| 2023 Arctic Winter Games Wood Buffalo | |
| Host City: | Fort McMurray Anzac Fort McKay |
| Country: | Canada Northern Alberta |
| Previous: | South Slave 2018 ← |
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]
The 2023 games are set to take place in Wood Buffalo in Northern Alberta, Canada. Nicole Clow is the general manager of the games.[3]
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]
Eight contingents are set to participate in the 2023 Arctic Winter Games.[5]
Greenland
Nunavut, Canada
Yukon, CanadaAthletes 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]
The 2023 are to be held at various sports venues, schools and facilities in Fort McMurray, Anzac and Fort McKay.
The following venues are set to host events during the 2023 Arctic Winter Games.[7]
| Venue | Events | |
|---|---|---|
| Anzac Recreation Centre, Anzac | Badminton, table tennis | |
| Birchwood Trails, Fort McMurray | Cross country skiing, snowshoeing | |
| Centrefire Place, Fort McMurray | Ice hockey | |
| Fort McKay Arena, Fort McKay | Short track speed skating | |
| Frank Lacroix Arena, Fort McMurray | Figure skating | |
| Nexen Energy Fieldhouse, Fort McMurray | Arctic sports | |
| Shell Place, MacDonald Island Park, Fort McMurray | Archery | |
| Suncor Community Leisure Centre, Fort McMurray | Curling, Dene games, ice hockey | |
| Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre, Fort McMurray | Basketball, futsal, volleyball | |
| Vista Ridge All Seasons Park, Fort McMurray | Alpine skiing, snowboarding | |
| TBD | Biathlon, gymnastics, snowshoe biathlon, wrestling |
Twenty sports are scheduled to be held at the 2023 Arctic Winter Games. Archery will make its debut in the modern games, having appeared only once before in the 1974 Arctic Winter Games. Alpine skiing will return to the games after not appearing in 2018. Dog mushing has been removed from the program and will not appear. Four skiing sports are to be held, with alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing and snowboarding. Two snowshoe events are to be held, with snowshoe biathlon and snowshoeing. Two racquet sports are to be held, with badminton and table tennis. Two skating events are to be held, with figure skating and short track speed skating. Team sports to be held are basketball, futsal, ice hockey, volleyball and curling. Traditional Inuit sports are also held, with Arctic sports, Dene games, and wrestling, the latter also including events for traditional wrestling. Also scheduled are gymnastics and archery.
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]
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]
| Boys' barebow | Austin Dougherty | ||||
| Girls' barebow | Mattea Visser | ||||
| Team barebow | nowrap | Em Gilmour Josh Wedzin | Juliette Greetham Mitchell Aitken Rudolph | Austin Dougherty Mattea Visser | |
| Boys' compound | Ethan Utz | ||||
| Girls' compound | Jorgie Visser | nowrap | nowrap | ||
| Team compound | Emmett Kapaniuk Delia Therriault | Ethan Utz Jorgie Visser | Riley Grace Cyre Hayden Wallace | ||
| Boys' all-around | ||||
| Boys' 1-foot high kick | ||||
| Boys' 2-foot high kick | ||||
| Boys' Alaskan high kick | ||||
| Boys' kneel jump | ||||
| Boys' sledge jump | Jordan Wills | |||
| Boys' triple jump | ||||
| Boys' arm pull | nowrap | |||
| Girls' all-around | nowrap | shared silver | ||
| Girls' 1-foot high kick | nowrap | |||
| Girls' 2-foot high kick | ||||
| Girls' Alaskan high kick | ||||
| Girls' kneel jump | Sam Ladwig | Mary Jane Qinuayuak | ||
| Girls' sledge jump | Dani Kachnic | |||
