Organization and effi ciency are key for 

the biathletes. With so little time in the 

morning to prepare for a day at the range - 

which can go as long as nine hours - each 

minute counts. 

Th e athletes don’t start their races until 

10 a.m., but sighting in takes time. Th ey 

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arrive three hours early to warm up and 

make sure they are shooting straight. 

Glaicar’s job is to help the athletes adjust 

their sightings to make sure they are 

shooting as accurately as possible. 

Glaicar said the girls have been lucky this 

year: there is room to stretch out in their 

classroom, and the line up for the showers 

is minimal. 

“We have been very fortunate,” said 

Glaicar. 

Th e boys have not been so lucky. 

“Th ere’s no room for our suitcases,” said 

Christopher Lirette. 

“And there are only two showers,” said 

Mason Hachey. “For 200 boys.” 

Despite the messy conditions, there is a 

friendly atmosphere in the athlete accommodations. 

When there is time for fun, the 

athletes make the most of it. 

“We’ve been making up dances,” said 

Kim Ring, ski biathlete. “And we made a 

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did not stop the biathletes from showing the rest of the 

arctic how to shoot. 

“Our kids cleaned 26 out of 30 targets,” said coach April 

Glaicar. “Th ere was some very awesome shooting.” 

Four of the athletes carried on to Quebec aft er the 

Games. Kim Ring, Angeline Magtibay, Christopher 

Lirette, and Colton Glaicar are participating in the cadets 

biathlon competition. 

Th e athletes remaining in Hay River are looking forward 

to Ptubs this weekend. 

Behind the Ulus: a day in the biathlon life 

fort with slides out of our air mattresses. 

We have a lot of fun. We all get along.” 

“Our camp is pretty clean compared to 

the others,” added Angeline Magtibay. 

Th e boys play a diff erent game. 

“Other teams have been defl ating our air 

mattresses,” said Lirette. 

If they’re lucky, the biathletes will be 

tucked into their air mattress beds by 

midnight, ready to do it all over again the 

next day. 

Th e coaches require that the athletes 

stick around for the diff erent events at the 

range and cheer on their teammates. It is 

a task carried out with exuberance, not 

obligation. Aft er racing to their maximum 

potential, athletes recover and minutes 

later are running alongside their teammates, 

cheering them on. 

“We’re exhausted, but it’s been a really 

good experience,” said Ring.



In Focus: Hay River athletes at the 2010 AWG 

DIANA YEAGER PHOTOS 

» BRETT POWER brings the ball down the fi eld in his game against Russia 

(above.) 

» RYAN STEEL takes down his Alaskan opponent on Monday (below). 

» HAILEY LYON attempts to dunk a ball during the NWT’s game against Northern Alberta. NWT won the game by two points. 



» GRAYSON ETSEMBA AND DANIEL HUANG in their match against Greenland 

on Tuesday.

» MASON HACHEY scores an interview with CBC before his relay on Friday (top). 

» SABRINA AND CARISSA BROADHEAD get comfortable under the NWT fl ag at Gavin’s hockey game (above). 

» KIM RING gets her gold ulu along with Colton Glaicar and Christopher Lirette after they competed in the juvenile 

relay race on Friday (right) 

» CARTER HILL, GAVIN BROADHEAD, AND CONNOR GOUDREAU are all smiles after being crowed gold-medal champions 

of the Bantams tournament. The team beat out Nunavut 7-1 to claim their prize. 

