2018 Arctic Winter Games

2018 Arctic Winter Games South Slave
Host city	South Slave Region
Country	Canada Northwest Territories
Motto	Find Your Power!!!
Nations participating	7 countries Canada ; Denmark ; Finland ; Norway ; Russia ; Sweden ; United States ;
Teams participating	9 territories Alaska ; Greenland ; Northern Alberta ; Northwest Territories ; Nunavik Québec ; Nunavut ; Sápmi ; Yamal-Nenets ; Yukon ;
Athletes participating	approx. 2000
Events	43
Opening ceremony	March 14, 2018
Closing ceremony	March 24, 2018
Officially opened by	Lynn Napier-Buckley; Mayor of Fort Smith
Officially closed by	Jens Brinch ; President of the AWGIC
Main venue	Hay River Recreation Centre
Website	awg2018.org

The 2018 Arctic Winter Games, officially known with the slogan "Find Your Power!!!", is a winter multi-sport event which took place in the South Slave Region of the Northwest Territories, between 18–24 March 2018.

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 binds the Arctic countries together and includes traditional games such as Arctic sports and Dené games.

Over 2,000 athletes from nine teams (Alaska, Greenland, Northern Alberta, Northwest Territories, Nunavik Québec, Nunavut, Sápmi, Yamal-Nenets and Yukon) participated in the games.[1]

Culture

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 country or region 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.

Organization

Marketing

Mascot

2018's mascot is a Snowy owl named "Kechi". Out of 80 different suggestions for the design of the mascot competition, the snowy owl won and was appointed by the steering committee.[2]

The Games

Sports

15 sport disciplines are scheduled in the 2018 Arctic Winter Games program. The 4 skiing sports are alpine skiing, biathlon, cross-country skiing and snowboarding. The 2 racquet sports are badminton and table tennis. The other 9 sports are Arctic sports, basketball, Dene games, Ice hockey, Indoor soccer, Primitive biathlon, Snowshoeing, Volleyball and Wrestling[3]

Alpine skiing (24) ()
Arctic sports (35) ()
Badminton (20) ()
Basketball (2) ()
Biathlon (24) ()

Cross-country skiing (36) ()
Dene games (3) ()
Ice hockey (6) ()
Futsal (5) ()
Primitive biathlon (24) ()

Snowboarding (20) ()
Snowshoeing (20) ()
Table tennis (24) ()
Volleyball (2) ()
Wrestling ()

Hodgson Trophy

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.

References

External links

Preceded by Nuuk	Arctic Winter Games South Slave Region 2018 Arctic Winter Games	Succeeded by Whitehorse 2020 (Canceled)

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[1] About AWG

[2] 2018

[3] Arctic Winter Games 2016: Sports