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.
| Host city | Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States |
|---|---|
| Nations | |
| Teams | |
| Athletes | approx. 2000 |
| Opening | 5 March 2006 |
| Closing | 11 March 2006 |
| Website | www |
Participants edit
- Alaska (host contingent)
- Greenland
- Northwest Territories
- Nunavik Quebec (traditionally defined Northern Inuit region of the Nord-du-Québec administrative region in Quebec)
- 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 Arctic Winter Games were held in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.
Events edit
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 edit
(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 Quebec
|
13 | 6 | 8 |
 Saami
|
5 | 6 | 10 |
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