The Hub - Arctic Winter Games 

DIANA YEAGER PHOTOS 

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17, 2010 ▼ 7


Alpine Skiing 

Slalom Junior Male 

[AK] Matt Vandor Gold 

[AK] Peter Escott Peel Silver 

[AB] Glynn Martin Bronze 

Slalom Junior Female 

[AK] Amy Mabel Davis Gold 

[AB] Natalie Blasius Silver 

[AB] Laura Jean Tully Bronze 

Slalom Juvenile Male 

[AB] Daniel McNair Gold 

[AB] Patrick Bailey Silver 

[AK] Max Brook Durtschi Bronze 

Slalom Juvenile Female 

[AK] Annika Flynn Gold 

[AB] Jackilyne Wieben Silver 

[AK] Irene Bembenek Bronze 

Parallel Slalom Junior Male 

[AB] Zac Younie Gold 

[AK] Elisha Powell Silver 

[AK] Callum James Campbell Bronze 

Parallel Slalom Junior Female 

[AB] Natalie Blasius Gold 

[AK] Amy Mabel Davis Silver 

[AB] Laura Jean Tully Bronze 

Parallel Slalom Juvenile Male 

[AB] Daniel McNair Gold 

[AB] Patrick Bailey Silver 

[AK] Max Brook Durtschi Bronze 

Parallel Slalom Juvenile Female 

[AK] Annika Noelle Flynn Gold 

[AK] Irene Bembenek Silver 

[AB] Marissa Taylor Marie Pilger Bronze 

Giant Slalom Junior Male 

[AB] Glynn Martin Gold 

[AK] Matt Vandor Silver 

[AB] Zac Younie Bronze 

Giant Slalom Junior Female 

[AK] Amy Mabel Davis Gold 

[AB] Natalie Blasius Silver 

[AB] Shannon Bailey Bronze 

Giant Slalom Juvenile Male 

[AB] Daniel James Campbell McNair Gold 

[AK] Max Brook Durtschi Silver 

[GL] Aqqalu O Petersen Bronze 

Giant Slalom Juvenile Female 

[AB] Jackilyne Rachel Wieben Gold 

[AB] Marissa Taylor Marie Pilger Silver 

[AK] Annika Noelle Flynn Bronze 

Team Event 

[AB] Alberta North Gold 

[AK] Alaska Silver 

[GL] Greenland Bronze 

Arctic Sports 

One Foot High Kick Junior Male 

[NQ] Jamessie Cumberbatch Gold 

[AK] Austin Sumdum Silver 

[NQ] Stevie Qumaluk Bronze 

One Foot High Kick Junior Female 

[AK] Alice Renee Strick Gold 

[YK] Anna Rivard Silver 

[AB] Kira Lynn Mullally Bronze 

One Foot High Kick Open Male 

[AK] Casey Ferguson Gold 

[NQ] Sean Nipisar Silver 

[NQ] Randy Tootoo Tanuyak Bronze 

One Foot High Kick Open Female 

[NK] Deseray Cumberbatch Gold 

[AK] Erica A Meckel Silver 

[NK] Sarah Samisack Bronze 

Two Foot High Kick Junior Male 

[NK] Jamessie Cumberbatch Gold 


[NK] Anthony Arreak Bronze 

Two Foot High Kick Junior Female 

[AK] Alice Renee Strick Gold 


[NT] Veronica Leigh McDonald Bronze 

Two Foot High Kick Open Male 

[NU] Sean Nipisar Gold 

[AK] Casey Ferguson Silver 

[AK] David Th omas Bronze 

Two Foot High Kick Open Female 

[NQ] Deseray Cumberbatch Gold 

[AK] Sharlane King Silver 

[NQ] Sarah Samisack Bronze 

Alaskan High Kick Junior Male 

[AK] Andrew Dementieff Gold 


[NU] Komak Jackie Bronze 

Alaskan High Kick Junior Female 

[YK] Anna Rivard Gold 

[AK] Alice Renee Strick Silver 

[AK] Riana Joseph Bronze 


Alaskan High Kick Open Male 

[AK] Manuel Tumulak Gold 

[AK] Elijah B. Cabinboy Silver 

[AK] Casey Ferguson Bronze 

Alaskan High Kick Open Female 

[AK] Tanya Slim Gold 

[AK] Flora Phillips Silver 

[AK] Sharlane King Bronze 

Knee Jump Junior Male 

[AK] Austin Sumdum Gold 

[NQ] Anthony Arreak Silver 

[AK] Garrett A. Hansen Bronze 

Knee Jump Junior Female 

[NT] Veronica McDonald Gold 

[YN] Anna Rivard Silver 

[AK] Alice Renee Strick Bronze 

Knee Jump Open Male 

[NU] James Qajaaqjuaq Tautu Gold 

[NQ] Anthony Oweetaluktuk Silver 

[NU] Sean Nipisar Bronze 

Knee Jump Open Female 

[AK] Sharlane King Gold 

[NQ] Sarah Samisack Silver 

[AK] Erica A Meckel Bronze 

Airplane Open Male 

[GR] Erneeraq Lindenhann Gold 

[YN] Denis Lomgortov Silver 


[GR] Bent Jakobsen Bronze 

One Hand Reach Open Male 

[AK] David Th omas Gold 


[NT] Matthew Anikina Bronze 

Head Pull Open Male 

[AK] Manuel Tumulak Gold 

[YK] Tom Fulop Silver 

[NQ] Alek Airo Bronze 

Knuckle Hop Open Male 

[AK] David Th omas Gold 


[NT] Craig Gruben Bronze 

Sledge Jump Junior Male 

[AN] Tom Morley Woods Gold 

[AN] Nathaniel Marten Silver 

[NQ] Johnny Kasudluak Bronze 

Sledge Jump Junior Female 

[YK] Corey Baxter Gold 


[AB] Melanie Curtis Bronze 

Sledge Jump Open Male 

[YN] Rodion Taligin Gold 

[YN] Denis Longortov Silver 

[YN] Arseniy Longortov Bronze 

Sledge Jump Open Female 


[YN] Natalia Korolevich Silver 

[AK] Erica A. Meckel Bronze 

Triple Jump Junior Male 

[AB] Brent Kostyniuk Gold 

[NU] Jashua Ulayok Ussak Silver 

[AK] Austin Sumdum Bronze 

Triple Jump Junior Female 


[NT] Veronica McDonald Silver 


Triple Jump Open Male 

[NU] Sean Nipisar Gold 

[AK] Elijah B. Cabinboy Silver 

[NQ] Adamie Philie Bronze 

Triple Jump Open Female 


[YN] Natalia Korolevich Silver 


Arm Pull Junior Male 

[AB] Brent Kostyniuk Gold 

[YK] Tyler Guy Wynnyk Silver 

[AB] Tom Morley Woods Bronze 

Arm Pull Junior Female 

[NT] Veronica Leigh McDonald Gold 



Arm Pull Open Female 

[NU] Maggie Kingmeatok Gold 

[NQ] Deseray Cumberbatch Silver 


All Around Junior Male 

[AK] Austin Sumdum Gold 

[NQ] Jamessie Cumberbatch Silver 

[AB] Brent Kostyniuk Bronze 

All Around Junior Female 


[AK] Alice Renee Strick Silver 


All Around Open Male 

[AK] Casey Ferguson Gold 

[NU] Sean Nipisar Silver 

[AK] David Th omas Bronze 

All Around Open Female 


[NQ] Sarah Samisack Silver 

[AK] Erica A Meckel Bronze 

Badminton 

Singles Junior Male 

[GL] Sequssuna F. Schmidt Gold 

[GL] Nikki E Nathansen Silver 

[YK] Jason Carlson Bronze 

Singles Junior Female 

[YN] Vanessa Carlson Gold 

[GL] Rina Lorentzen Silver 

[AB] Caitlyn Anderson Bronze 

Singles Juvenile Male 

[GL] Niels Th orleifsen Gold 

[NU] Ray Milortok Silver 

[GL] Nikki L Mathiesen Bronze 

Singles Juvenile Female 

[GL] Sara L Jacobsen Gold 

[GL] Hedvig Broberg Silver 

[NT] Pooja Chugh Bronze 

Doubles Junior Male 

Greenland Gold 

Nunavik Quebec Silver 

Nunavut Bronze 

Doubles Junior Female 

Team Alberta North Gold 

Yukon Silver 

Greenland Bronze 

Doubles Junior Mix 

Greenland A Gold 

Yukon B Silver 

Greenland B Bronze 

Doubles Juvenile Male 

Yukon Gold 

Greenland Silver 

Nunavut Bronze 

Doubles Juvenile Female 

Greenland Gold 

Alberta North Silver 

Yukon Bronze 

Doubles Juvenile Mixed 

Greenland B Gold 

Greenland A Silver 

Yukon A Bronze 

Basketball 

Junior Male 


Team Northwest Territories Silver 

Team Yukon Bronze 

Junior Female 

And the Ulu 

goes to..... 



