2006 Arctic Winter Games Totally Explained

Everything about 2006 Arctic Winter Games totally explained

Approximately 2,000 athletes, coaches, team staff and officials participated in the 2006 Arctic Winter Games on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska in the United States. The 2006 games took place from March 5 through March 11. Events were held mostly in the larger towns of Soldotna and Kenai, along with Homer (curling) and the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood (alpine skiing and snowboarding.) Soldotna, Kenai, Homer, and the town of Seward also hosted cultural events. This was the fifth time Alaska had hosted the games.

Participants

Alaska (host contingent)
Greenland
Northwest Territories
Nunavik Québec (traditionally defined Northern Inuit region of the Nord-du-Québec administrative region in Québec)
Nunavut
Northern Alberta
Russia (because only the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug participated they were referred to as team Russia, competing under the Russian flag)
Sami (Sami peoples of Norway, Sweden, and Finland collectively)
Yukon Territory

The 2008 Games will be held in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Events

Competition was held in alpine skiing, badminton, basketball, biathlon, cross-country skiing, curling, Dene games (see Dene), dog mushing, figure skating, gymnastics, ice hockey, indoor soccer, Inuit games (see Inuit), short track speed skating, snowboarding, snowshoe biathlon, snowshoeing (see Snowshoe), speed skating, table tennis, volleyball, and wrestling.

2006 medal tally

(Unofficially listed with number of gold medals taking priority followed by silvers.)

Team	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Alaska	80	64	47
Alberta North	42	45	41
Northwest Territories	28	41	36
Yamal-Nenets	22	21	7
Greenland	20	17	11
Yukon	17	20	44
Nunavut	13	24	38
Nunavik Québec	13	6	8
Saami	5	6	10

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