| Girls' triple jump | ||||
| Girls' arm pull | ||||
| Boys' all-around | shared gold | |||
| Boys' 1-foot high kick | Aloupa Watt | |||
| Boys' 2-foot high kick | ||||
| Boys' Alaskan high kick | ||||
| Boys' kneel jump | ||||
| Boys' airplane | ||||
| Boys' 1-hand reach | ||||
| Boys' head pull | ||||
| Boys' knuckle hop | ||||
| Boys' sledge jump | ||||
| Boys' triple jump | ||||
| Girls' all-around | Emma Noskey | |||
| Girls' 1-foot high kick | Emma Noskey | |||
| Girls' 2-foot high kick | nowrap | |||
| Girls' Alaskan high kick | ||||
| Girls' kneel jump | ||||
| Girls' sledge jump | Emma Noskey | nowrap | ||
| Girls' triple jump | Emma Noskey | nowrap | ||
| Girls' arm pull | ||||
| Boys' singles | 2003 | Emmanuel Duguay | ||
| Girls' singles | nowrap | |||
| Boys' doubles | Davidee Kudluarok Terrence Lawson | Emmanuel Duguay Kai Zhang | Glade Roberts Christopher Tom Tom | |
| Girls' doubles | nowrap | Thrune Amassen Rafaelsen Emilie Sørensen | Marthajoy Qaqqasiq Zan Tao | Nimedha De Alwis Mattaya Lauck |
| Mixed doubles | Davidee Kudluarok Zan Tao | Emmanuel Duguay Mattaya Lauck | Martin Broberg Thrune Amassen Rafaelsen | |
| Boys' singles | 2006 | Ved Bhowmik | ||
| Girls' singles | Methma De Silva | |||
| Boys' doubles | Malinnguaq Egede Malik Thorsen Petersen | Ved Bhowmik Dhruv Lunagaria | Rodney Nakoolak Kenny Takatak | |
| Girls' doubles | Jonna Bidstrup Andreassen Anna Arleth | Methma De Silva Chelsea Fischer | nowrap | Tina Martha Mary Kudluarlik Iris Sowdluapik |
| Mixed doubles | Anna Arleth Malik Thorsen Petersen | Jonna Bidstrup Andreassen Malinnguaq Egede | Ved Bhowmik Methma De Silva |
| Boys | nowrap | Jonathan Aine Xien Amador Angelo Caringal Nathan Hirsch Arlow James-Walker Luke John Palapal Benjamin Edwad Doran Perreault Miguel Portea Gage Sweeney Karl Tesoro | Skyler Broughton David Chijioke Seth Dayondon Joshua Eligado Kaden Gravengard Crai Rushfeldt Kurt Tristan Saluna Sai Shankar Tyson Wohlgemuth Colby Wood | Nathan Dayman Nicholas Dayman Gabriel Fillion Brendan McAllister Jozuard Ashton Mercado Jack Nevitt Dwayne Raddi Francesco Stefanos Justin Stewart Rex Steele Turner | ||
| Girls | Dani Cadieux Avery Gnam Hannah Haas Tyla Hammermaster Alexis Lee Josie Lund Kadison McLeod Olivia Rozinsky Ciera Schoenroth Laurel van der Giessen | nowrap | Arian Batallones Zoe Benitah Willow Berkman Rue Charchun Jaidan Rodica Curteanu Maya Heebink Grace Isabella Machtans Robyn Mueller Sarah Svoboda Mya Alexandria Warren | nowrap | Saia Brown Jaci Dusome Jillian French Lily Lloyd Kaylie Locke-Setter Mia Locke-Setter Abigail Elise Kodzin Nevitt Lily Helenrose Newberry Katherine Smallwood Taya Michele Straker |
| Boys | 2004 | Varyk Doepker Carter Furgeson Robert Nelson Cortland Sonnenberg | Coleman Martin Dylan Skaggs Tyler Skaggs Jimmy Evans | Carlos Magsucang Nathan Iskra Roman Snider Charles Snider | |||
| Girls | Tamara Bain Brooke Smith Alex Testart-Campbell Reese Wainman | Alexandra Collins Brylee Girard Lola Rasi Hayden Young | Ainsley Persinger Melanie Richards Charlie Clark Melissa Richards | ||||
| Mixed doubles | nowrap | nowrap | nowrap |
| All-around | 2004 | nowrap | |||
| Finger pull | |||||
| Snow snake | Kelly Saviadjuk | ||||
| Stick pull | Sammy Kaitak | ||||
| Hand games | nowrap | Marcus Herron Troy Clayton Johns Kashtyn Daniel Ross Leas Cashis Peter | Adam Muckpaloo Levi Natanine Radley Oyukuluk Logan Willie | Emery Ahkimnachie Ashley Chisaakay Colby Courtoreille Chase Marcel | |