Team Alaska Bronze 

Biathalon - Ski 

5 km Juvenile Male 

[YN] Ivan Mekhovnikov Gold 

[AB] Samuel Andrew West Silver 

[AK] Tanner Keith Ramey Bronze 

5 km Juvenile Female 

[YN] Evgeniya Smirnova Gold 

[AB] Kathleen Alexander Silver 

[NT] Angeline Magtibay Bronze 

7.5 km Junior Male 

[AK] Ray Wonders Gold 

[YN] Nazar Klimchuk Silver 

[NT] Joseph Lirette Bronze 

7.5 km Junior Female 

[YN] Natalya Kuznetsova Gold 

[YK] Erin Oliver-Beebe Silver 

[AK] Sarah Cresap Bronze 

4 km Sprint Juvenile Male 


[NT] Colton Glaicar Silver 

[NT] Christopher Lirette Bronze 

4 km Sprint Juvenile Female 


[AK] Alaina Prince Silver 

[AB] Kathleen Alexander Bronze 

6 km Sprint Junior Male 

[YN] Nazar Klimchuk Gold 

[AK] Ray Wonders Silver 

[AK] Emerson Scott Conger Bronze 

6 km Sprint Junior Female 

[YN] Natalya Kuznetsova Gold 


[AK] Sarah Cresap Bronze 

5 km Mass Start Juvenile Male 


[AK] Tanner Keith Ramey Silver 

[NT] Christopher Lirette Bronze 

5 km Mass Start Juvenile Female 


[AK] Zoey Grenier Silver 

[NT] Angeline Magtibay Bronze 

7.5 km Mass Start Junior Male 

[AK] Ray Wonders Gold 

[YN] Nazar Klimchuk Silver 

[NT] Joseph Lirette Bronze 

7.5 km Mass Start Junior Female 

[AK] Sarah Cresap Gold 


[AB] Davis Alton Bronze 

3x4.5 km Juvenile Relay 

Team Northwest Territories Gold 

Team Alberta North Silver 


3x4.5 km Junior Relay 

Team Yamal-Nenets Gold 

Team Alaska Silver 

Team Northwest Territories Bronze 

Biathalon - Snowshoe 

3 km Juvenile Male 

[AB] Daniel Granger Gold 

[AK] Asa Bergamaschi Silver 

[AK] Hunter Wonders Bronze 

3 km Juvenile Female 

[NT] Alicia Norris Gold 

[AK] Miranda Murphy Silver 

[AK] Zoe Frances Xavier Bronze 

5 km Junior Male 

[NT] Brandon Norris Gold 

[AK] James Watkins Silver 

[NT] Denis Nerysoo Bronze 

5 km Junior Female 

[AK] Stephanie Kristine Dow Gold 

[AK] Mackenzie Wonders Silver 

[YK] Aven Margaret Tanner Knutson Bronze 

2 km Sprint Juvenile Male 

[AB] Daniel Granger Gold 

[AK] Asa Bergamaschi Silver 

[NT] Brennan Firth Bronze 

2 km Sprint Juvenile Female 



[NT] Charlotte Irish Bronze 

3 km Sprint Junior Male 

[AK] James Watkins Gold 

[NT] Brandon Norris Silver 

[NT] Denis Nerysoo Bronze 

3 km Sprint Junior Female 

[AK] Mackenzie Wonders Gold 

[YK] Aven Margaret Tanner Knutson Silver 

[AK] Stephanie Kristine Dow Bronze 

3 km Distance Juvenile Male 

[AK] Asa Bergamaschi Gold 

[AB] Daniel Granger Silver 

[NT] Brennan Michael Steven Firth Bronze 

3 km Distance Juvenile Female 



[AK] Zoe Frances Xavier Bronze 

5 km Distance Junior Male 

[NT] Brandon Norris Gold 

[AK] James Watkins Silver 

[AK] Cy Dever Conrad Bronze 

5 km Distance Junior Female 

[YK] Anna Jacobsen Gold 

[AK] Stephanie Kristine Dow Silver 

[AK] Mackenzie Wonders Bronze 

3x2 km Junior Relay Mixed 

Team Alaska Gold 



3x2 km Juvenile Relay Mixed 



Cross Country 

500 m Midget Male 

[AK] Th omas O’Harra Gold 

[SA] Jussi Henrikki Rytky Silver 

[AK] Jake Bassett Bronze 

500 m Midget Female 

[AK] Lydia Blanchet Gold 

[AK] Janey Hoefl er Silver 

[AK] Sarissa Rose Lammers Bronze 

750 m Junior Male 

[SA] Emil Dragvik Bakken Gold 

[YN] Stanislav Konyuka Silver 

[SA] Øyvind Erichsen Bronze 

750 m Junior Female 

[YN] Kristina Ilchenko Gold 

[AK] Jasmine Clock Silver 

[AK] Eliza Ellis Rorabaugh Bronze 

750 m Juvenile Male 

[YN] Alesksey Yandybaev Gold 

[YN] Maxim Sorokin Silver 

[AB] Micah Killick Bronze 

750 m Juvenile Female 

[YN] Diana Yakimets Gold 

[AK] Mykaela K. McMullen Silver 

[NT] Annah Marie Hanthorn Bronze 

5 km Midget Male 


[AK] Jake Bassett Silver 

[SA] Jussi Henrikki Rytky Bronze 

5 km Midget Female 

[AK] Lydia Blanchet Gold 

[AK] Sarissa Rose Lammers Silver 

[AK] Janey Hoefl er Bronze 

7.5 km Juvenile Male 

[YN] Aleksey Yandybaev Gold 

[YK] Fabian Paul O’Connor Brook Silver 

[YK] Izak Baril-Blouin Bronze 

7.5 km Juvenile Female 

[YN] Diana Yakimets Gold 

[AK] Mykaela K. McMullen Silver 

[AK] MacKenzie Flynn Bronze 

10 km Junior Male 

[AK] Peter Mamrol Gold 

[YN] Alexandr Laptander Silver 

[AK] Nathaniel Knapp Bronze 

10 km Junior Female 


[AB] Damaris Lichti Silver 

[AK] Megan Baker Bronze 

2.5 km Classic Midget Male 


[SA] Jussi Henrikki Rytky Silver 

[AK] Jake Bassett Bronze 

2.5 km Classic Midget Female 

[YK] Morgan Paul Gold 

[AK] Sarissa Rose Lammers Silver 

[AK] Janey Hoefl er Bronze 

5 km Classic Junior Male 

[AK] Peter Mamrol Gold 

