Members of Team Alberta North are performing well at the 2014 Arctic Winter Games being held in Fairbanks, Alaska. Team Alberta North is composed of the following athletes: Kaylee Morris (La Crete), Janelle Dentinger (Nampa), Simon Jean (Donnelly) Coden Laue (Fairview), Mila & Alexei Walisser (Peace River), Eilish Quan & Shubham Patel (Ft. McMurray). The coaches are: Kathie Harrop (Peace River) & Darren Yee (Ft. McMurray).
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ABOUT THE ARCTIC WINTER GAMES
The Arctic Winter Games is an international sport festival bringing together athletes from the Northwest Territories, Yukon, Nunavut, Alaska, Greenland, Russia, Nunavik, Northern Alberta and the indigenous people (Sami) of Norway and Finland.
The concept of the Arctic Winter Games was developed as a direct result of the experiences of Northern athletes at the 1967 Canada Winter Games.
Representatives of the Yukon and Northwest Territories realized that their teams were at disadvantage due to relatively small athletic pools, lack of facilities and infrequent training opportunities. Therefore, the concept of an event specifically designed for northern athletes was born.
The first games were staged in 1970 in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, and have taken place every two years since, alternating among participating jurisdictions.
Team Alberta North joined the Arctic Winter Games in 1986, and we hosted for the first time 1994 in Slave Lake.
The 2014 Arctic Winter Games are in Fairbanks, Alaska from March 13-23, 2014.