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2023 Arctic Winter Games
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The 2023 Arctic Winter Games was a winter multi-sport event which took place in the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo in Northern Alberta from 29 January to 4 February 2023. The Games were originally scheduled to take place in March 2022, but was rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
The Arctic Winter Games is the world's largest multisport and cultural event for young people of the Arctic. The Games is an international biennial celebration of circumpolar sports and culture held for a week, each time with a different nation or region as the host. AWG celebrates sports, social interaction and culture. The Games contributes to creating an awareness on cultural diversity, and develops athletes to participate in the competitions with the focus on fair play. The games bind the Arctic countries together and include traditional games such as Arctic sports and Dené games.[2]
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Organization
The 2023 Games took place in Wood Buffalo in Northern Alberta, Canada. Nicole Clow was the general manager of the games.[3]
Marketing
The mascot of the 2023 games is a lynx named Nitotem. The name translates to "my friend" in the Cree language. The mascot was designed by Sadie Antoine from Fort McMurray, after she won a design contest.[4]
Participants
Eight contingents are set to participate in the 2023 Arctic Winter Games.[5]
Alaska, United States
Greenland
Northern Alberta, Canada (host)
Northwest Territories, Canada
Nunavik, Quebec, Canada
Nunavut, Canada
Sámi people
Yukon, Canada
Athletes from the Russian region of Yamalo-Nenets did not participate in the 2023 Arctic Winter Games due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[6]
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Venues
The 2023 were held at various sports venues, schools and facilities in Fort McMurray, Anzac and Fort McKay.
Sports venues
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The following venues hosted events during the 2023 Arctic Winter Games.[7]
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The Games
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Sports
Twenty sports were held at the 2023 Arctic Winter Games. Archery made its debut in the modern games, having appeared only once before in the 1974 Arctic Winter Games. Alpine skiing returned to the games after not appearing in 2018. Dog mushing was removed from the program and did not appear. Four skiing sports were held, with alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing and snowboarding. Two snowshoe events were held, with snowshoe biathlon and snowshoeing. Two racquet sports were held, with badminton and table tennis. Two skating events were held, with figure skating and short track speed skating. Team sports that were held were basketball, futsal, ice hockey, volleyball and curling. Traditional Inuit sports were also held, with Arctic sports, Dene games, and wrestling, the latter also including events for traditional wrestling. Also scheduled were gymnastics and archery.[7]
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Medal tally
* Host nation (Alberta North)
Culture
The Arctic Winter Games celebrates culture and creates in the participants an awareness of cultural similarities and dissimilarities. Cultural exchange and social interaction are important parts of the Games. Each participating contingent contributes with performances in dance, song, music, plays or art. These cultural events reflect the traditional as well as the modern cultures of the Arctic.[8]
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Hodgson Trophy
At each Arctic Winter Games, the AWG International Committee presents the Hodgson Trophy to the contingent whose athletes best exemplify the ideals of fair play and team spirit. Team members also receive a distinctive pin in recognition of their accomplishment.[9]
Medallists
Archery
Arctic sports
- 2005
- Open
Badminton
Basketball
Curling
Dene games
- Boys
- Girls
Gymnastics
Ice hockey
Volleyball
Wrestling
- Individual
- Inuit wrestling
- Team
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