[YN] Sergey Kosinov Silver 

[YN] Stanislav Konyuka Bronze 

5 km Classic Junior Female 


[YN] Elena Lukyanova Silver 

[AB] Adrienne Killick Bronze 

5 km Classic Juvenile Male 

[YK] Fabian Paul Brook Gold 

[AB] Micah Killick Silver 

[YN] Aleksey Yandybaev Bronze 

5 km Classic Juvenile Female 

[YK] Katie Peters Gold 

[YN] Diana Yakimets Silver 

[AK] MacKenzie Flynn Bronze 

3x2.5 km Classic Midget Male 

Sapmi Gold 

Alaska Silver 

Alberta North Bronze 

3x2.5 km Classic Midget Female 

Alaska Gold 

Sapmi Silver 

Yukon Bronze 

3x5 km Classic Junior Male 

Sapmi Gold 

Yamal-Nenets Silver 

Alaska Bronze 

3x5 km Classic Junior Female 

Yamal-Nenets Gold 

Alberta North Silver 

Alaska Bronze 

3x5 km Juvenile Male 

Yukon Gold 

Sapmi Silver 

Greenland Bronze 

3x5 km Juvenile Female 

Yukon Gold 

Alaska Silver 

Northwest Territories Bronze 

Curling 

Junior Male 


Team Yukon Silver 


Junior Female 

Team Yukon Gold 


Team Alberta North Bronze 

Dene Games 

Finger Pull Junior Male 

[GL] Ulloriaq Kreutzmann Gold 

[AB] Lance Auger Silver 

[NQ] Jobie Nassak Bronze 

Finger Pull Junior Female 

[NT] Shayla Snowshoe Gold 

[AB] Skye Quintal-Janvier Silver 

[NQ] Leah May Bronze 

Finger Pull Juvenile Female

[AK] Christina Glenzel Gold 

[NT] Alannis Rose McKee Silver 

[AB] Daryln Nanooch Bronze 

Finger Pull Open Male 

[GL] Ivale Lennert Gold 

[NQ] Mario Rupert Silver 

[AK] Robert C Strick Bronze 

Hand Games Junior Male 


Team Nunavik Silver 

Team Alaska 

Hand Games Junior Female 

Bronze 

Team Nanavik Gold 



Hand Games Juvenile Female 



Team Alaska 

Hand Games Open Male 

Bronze 


Team Nunavut Silver 

Team Nunavik 

Snow Snake Junior Male 

Bronze 

[NU] Richard Bohlender Gold 

[NT] Carson Jay Mantla Silver 

[AK] Brian Aubrey Walker II Bronze 

Snow Snake Junior Feale 

[YK] Justine B. Benjamin Gold 

[YK] Elisha Sembsmoen Silver 

[NT] Shayla Snowshoe 

Snow Snake Juvenile Female 

Bronze 

[NQ] Rita Masty Gold 

[AK] Jaime Briana Galvan Silver 

[AK] Dajan Angelina Treder 

Snow Snake Open Male 

Bronze 

[NU] Darryl Levi Gold 

[NU] Tom Naqitarvik Silver 

[NU] Th omas Levi 

Stick Pull Junior Male 

Bronze 

[GL] Minik Platou Gold 

[AK] Drew Dewberry Silver 

[NU] Mason Georege Pauloosie 

Stick Pull Junior Female 

Bronze 

[NT] Kandace Joy Sittichinli Gold 

[AB] Skye Quintal-Janvier Silver 

[YK] Laura Rose MacKinnon 

Stick Pull Juvenile Female 

Bronze 

[YK] Tayler Vallevand Gold 

[AK] Christina Lynn Glenzel Silver 

[NT] Natisha Drygeese 

Stick Pull Open Male 

Bronze 

[GL] Emil Geisler Gold 

[AK] Garry Charles Hull Silver 

[AK] Robert C Strick 

Pole Push Junior Male 

Bronze 


Team Greenland Silver 

Team Northwest Territories 

Pole Push Junior Female 

Bronze 

Team Nunavik Quebec Gold 



Pole Push Juvenile Female 

Bronze 

Team Nunavik Quebec Gold 



Pole Push Open Male 

Bronze 

Team Greenland Gold 

Team Nunavik Quebec Silver 

Team Nunavut 

All Around Junior Male 

Bronze 

[AB] Lance Auger Gold 

[AK] Drew Dewberry Silver 

[GL] Ulloriaq Kreutzmann 


Bronze 

[AB] Skye Quintal-Janvier Gold 

[NT] Shayla Snowshoe Silver 

[NQ] Margaret Tukkiapik 

All Around Juvenile Female 

Bronze 

[AK] Christina Lynn Glenzel Gold 

[AB] Tasheena Rae Campbell Silver 

[AB] Daryln Nanooch 

All Around Open Male 

Silver 

[NU] Tom Naqitarvik Gold 

[AK] Robert C Strick Gold 

[AK] Garry Charles Hull Bronze 

[AK] Dorian DeJuan Traylor Bronze 

Dog Mushing 

4 dogs- 7.5 km Juvenile Coed 

[YK] Rachel Kinvig Gold 

[NT] Trista Beck Silver 

[AK] Alea Robinson Bronze 

5 dogs - 10 km race Juvenile Coed 

[YK] Rachel Kinvig Gold 

[AK] Alea Robinson Silver 

[NU] Tristen Anthony Dias 

6 dogs- 10 km Junior Coed 

Bronze 

[AK] Yelenna Cavens Gold 

[YK] Ben Kinvig Silver 

[AK] Morgan Summers 

7 dogs - 13 km Junior Coed 

Bronze 

[YK] Ben Kinvig Gold 

[AK] Yelenna Cavens Silver 

[AK] Morgan Summers Bronze 

4 dogs - 7.5 km Team Junior Coed 



Team Nunavut Bronze 

4 dogs - 7.5 km Team Juvenile Coed 




Figure Skating 

Short Program Ladies 1 

[AK] Hannah M. O’Brien Gold 

[YN] Ivetta Khalimova Silver 

[AK] Esther J. Julian 


Bronze 

[YN] Anastasiya Radchenko Gold 

[NT] Sara Ibey Silver 

[AK] Jiale Meihua Turner 


Bronze 

[YK] Bryn Hoff man Gold 

[AK] Miriam Herz Silver 

[YN] Yuliya Malchenko 


Bronze 

[AK] Xinghua Wallis Turner Gold 

[YK] Teneil Pauline Caron Silver 

[YN] Anna Gorodnicheva 

