Day 3 Recap

We have seen the end of day 3 of the 2026 Arctic Winter Games.

Another 144 medals were awarded on March 10th. Alaska still has the lead overall with 83 total medals, Yukon has 70, Northwest Territories has 30, Alberta North is just behind with 29, Greenland has 20, Sapmi has 12, Nunavut has 10, and Nunavik has 4. Yukon is still ahead of Alaska in gold with 27 and 24 medals respectively.

It was another record-breaking day, this time in the Women’s Open Two Foot High Kick. Petra Amossen of Greenland smashed the previous record of 77 inches with a new record of 80 inches. This is an amazing feat to increase the record by three inches!

The individual gold medals were earned by:

For Alaska: Anja Louise Beckes, Alpine Ski Slalom U14 female; Carl Jack Vanblarcom, Arctic Sports Kneel Jump U17 male; Parker Kenick, Arctic Sports One Hand Reach Open male; Eva Driggs, Biathlon Ski 3 x 1.0km Sprint U15 female; June Breeze Poray, Biathlon Snowshoe 3 x 0.625km Sprint U15 female; Grace Post, Biathlon Snowshoe 3 x 0.75km SPrint U18 female, Niva Thwing Flagstad, Cross Country Skiing 3.75km Mass Start Classic U14 female; Isaac Yager, Cross Country Skiing 3.75 Mass Start Classic U14 male; Amelia Parker, Cross Country Skiing 3.75km Mass Start Classic U18 female; Drew Hopson, Dene Games Snow Snake U18 male; Grace Baker, Figure Skating Short Program Class 3 U18 female; Ellarie Thompson, Snowboarding Banked Slalom U16 female; and Alexander Louis Nadell, Snowboarding Banked Slalom U16 male.

For Team Yukon: Roger Luxemburger, Spine Ski Slalom U14 male; Josephine Kelly de Jager, Alpine Ski Slalom U16 female; Zachary Ball, Alpine Ski Slalom U16 male; Emily King, Arctic Sports One Hand Reach Open female; Niamh Hupé, Biathlon Ski 4.0km SPrint U18 female; Logan Tirschmann, Biathlon Ski 4.0km Sprint U18 male; Sebastian O’Mara, Biathlon Snowshoe 1.88km Sprint U15 male; Mason Parry, Biathlon Snowshoe 2.25km Sprint U18 male; and Tyreke Scurvy, Dene Games Snow Snake Open male.

Northwest Territory: Jaxin Coombs, Biathlon Ski 3.0km Sprint U15 male; Abigail Arey, Dene Games Snow Snake U18 female; Aven Kopiona Ohokannoak, Figure Skating Short Program Class 1 U18 female; Kobe White, Snowboarding Banked Slalom U14 male; Russell MacKay, Speed Skating 400m Individual U15 male, Brigid Murphy, Speed Skating 500m Individual U19 female; and Peter Mahon, Speed Skating 500m Individual U19 male.

Alberta North: Joel Reitz, Cross Country Skiing 10km Mass Start Classic U18 male; Mya Hussey, Figure Skating Short Program Class 2 U18 female; Elyssa McLellan, Figure Skating Short Program Class 4 U18 female; Miah Gillis, Snowboarding Banked Slalom U14 female; and June Lynch, Speed Skating 400m Individual U15 female.

Greenland: Petra Amossen, Arctic SPorts Two Foot High Kick Open female; Nina Sigurdsen, Arctic Sports Kneel Jump U17 female; and Majka Qvist, Dene Games Snow Snake Open female.

Sapmi: Sanna Vesterheim, Cross Country Skiing 7.5km Mass Start Classic U16 female; and Jåvva Mathias Kalstad-Bjørgård, Cross Country Skiing 7.5km Mass Start Classic U16 male.

Team gold were awarded to: Alaska Team 2, Archery Team Compound U18 coed, Yukon Team 1, Archery Team Barebow U18 coed; and Yukon, Gymnastic Team Competition U18 female.

I can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings. Will there be another record broken?

Author: Kyla Kahrs