Day 5 Recap

Day 5 is in the books along with 98 more medals.

Alaska continues to be in the lead with 174 medals overall, 58 gold. Yukon has 133 overall, 43 gold. Alberta North has 93 medals, 28 gold. Northwest Territories has 73, 34 gold. Greenland has 61 overall, 23 gold. Nunavut has 34, 4 are gold. Sapmi has 17 overall, 8 gold. Finally Nunavik has 8 overall, one gold.

Team Alberta North dominated in team sports by taking home the gold in Figure Skating Team Event U18 female, Badminton Doubles U16 female, Badminton U18 male, Badminton Doubles U18 mix, and Speed Skating 3000m Relay U15 female. Congratulations to all of these hardworking athletes.

Individual gold winners are:

For Alaska: Don Heflin, Arctic Sports One Foot High Kick U17 male; Anastasha Wilde, Arctic Sports Alaskan High Kick Open female; Daniel Rodgers, Arctic Sports Arm Pull U17 male; Eva Driggs, Biathlon Ski 5.0km Mass Start U15 female; Lily Poray, Biathlon Ski 7.5km Mass Start U18 female; June Breeze Poray, Biathlon Snowshoe 2.5km Mass Start U15 female; Grace Post, Biathlon Snowshoe 4.0km Mass Start U18 female; Aksel Elliott, Snowboarding Snowboard Cross U14 male; Ellarie Thompson, Snowboarding Snowboard Cross U16 female; Alexander Louis Nadell, Snowboarding Snowboard Cross U16 male; and Ellarie Thompson, Snowboarding Overall U16 female.

For Yukon: Logan Tirschmann, Biathlon Ski 7.5km Mass Start U18 male; Sebastian O’Mara, Biathlon Snowshoe 2.5km Mass Start U15 male; Mason Parry, Biathlon Snowshoe 4.0km Mass Start U18 male; Poppy Spiers Leung, Snowboarding Snowboard Cross U14 female; Léon TM Borlase, Snowboarding Overall U14 male; Danee Marsh, Snowboarding Overall U16 female; and Seamus MacDonald, Snowboarding Overall U16 male.

For Alberta North: Élise Hartman, Gymnastics Balance Beam U18 female; Chloe Poirier, Gymnastics All Around U18 female; Miah GIllis, Snowboarding Overall U14 female; and Ola Gawlak, Speed Skating 777m Individual U19 female.

Northwest Territories: James Williams, Arctic Sports Kneel Jump Open male; Veronica McDonald, Arctic Sports Arm Pull Open female; Jaxin Coombs, Biathlon Ski 5.0km Mass Start U15 male; Abigail Arey, Dene Games Finger Pull U18 female, Abigail Arey, Dene Games All Around U18 female; Hans Arey, Dene Games All Around U18 male; Araliya Fox, Gymnastics Vault U18 female; Araliya Fox, Gymnastics Floor Exercise U18 female; Malia Williams, Gymnastics Uneven Bars U18 female; Lindsey Stipdonk, Speed Skating 500m Individual U15 female; Yuma McEachern, Speed Skating 500m Individual U15 male; and Peter Mahon, Speed Skating 777m Individual U19 male.

Greenland: Kirstine Sigurdsen, Dene Games Finger Pull Open female; Edvard Kruse, Dene Games Finger Pull Open male; Majka Qvist, Dene Games All Around Open female; and Edvard Kruse, Dene Games All Around Open male.

Nunavut: Gave Oyukuluk, Dene Games Finger Pull Open U18 male.

Nunavik: Saralynn Gadbois, Arctic Sports Arm Pull U17 female.

Author: Kyla Kahrs