Free Skate Ladies 1 

Bronze 

[YN] Ivetta Khalimova Gold 

[AK] Hannah M. O’Brien Silver 



Bronze 

[NT] Sara Ibey Gold 

[YN] Anastasiya Radchenko Silver 

[YK] Maya Austin 


Bronze 





Bronze 

[YK] Teneil Pauline Caron Gold 

[AB] Suneeta Whiteside Silver 

[AK] Xinghua Wallis Turner 

Combined Ladies 1 

[YN] Ivetta Khalimova 

Bronze 

Gold 

[AK] Hannah M. O’Brien Silver 



[YN] Anastasiya Radchenko 

Bronze 

Gold 

[NT] Sara Ibey Silver 

[AK] Jiale Meihua Turner 


Bronze 





Bronze 

[AK] Xinghua Wallis Turner Gold 

[YK] Teneil Pauline Caron Silver 

[AB] Suneeta Whiteside 

Team Open Event 

Bronze 

[YN] Team Yamal Gold 

[AB] Team Alberta North Silver 

[YK] Team Yukon Bronze 

Freestyle Skiing 

Moguls Junior Male 

[AB] Corbin Lefebvre Gold 

[AB] Skyler Keeping Silver 

[AB] Michael Horrigan 

Moguls Junior Female 

Bronze 

[AB] Raeli Turner-Bisson Gold 

[YK] Anna Mae Chu Smith Silver 

[AB] TaLeesha Mahe 

Big Air Junior Male 

Bronze 


[GL] Emil B Olsen Silver 

[AB] Skyler Keeping 

Big Air Junior Female 

Bronze 

[YK] Anna Mae Chu Smith Gold 

[AB] Raeli Turner-Bisson Silver 


Half Pipe Junior Male 

Bronze 


[YK] Miguel Rodden Silver 

[GL] Emil B Olsen 

Half Pipe Junior Female 

Bronze 


[YK] Anna Mae Chu Smith Silver 


Slopestyle Junior Male 

Bronze 


[YK] Miguel Rodden Silver 

[GL] Malik Berthelsen 

Slopestyle Junior Female 

Bronze 


[AB] TaLeesha Mahe Silver 

[YK] Anna Mae Chu Smith 

Gymnastics 

Bronze 

Vault Junior Female 

[AB] Megan Croke Gold 

[AK] Caila McCoy Silver 

[AK] Celina Brown 

Uneven Bars Junior Female 

Bronze 

[AK] Celina Brown Gold 

[AB] Megan Croke Silver 

[AB] Taylor Michel Bronze 

Balance Beam Junior Female 



[AB] Jaston Stockall 

Floor Exercise Junior Female 

Bronze 



[AK] Kaylee Stickel 


Bronze 



[AB] Jaston Stockall 

Team Competition 

Bronze 




Ice Hockey 

Hockey Junior Female 



Team Alaska 

Hockey Midget Male 

Bronze 



Team Nunavut 

Hockey Bantam Male 

Bronze 




Indoor Soccer 

Intermediate Female 


Team Sapmi Silver 


Junior Male 

Bronze 



Team Yukon 

Junior Female 

Bronze 



Team Alberta North 

Juvenile Male 

Bronze 

Team Yamal Gold 



Juvenile Female 

Bronze 




Snowboarding 

Banked Slalom Junior Male 

(AK) Elan Cohen Gold 

(GR) Sunavana F. Berthelsen Silver 

(YU) Alexander Chishomle Bronze 

Banked Slalom Junior Female 

(AK) Sydney Moses Gold 

(AB) Brooke Voight Silver 

(AK) Christina Cyphers Bronze 

Banked Slalom Juvenile Male 

(AB) Daniel Young-Lapointe Gold 


(AK) Logan Baston Silver 

(YU) Th omas Mills Bronze 

Banked Slalom Juvenile Female 

(AK) MacKenzie “Sparky” Rae Kesler Gold 

(AK) Raven Malone Silver 

(AB) Nicole Borle 

Slopestyle Junior Male 

Bronze 

(GR) Mikkel Olsen Gold 

(AB) Pierce Mimura Silver 

(NT) Joel Dragon Smith 

Slopestyle Junior Female 

Bronze 

(AB) Brooke Voight Gold 

(AK) Sydney Moses Silver 

(AK) Christina Cyphers 

Slopestyle Juvenile Male 

Bronze 


(AK) Brett Aleczander Moody Silver 

(AK) Logan Baston 

Slopestyle Juvenile Female 

Bronze 


(AB) Kennedi Deck Silver 

(YU) Kayla Gabrielle Hallonquist 

Snowboardcross Junior Male 

Bronze 

(NT) Joel Dragon Smith Gold 

(GR) Mikkel Olsen Silver 

(YU) Alexander Chishomle Bronze 

Snowboardcross Junior Female 



(AK) Christina Cyphers Bronze 

Snowboardcross Juvenile Male 


(YU) Th omas Mills Silver 

(YU) Max Melvin-Mcnutt Bronze 

Snowboardcross Juvenile Female 

(AK) Raven Malone Gold 

(AK) MacKenzie “Sparky” Rae Kesler Silver 

(AB) Nicole Borle Bronze 

Half Pipe Junior Male 

(AB) Pierce Mimura Gold 

(YU) Alexander Chishomle Silver 

(AK) Peter Lukas Noon 

Half Pipe Junior Female 

Bronze 




Half Pipe Juvenile Male 

Bronze 

(YU) Max Melvin-Mcnutt Gold 

(AK) Brett Aleczander Moody Silver 

(AB) Karel Pelletier 

Half Pipe Juvenile Female 

Bronze 

(AK) Raven Malone Gold 

(AK) MacKenzie “Sparky” Rae Kesler Silver 

(AB) Kennedi Deck 

Team Event Junior Male 

Bronze 

(YU) Alexander Chishomle Gold 

(AB) Pierce Mimura Silver 

(NT) Joel Dragon Smith 

Team Event Junior Female 

Bronze 




Team Event Juvenile Male 

Bronze 


(YU) Max Melvin-Mcnutt Silver 

(AK) Brett Aleczander Moody 

Team Event Juvenile Female 

Bronze 


(AK) Raven Malone Silver 

(AB) Kennedi Deck Bronze 

Snowshoeing 

Short Distance Combined Junior Male 

(YU) Logan Roots Gold 

(AK) Zachary Bursell Silver 

(NT) Brandon John Drost Bronze 

Short Distance Combined Junior Female 