| Pole push | Atsiannguaq Andersen Arkaluak Reimer Geisler Aqqalu Lukassen Kuka Zeeb | Brandon Greig Sammy Kaitak Junior Lapage Kelly Saviadjuk | nowrap | Aiden Andre Hans Arey Ty Lafferty Talynn Sundberg | |
| All-around | Open | ||||
| Finger pull | |||||
| Snow snake | |||||
| Stick pull | Papituqaq Cain Peters | ||||
| Hand games | nowrap | Kennen Jack Andre-Blake Robin Catholique Gordie Liske Bryan Taneton | Papituqaq Cain Peters Matthew Creig Justin Jones Gary Metuq | Kadin Hare Justin Johnson Tyler O'Brien Darryl Rutledge | |
| Pole push | Julius Amossen Edvard Kruse Jens Jørgen Lange Minik Platou | Papituqaq Cain Peters Matthew Creig Justin Jones Gary Metuq | Noah Qaunaq Collin Tilley Lionel Willie Lloyd Willie |
| All-around | 2004 | Tina Mifsud | Leilani Tukkiapik | Louisa Berthe |
| Finger pull | Tina Mifsud | Louisa Berthe | ||
| Snow snake | Leilani Tukkiapik | Tina Mifsud | Louisa Berthe | |
| Stick pull | Tina Mifsud | nowrap | Leilani Tukkiapik | |
| Hand games | valign=top nowrap | Monica Elaine Arey Bridgette Joanna Rose McKay Ariana Sundberg-Koyina | Gloria Arnauyumayuq Joy Attagutaluk Cheryl Tilley Elaine Lissie Tunraq | Adam Auger-Beaulieu Mia Danais Alicia Gladue Tayah Watkins |
| Pole push | Louisa Berthe Tina Mifsud Eva Papak Annatok Leilani Tukkiapik | Adam Auger-Beaulieu Mia Danais Alicia Gladue Tayah Watkins | nowrap | Denise Victoria-Lee Griffith Kiawna Jordan Leas Angela Prochazka Madison Silas-Gill |
| All-around | 2006 | Zariana Yakinneah | ||
| Finger pull | Samantha Rupert | Aiva Lingard | Ambriel Rupert | |
| Snow snake | Taya Gambler | |||
| Stick pull | Zariana Yakinneah | |||
| Hand games | Desiree C. L. Charlo Sifera Kenny Gabrielle Dolly McLeod Jerrica Sanderson | Alohna Marie Johnson Wookie Nichols Taylor Tiedeman Willow Tiedeman | Katelyn Mary Hirsch Harmony Kendi Myra Kendi Isabelle Prochazka | |
| Pole push | Mary Campbell Taya Gambler Kota Grandjambe Zariana Yakinneah | Jessica Berthe Aiva Lingard Ambriel Rupert Samantha Rupert | Desiree C. L. Charlo Sifera Kenny Gabrielle Dolly McLeod Jerrica Sanderson |
| Girls' team all-around | nowrap | Jillian Beckley Lyza Claire Krozel Emma Marsh Alia Lynn McKinnon | nowrap | Raeanne Biette Maria Dogbe Emily Garces-Guillen Sari Krauskopf | nowrap | Aubree Hombert Geneviève Marie Lefebvre Alayna May Mortimer Chloe Kaia Tatsumi |
| Girls' individual all-around | ||||||
| Girls' balance beam | shared gold | |||||
| Girls' floor | nowrap | |||||
| Girls' uneven bars | ||||||
| Girls' vault |
| Boys | 2004 | Max Ammaq Koby Connelly Kadin Eetuk Micah Emiktowt Chase Harron Justin Issakiark Russell Matoo Steven Nowdlak Jimmy Ollie Prime Paniyuk Terence Pilakapsi Ray Pudlat, Jr. Tucker St. John Kobe Tanuyak Sandy Tattuinee Garren Voisey Gregory Wiseman | valign=top | Brock Barth Sam Bigalke Griffin Lucas Hall Sam Hemmen Mason Holler Sterling Knipper Colin James McCarthy John McElmurry Brody Melocik Joseph Radiff Daniel Jacob Ragsdale Matfey Reutov Jacob Reuben Simek Tanner Bobby Thomas Joe Joe Tapley Riley Young | nowrap | Telly Banksland-Stefure Bradley Bartlett Ethan Alan Bowerman Braden Brenton Dylan Bernard Gilles Cummings Tyler Gordon-Bahr Riley Hodder Desmond Hutchings Carson Impett River McQueen Spencer Miller Gavin Pellissey Owen Pettipas Harrison Simmons Noah Valpy Michael Van Metre Conor Wilkins |
