The Arctic Winter Games (Jeux d'Hiver de l'Arctique)
The Arctic Winter Games is held every two years for athletes living in countries situated around the North Pole. Participants have come from Alaska, Greenland, Denmark, Canada, Russia and Sápmi (from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Kola Peninsula of Russia).
The Arctic Winter Games were created as an opportunity for sporting competition between the sparsely populated territories of Alaska, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. Over time, the folling territories were added to the event: the arctic territories of Northern Alberta, Greenland, Magadan (Russia), Nunavik-Quebec, Nunavut, and Chukotka.
The first event was held in 1970 in Yellowknife, Canada.
The following sports have been included: Alpine Skiing, Arctic Sports & Dene Games, Badminton, Basketball, Ski Biathlon, Cross-Country Skiing, Curling, Dog Mushing, Figure Skating, Gymnastics, Hockey, Indoor Soccer, Snowboarding, Snowshoe Biathlon, Snowshoe running, Speed Skating, Volleyball and Wrestling.
Host Cities
- 1970 Yellowknife Canada
- 1972 Whitehorse Canada
- 1974 Anchorage USA
- 1976 Shefferville Canada
- 1978 Hay River/Pine Point Canada
- 1980 Whitehorse Canada
- 1982 Fairbanks USA
- 1984 Yellowknife Canada
- 1986 Whitehorse Canada
- 1988 Fairbanks USA
- 1990 Yellowknife Canada
- 1992 Whitehorse Canada
- 1994 Slave Lake Canada
- 1996 Chugiak Eagle River USA
- 1998 Yellowknife, Canada
- 2000 Whitehorse, Canada
- 2002 Nuuk, Greenland and Iqaluit, Nunavut
- 2004 Fort McMurray / Wood Buffalo, Canada
- 2006 Kenai Peninsula Borough, United States
- 2008 Yellowknife, Canada
- 2010 Grande Prairie, Canada
- 2012 Whitehorse, Canada
- 2014 Fairbanks, United States
- 2016 Nuuk, Greenland
- 2018 Hay River/Fort Smith, Canada
- 2020 Whitehorse, Canada
- 2022 Wood Buffalo, Canada
Related Pages
- Other International Multi-Events
- The Winter Olympics
- Winter Sports events
- Multi-Sport Events (Games) Calendar
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