(YN) Evgeniya Shilyaeva Gold 

(AK) Emma Minge Silver 

(AK) Elizabeth Whisenhant Bronze 

Short Distance Combined Juvenile Male 

(YU) Kieran Halliday Gold 

(YN) Rashid Khanov Silver 

(AB)Louis Snedden Bronze 

Short Distance Combined Juvenile Female 

(AK) Amalia Tamone Gold 

(YU) Sara Burke-Forsyth Silver 

(YU) Galena Roots Bronze 

2.5 km Cross Country Juvenile Male 



(YU) Aidan Bradley Bronze 

2.5 km Cross Country Juvenile Female 

(YU) Sara Burke-Forsyth Gold 

(AK) Amalia Tamone Silver 

(YU) Galena Roots Bronze 

5 km Cross Country Junior Male 

(AK) Zachary Bursell Gold 

(YU) Logan Roots Silver 

(NT) Merle Robert Bronze 

5 km Cross Country Junior Female 




5 km Cross Country Juvenile Male 



(AK) Lucas C. Browning Bronze 

5 km Cross Country Juvenile Female 

(AK) Amalia Tamone Gold 

(YU) Sara Burke-Forsyth Silver 

(AK) Naomi Kay Welling Bronze 

7.5 km Cross Country Junior Female 




10 km Cross Country Junior Male 

(AK) Zachary Bursell Gold 

(YU) Logan Roots Silver 

(YN)Konstantin Popov 

4 x 400 m Junior Mix 

Bronze 

Team Nunavik Gold 



Team NWT 

4 x 400 m Juvenile Mix 

4th 



Team NWT Bronze 

Speed Skating 

500 m Individual Junior Male 

(NT) Simon Austin Gold 

(YU) Donald Fortune Silver 

(AK) Brandon Blackley Bronze 

500 m Individual Junior Female 

(NT) Hannah Clark Gold 

(NT) Jeanne Marie Th erese Yurris Silver 

(NT) Nicole Henkel Bronze 


500 m Individual Juvenile Male 

(NT) Shawn Michael Conway Gold 

(NT) Roald Langford Silver 

(AK) Cole Abarr Bronze 

500 m Individual Juvenile Female 

(NT) Madison Pilling Gold 

(NT) Hanna Lowing Silver 

(YU) Hanna Wirth Bronze 


(NT) Cullen Tate Kakianan McLeod Gold 

(AK) Cole Abarr Silver 

(NT) Shawn Michael Conway Bronze 



(NT) Tara Stockton Silver 

(NT) Lauren Eggenberger Bronze 


(AK) Brandon Blackley Gold 

(NT) Simon Austin Silver 

(YU) Donald Fortune Bronze 


(NT) Jeanne Marie Th erese Yurris Gold 

(NT) Hannah Clark Silver 

(YU) Heather Clarke Bronze 


(NT) Cullen Tate Kakianan McLeod Gold 

(NT) Shawn Michael Conway Silver 

(NT) Dominique Bennett Bronze 



(NT) Hanna Lowing Silver 

(NT) Lauren Eggenberger Bronze 


(NT) Simon Austin Gold 

(AK) Brandon Blackley Silver 

(NT) Connor Trey Atagaliak McLeod Bronze 


(YU) Heather Clarke Gold 

(NT) Hannah Clark Silver 

(NT) Jeanne Marie Th erese Yurris Bronze 


(NT) Shawn Michael Conway Gold 

(NT) Cullen Tate Kakianan McLeod Silver 

(NT) Dominique Bennett Bronze 


(NT) Lauren Eggenberger Gold 

(NT) Madison Pilling Silver 

(NT) Tara Stockton Bronze 


(AK) Brandon Blackley Gold 

(YU) Donald Fortune Silver 

(NT) Connor Trey Atagaliak McLeod Bronze 


(YU) Heather Clarke Gold 

(NT) Jeanne Marie Th erese Yurris Silver 

(NT) Hannah Clark 

2000 m Relay Juvenile Male 

Bronze 

Team Nunavut Gold 


Team Northwest Territories DSQ 

2000 m Relay Juvenile Female 




3000 m Relay Junior Male 



3000 m Relay Junior Female 

Silver 




Table Tennis 

Singles Junior Male 

(YN) Vitaly Ivchenko Gold 

(YN) Konstantin Baran Silver 

(GR) Anders Jensen 

Singles Junior Female 

Bronze 

(YN) Ruslana Perepelitsa Gold 

(YN) Kristina Ryabinkova Silver 

(NU) Mine Celebi 

Singles Juvenile Male 

(YU) Mustafa Ali Syed 

Bronze 

Gold 

(YU) Alex Zheng Silver 

(GR) Siverth Olsen 

Singles Juvenile Female 

Bronze 

(GR) Maren Jensen Gold 

(NU) Mary Anne Pudlat Samayualie Silver 

(GR) Maaliaanna Wille Bronze 

Doubles Junior Male 



Team Alaska 

Doubles Junior Female 

Bronze 



Team Greenland 

Doubles Junior Mix 

Bronze 

Team Yamal-2 Gold 

Team Yamal-1 Silver 

Team Greenland-2 

Doubles Juvenile Male 

Team Yukon 

Bronze 

Gold 



Doubles Juvenile Female 

Team Nunavut 

Bronze 

Gold 


Doubles Juvenile Mix 

Silver 

Team Greenland-1 Gold 

Team Nunavut-1 Silver 

Team Greenland-2 

Team Event Junior Male 

Team Yamal-Nenets 

Bronze 

Gold 


Team Alaska 

Team Event Junior Female 

Bronze 



Team Nunavut 

Team Event Juvenile Male 

Bronze 

Team Yukon 


Gold 

Silver 


Team Event Juvenile Female 

Bronze 



Volleyball 

Junior Male 




Team Northwest Territories 4th 

Please note: This is only a partial list 

of results. Full results can be found 

at www.hayriverhub.com



Youngest Lirette joins jacket-clad family 

DIANA YEAGER 


Th e Lirette family has a long history in the Arctic Winter 

Games, and this year marked a very special year for biathlon 

coach Chuck Lirette. 

