2010 Arctic Winter Games

The 2010 Arctic Winter Games were held in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada from March 6 to 13th.[1]

2010 Arctic Winter Games
Host cityGrand Prairie, Alberta
Country Canada
Nations participating7
Teams participating9
Athletes participating2000+

The Arctic Winter Games is an international biannual celebration of circumpolar sports and culture, held in Canada or Alaska.

Over 2,000 athletes from nine teams (Alaska, Alberta North, Yukon, Yamal-Nenets, Northwest Territories, Greenland, Nunavik Québec, Nunavut and Saami) participated in the games.[2]

Sports included alpine skiing, arctic sports, badminton, basketball, biathlon, curling, dene games, dog mushing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, gymnastics, hockey, indoor soccer, snowboarding, snowshoeing, speed skating, table tennis, volleyball and wrestling.[3]

Medal tally
RankTeamGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Alaska878579251
2 Alberta North435646145
3 Yukon373727101
4 Yamal-Nenets3521864
5 Northwest Territories312848107
6 Greenland18161549
7 Nunavik Québec12101335
8 Nunavut9162449
9 Sápmi35210
Totals (9 teams)275274262811

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See also

References
  1. "Arctic Winter Games 2010". Archived from the original on 2009-01-20. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  2. "Arctic Winter Games wrap up". CBC.ca. 2010-03-16. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  3. "Arctic Winter Games 2010: Sports". Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
  4. Arctic Winter Games 2010: Medal standing


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