| Boys | 2007 | nowrap | Jacob Carroll Nolan Dusome Nate Harris Ryan Harris Mario Hernandez Griffin Jones Louis Frederick King Carter Kuchta Deacon Stanley Lantz Callum MacLean Grayson Mueller Hayden Murray Jack Pettipas Blake Rose Rylan Scarfe Corwin Simmons Ryder Wicks | Ben Antonio Josh Barore Spencer Behnsen Cash Brebant Ethan Collins Hunter Colombe Grayson Conrad Alex Dubrule Kai Ducharme Damian Hill Jonas Lillo Cy Nelson Trinden Noskey Noah Parker Rylan Ross Jake Simmons Linden Zaichkowsky | Nate Dialla Michael Donovan Connor Ejetsiak Isaiah Harron Darren Ikakhik, Jr. Luke Joy Ryley Komakjuak Regan Kopak, Jr. Blake Kusugak Nolan Nakoolak Joseph Netser Liam O'Dell Richard Pameolik Kylan Saviakjuk Liam Tattuinee Nathan Thompson Keenen Uluqsi | |
| Girls | 2003 | McKenna Bowers Taylor Breen Jordan Brown Brianna Davis Carolyn Head Aydin Hebert Jamie Hensch Skylar Hill Anna Jeffs Avery Johnson Macy Robinson Kaitlyn Senkoe Hailey Shura Elly Stone Théa Thompson Karsyn Utz Victoria Willsey | nowrap | Jersey Ashton Rylie Nicole Beck Emma Carey Jenna Demarcke Kamilah Gostick Brooklyn Helyar Julia Heron Kelsey Paige Impett Chandelle Leonard Ellie Loutitt Abby McDonald Adrena Isabel McDonald Kyra McDonald Hélène McKay-Ivanko Zoey Remo Scarlet Tourangeau Emma Wicks | Taylor Bierlmeier Maya Bulmer Cassie Cebuliak Evan Cyre Alia Drummond Sophie Drummond Ella Johnston Rachel Kormendy Sophia Emerald Leas Zoe Jade Leas Jordan Macdonald Kasey McKenna Heidi Nash Kennedy Debra Lynn O'Brien Callie Quaile Emery Twardochleb Alix Walchuk |
| Boys | Hudson Forbes Reece Hutchison Aneesh Jhanwar Caiden Kim Trysten Kim Carson King Tino Kwatara Jackson McGillivray Cooper Paulovich David Villiger | Malakai Alatini Mark Alfaro Ben Bonilla Gabby Cuenza Pier De Leon Kurt Rubio Krish Sharma Ethan John Stoker Sebastian Tajonera Samuel Thorn | nowrap | Ashton Catholique Joel Catholique Fraser Dumont Sean Clayton Grandjambe Trey Granter Landin Zakary Thomas Jewell Jacob Mitchener Hamza Mourtada Roald Peters John Voudrach | ||
| Girls | nowrap | Indira Germain Reese Holman Alandra Humbke Savannah Lambert Sam Langdon Natasa Maric Katelyn Mazurkewich Emma Park Tess Weber Evangeline Zeyha | nowrap | Emma Christiana Beck Maggie Herschleb Masen Victoria Holmes Anika Jensen Raegan Kingry Shelby Denise Nukwak-King Vanessa Schachle Jade Elizabeth Sharky Ruby Tansy Mallory Aroha Welling | Gracie Brennan Keira Denielle Coakwell Gillian Furniss Katie Brooke Genge Andrea Ashley Geraghty Thea Samantha Marzan Tamara Mathison Alanna Pellerin Giselle Penney Tanisha Steinwand |
| Boys' 55 kg | Darien Smith | |||
| Boys' 60 kg | Arnhem Bayly | |||
| Boys' 65 kg | Ian Simms | N/A | ||
| Boys' 70 kg | Finn Bayly | N/A | ||
| Boys' 78 kg | Alex Campbell | N/A | ||
| Boys' 85 kg | Marcus Karpiak | N/A | N/A | |
| Boys' 96 kg | Dominik Stewart | N/A | ||
| Girls' 50 kg | Madison Cardinal | |||
| Girls' 55 kg | Omayja Cardinal | |||
| Girls' 60 kg | Olivia Bennett | |||
| Girls' 65 kg | Fielder Bishop | N/A | ||
| Girls' 71 kg | Brooke Evans | N/A | N/A | |
| Boys' 55 kg | Darien Smith | |||
| Boys' 60 kg | Arnhem Bayly | |||
| Boys' 65 kg | Ian Simms | N/A | ||
| Boys' 70 kg | Finn Bayly | N/A | ||
| Boys' 78 kg | Alex Campbell | N/A | ||
| Boys' 85 kg | Marcus Karpiak | N/A | N/A | |
| Boys' 96 kg | Dominik Stewart | N/A | ||
| Girls' 50 kg | Madison Cardinal | |||
| Girls' 55 kg | Omayja Cardinal | |||
| Girls' 60 kg | Olivia Bennett | |||
| Girls' 65 kg | Fielder Bishop | N/A | ||
| Girls' 71 kg | Brooke Evans | N/A | N/A | |
| Mixed | valign=top nowrap | Arnhem Bayly Finn Bayly Olivia Bennett Fielder Bishop Alex Campbell Madison Cardinal Omayja Cardinal Brooke Evans Marcus Karpiak Ian Simms Darien Smith Dominik Stewart | valign=top nowrap | Liam Gishler Jaymi Hinchey Lia Hinchey Harlan Keefer Leah Elizabeth McLean Kaleb Parry Gabriel Racine | valign=top nowrap | Isaiah Angutimarik Jonah Kunilusie |