Nunavut goes toe-to-toe with Yukon for futsal gold
Nunavut has 65 medals on the last day of Arctic Winter Games competition; Nunavik has 27
Malaya Hiqiniq of Team Nunavut, competes in the U17 sledge jump in Palmer, Alaska, on Friday. (Photo by Dustin Patar, special to Nunatsiaq News)
Team Nunavut was scheduled to go for gold against Team Yukon in the gold medal match for the Under-18 men’s futsal final at the Arctic Winter Games.
Going into the final day of competition, Nunavut had 65 medals while Nunavik had 27.
Alaska, whose Mat-Su Valley region, near Anchorage, is playing host to the games, led the medal standings with 221, as the final day began.
The Arctic Winter Games is an annual sports competition that brings together athletes from Nunavut, Nunavik, the Northwest Territories, Yukon, northern Alberta, Alaska, Greenland and Finland.
Here are some images from Friday’s Arctic Winter Games events.
Members of Team Nunavik’s cultural delegation perform in the 2024 Arctic Winter Games Cultural Gala near Palmer, Alaska on Friday. (Photo by Dustin Patar, special to Nunatsiaq News)
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