Th is year is the fi rst and only year all three of Lirette’s 

boys have competed in the AWG at the same time. 

“It’s a very special year for us,” said Lirette. “We will 

look back on this for years as one of our highlights in the 

Games.” 

Th e Lirettes are no strangers to the AWG. Lirette fi rst 

became involved as a volunteer when the Games were in 

Hay River and Pine Point in the 1980’s. Now, he has seen 

his eldest son Joseph compete three times, and his middle 

son Christopher compete twice. Th is year, his youngest 

Steel brings down 

opponents for bronze 

DIANA YEAGER 


Under Ryan Steel’s profi le on the Arctic 

Winter Games database, he says he wants 

to win a medal for his territory. 

Steel did just that in 

his wrestling matches on 

Tuesday, when he was 

awarded the bronze medal 

in the individual up to 75 kg 

category. 

With his father, Robert 

Steel, and his coach Kathleen 

Groenewegen cheering him 

on from the sidelines, Steel 

displayed a lot of energy and 

intensity in his matches. 

When asked how he prepares mentally 

for a match, Steel said his choice of music 

oft en gets him in the mood to fi ght. 

“I listen to very heavy metal,” he said, 

▼ 

“I listen to very 

heavy metal.” 

Ryan Steel 

▲ 


Athletes, 

Coaches 


who participated in the 


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son, Andrew, joined his two brothers in the competitions. 

“I just wanted the jacket,” said Andrew. He had seen 

both his brothers go off to the Games in past years, and 

wanted to be a part of it as well. 

Because Lirette is one of the biathlon coaches, he did 

not have much opportunity to cheer on Andrew at his 

cross country races, which oft en ran at the same time as 

biathlon events. However, the four have been getting some 

family time in throughout the week. 

“It would have been better if he was in biathlon,” said 

Christopher, “but it’s good having everyone here.” 

Had Andrew, 13, signed up for biathlon, he would have 

been competing against athletes the same age as his older 

brother. In cross country, he fi ts into a more specifi c age 

group and skill level. 

Th is will be the only year all three boys will travel to the 

adding that ‘Machine Head’ was his choice 

of music for that morning. 

“I think of all the reasons why I want to 

hurt the other person.” 

Steel had just taken down the fi ghter his 

size from Alaska when he spoke to Th e 

Hub. 

“Alaska is impossible to 

beat,” he said. “Th ey’re 

bigger and they have more 

experience. But he didn’t 

have the aggression or the 

intimidation factor that I 

have. He didn’t want it bad 

enough.” 

Steel was feeling confi dent 

aft er his fi rst fi ght. 

“Now that I know I can beat Alaska, the 

rest is in the bag. I am ready to kill and 

destroy.” 

Steel came in third under Alaska and Nunavut 

in the overall results. 

DIANA YEAGER 


Greenland did not make any room for 

the NWT boys on the podium of their 

national sport. 

Hay River sent three boys to the AWG 

for badminton. 

Although they had played on school 

teams, none of the Hay River athletes were 

able to make it to the fi nal rounds of the 

sport. 

Sean Aitken and John Stanga were 

competing in the junior male rounds, and 

David Lafl eur was in the juvenile male 

competitions. 

Th e boys did have some luck in their 

matches against Alaska, Nunavik, and the 

Yukon; however, Greenland was unbreakable. 

“It’s their national sport,” said Stanga. 

“It’s like all they do over there.” 

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competed in the 2010 Arctic Winter 

Games! 

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Games together, as Joseph will be to old to qualify for the 

2012 Games. However, the Lirettes will still hold a strong 

presence in the biathlon community. 

Lirette said biathlon is more than just a sport; it is a way 

of life. 

“It’s a family aff air,” he said, explaining that his wife, Dorothy, 

is also quite involved as a parent in the sport. “It’s a 

close bunch - the team, the parents - we have all become 

very good friends through the sport.” 

Th e Lirette family got involved with the sport when the 

boys entered high school. 

“I have to give credit to the schools,” said Lirette. “Th ey 

have great programs for the kids. All our boys are on skis 

because of that.” 

Th e Lirette boys brought home six ulus for Hay River. 

NWT boys a few birdies 

short of the podium 

Stanga said the boys were suff ering from 

a “lack of motivation” at the beginning of 

the week, but things picked up on Tuesday 

when the junior boys started taking 

control of their games. 

“We gave ourselves a pep talk,” he said. 

“We didn’t place, but we weren’t just getting 

killed, either.” 

Most of the games were close by the end, 

with the winner only ahead by one or two 

points. 

David Lafl eur, playing for the juvenile 

boys, said his game improved over the 

week. 

“It helps to play a lot of good people,” he 

said. 

“I think I got a little better by the end.” 

Lafl eur said the toughest competitors 

were Northern Alberta and Greenland. 

He plans to try out for badminton for the 

2012 Games in Whitehorse. 

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AND VOLUNTEERS WHO 

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ARCTIC WINTER 

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Arctic kids fl ock to GP malls 

DIANA YEAGER 


What do you get when you transport 

1800 athletes from secluded 

arctic communities to a city? Very 

successful retailers. 

Th e Prairie Mall was packed full for 

the majority of the Games. Athletes 

who don’t normally have access to 

chain stores - or any stores at all - 

took full advantage of their time in 

Alberta’s seventh largest city. 

Th e Prairie Mall is host to Zellers, 

Shopper’s Drug Mart, Body Shop, 

Le Chateau, and clothing stores for 

young people such as Th e Garage and 

Extreme. 

Athletes from Greenland said that 

while there are stores in Nuuk, a town 

of 15,000, the condensed malls were 

an effi cient way to get rid of their 

money. 

