Day 4 Recap

We are now half way through the 2026 Arctic Winter Games, but that doesn’t mean we are winding down by any stretch of the imagination. In fact, more medals are awarded each day. On March 11, day 4, 167 more medals were awarded to the fantastic athletes.

Team Alaska now leads not only overall but in every medal category. They have 137 medals including 45 gold. Team Yukon has 99 overall, 36 gold. Alberta North has 64 overall, 19 gold. Northwest Territories has earned 43 overall, 17 gold. Greenland has 35 overall, 15 gold. Nunavut has 25 overall, 3 gold. Sapmi has 17 overall with 8 gold. Finally, Nunavik has 5 overall and has yet to win a gold medal. There is still plenty of time.

Christopher Stipdonk broke his own previous record in the Knuckle Hop. His previous record was 206 feet, and this time, his distance was 217 feet. Congratulations for this momentous task, Christopher! You have certainly worked hard for this gold medal!

For day 4 individual gold medals:

Team Alaska: Molly Ann Evans, Arctic Sports One Foot High Kick U17 female; Parker Kenick, Arctic Sports Alaskan High Kick Open male; Riley Elliott, Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U14 male; Amelia LIsa Bochenek, Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U18 female; Mira Quinn Posey, Snowshoeing Short Distance Combined U15 female, Thale Randall, Snowshoeing Short Distance Combined U15 male; Coleman LeClair, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 55kg male; Logan Beck, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 65kg male; Kaden VanBuskirk, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 70kg male; Joshua Barney, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 78kg male; Bella Arvelo, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 50kg female; Braelyn Troxell, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 55kg female; Annalise Barney, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 60kg female; and Phoebe Veronica Lang, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 85kg female.

For Yukon: Kyana Fairfield, Alpine Ski Parallel Slalom U14 female; Josephine Kelly de Jager, Alpine Ski Parallel Slalom U16 female; Zachary Ball, Alpine Ski Parallel Slalom U16 male; Bree Labelle, Arctic Sports Triple Jump U17 female; Léon TM Borlase, Snowboarding Slopestyle U14 male; Danee Marsh, Snowboarding Slopestyle U16 female; Seamus MacDonald, Snowboarding Slopestyle U16 male; and Taiga Atticus Buurman, Snowshoeing Short Distance Combined U19 male.

For Alberta North: Nick Woytuik, Alpine Ski Parallel Slalom U14 male; William Armstrong, Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U18 male; Hailey Benoit, Figure Skating Free Skate Class 1 U18 female; Mya Hussey, Figure Skating Free Skate Class 2 U18 female; Isabella Scheers, Figure Skating Free Skate Class 4 U18 female, Hailey Benoit, Figure Skating Combined Class 1 U18 female; Mya Hussey, Figure Skating Combined Class 2 U18 female; Isabella Scheers, Figure Skating Combined Class 4 U18 female; Miah Gillis, Snowboarding Slopestyle U14 female; Taylor Barrett, Snowshoeing Short Distance Combined U19 female; Arnhem Bayly, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 96g male; and Ireland Shea, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 78kg female.

For Northwest Territories: Christopher Stipdonk, Arctic Sports Knuckle Hop Open male; and Emma Pedersen, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 65kg female

For Greenland: Nunni Kleist Brønlund, Table Tennis Singles U15 female; Inuk Motzfeldt, Table Tennis Singles U15 male; Uilog Dahl, Table Tennis Singles U18 female; and Aningaaq Løvstrøm, Table Tennis Singles, U18 male.

For Nunavut: Gail Kuksuk, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 71kg female; Curtis john Tahiug Taleriktok, Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 60kg male; and Chael sammurtok,Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 85kg male.

For Sapmi: Idun Forsberg Iverstrand, Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U14 female; Ebba Stina Rimpi, Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U16 female; and Jåvva Mathias Kalstad-Bjørgård, Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U16 male.

Day 4 Team gold winners: Team Alaska, Dene Games Hand Games Open male; Team Alaska, Snowshoeing 4x400m Age-Group Relay U15 coed; Team Alaska, Snowshoeing 4x400m Age-Group Relay U19 coed; Team Alaska, Snowshoeing 4x400m Gender-Group Relay Open female; Team Alaska, Snowshoeing 4x400m Gender-Group Relay Open male; Team Yukon, Curling U18 male; Team Northwest Territories, Curling U18 female; Team Northwest Territories, Dene Games Hand Games Open female; Team Northwest Territories, Dene Games Hand Games U18 male; and Team Kalaallit Nunaat, Dene Games Hand Games U18 female.

By Kyla Kahrs