“We have everything we need in 

Nuuk,” said volleyball coach Ove 

Th omassen, “but not a shopping 

centre.” 

Th omassen said he and his athletes 

were especially drawn to clothes 

and souvenirs, on which many had 

already spent $200 by the middle of 

the week. 

Jamessie Cumberbatch, an arctic 

sports athlete from Nunavik, comes 

from Inukjuak, a village of 1,700 

people with no road access. Th is was 

his fi rst time in Alberta. 

“We are buying lots of clothes,” he 

said. 

“And hockey stuff ,” his teammates 

chimed in. 

Athletes from the lesser-secluded 

NWT were also lightening their wallets. 

Melanie Phillips from Fort Smith 

and Sarah Cannell from Yellowknife, 

both soccer players, had spent so 

much time at the mall that they could 

recognize passing people by name. 

“All we have is Fields and Northern,” 

said Phillips. “So we like to go to Th e 

Garage and Stitches.” 

“And there is a La Senza here, so like 

all the girls come here and buy tons 

of bras,” added Cannell. 

Th e girls said the mall was also an 

excellent place to catch up on socializing 

in between sports events. 

“We’re meeting a lot of new people 

from the other teams,” said Cannell, 

explaining that their newest friends 

were the Russian boys. “We don’t 

speak the same languages, but they 

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are so funny.” 

A Hay River crowd was found 

in the food court for dinner. Sean 

Aitken, David Lafl eur, and Sherman 

Magtibay had just stocked up on 

sushi. 

“What is it? What’s in it?” Lafl eur 

asked Magtibay as he picked a piece 

off of his friend’s dish. 

Th eir friend, Adrien Kagyut from 

Uluhuktuk - the land of $18 cartons 

of milk, said this has been his fi rst 

visit outside of the NWT. 

“It’s diff erent,” he said. “Everything 

is cheaper.” 

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Th e boys were glowing 

as they each took turns 

waving the NWT fl ag high 

above their heads in front 

of a packed stadium at 

the medal ceremonies in 

Grande Prairie. 

It was a climactic moment 

for me as well: this was 

the fi nal Hay River minor 

hockey game I would attend 

with a camera around 

my neck. 

And what better way to 

fi nish off 72 weeks of sports 

reporting than with gold 

ulus around the kids’ necks 

and a crowd belting out 

‘Oh Canada’ right along 

with them? 

On Friday night, when 

the NWT claimed their 

gold medal, I realized that I 

was beaming with pride at 

the territory I didn’t realize 

I called home. 

I write to you, Hay River, 

from my hotel room in 

Grande Prairie as I am 

completing my fi nal assignment 

for Th e Hub: 

the Arctic Winter Games. 

(I can’t wait to get home - 

Hay River is where it’s at.) 

To the people who put up 

with me learning how to be 

a reporter at their expense, 

thanks for your patience. 

To all of you who so 

willingly answered my You 

Said It questions, thanks 

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‘Hub Girl’ passes 

along the torch 

DIANA YEAGER 


for making my Mondays 

easier. 

And to all of you who I 

got to know through my 

job as a reporter, thanks for 

enriching my introduction 

to our community. You’re 

(part of) the reason I’ve 

decided to stay. 

Covering the Arctic 

Winter Games was one of 

the highlights of my time 

working for Th e Hub. 

Seeing all the kids I have 

followed in their athletic 

endeavours competing in 

an international setting was 

the perfect way to go out. 

I’m turning in that 

antiquated Hub camera 

and closing my notepad 

knowing I’ll get back into it 

when the time comes. 

But for now, I’m excited 

to graduate from one side 

of the lens to the other. I 

look forward to being a 

part of all the events I’ve 

attended as a spectator for 

the last 18 months. 

My exit from the paper 

means they’ll have to bring 

in some fresh blood. I 

probably won’t respond to 

‘Hub Girl’ anymore, but 

you can try it out on the 

next reporter. 

If you’re as friendly to the 

next one as you were to me, 

we might get up to 4,000 

one day. 

CONGRATULATIONS!! 

to all the Athletes, Coaches and 

Volunteers who participated in 

the 2010 Arctic Winter Games!! 

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Sledding runs in NWT blood 

DIANA YEAGER 


Th e Beck family drives 

dogs long and hard, so 

when 13 year old Trista 

Beck and her family drove 

to Grande Prairie to compete 

in the dog mushing 

races, the 11-hour drive 

from Yellowknife wasn’t 

out of the norm. 

Dog mushing runs in the 

Beck family blood. Trista’s 

grandfather, Richard Beck, 

competes in high-calibre 

races across the continent. 

So it was no surprise that 

the youngest competing 

Beck, who has been mush- 

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athletes, coaches and volunteers. 

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What was your favourite AWG pin to collect? 

YOU 

SAID 

IT! 

ing since she was two years 

old, earned two ulus - one 

silver, and one bronze. 

While many athletes travelled 

long and far to get to 

the Games, few did it with 

a truck full of dogs. 

Th e dogs are kept in compartments 

in a specialty 

truck when they travel. 

Th e Becks sleep soundly 

in a hotel, and the dogs are 

content to stay overnight in 

their own hotel - the back 

of the truck. 

“We have to stop and let 

them out lots when we’re 

driving,” said Trista. 

Trista used her father 

John Beck’s team of fi ve 

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thing. 

dogs for her races. Th e 

same dogs competed in the 

world championships in 

Th e Pas, Manitoba, just two 

weeks prior to travelling 

to Grande Prairie. Aft er a 

long run around the prairie 

provinces, the dogs are 

fi nally making their way 

home to Yellowknife aft er 

the Games. 


» TRISTA BECK is pictured here 

with her grandfather Richard 

Beck and her two sisters Taryn 

and Taylor, as well as a few of her 

father’s sled dogs brought down for 

her races. 

KENNETH LARIMORE: 

The 7 piece walrus puzzle. It’s 

really advancing pin design. 

RANDY PITNEY: 

Nunavut’s walrus. It’s the most 

ornate. It shows off a bit of 

creativity on their part. 

GEORGE SMITH: 

The Nunavik owl - it’s a beautiful 

design. 

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Lead-Zinc Project in NWT, Canada 

All permits in place, bankable feasibility study 

completed, significant resources

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