2006 Arctic Winter Games
Host city | Kenai Peninsula, Alaska, United States |
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Nations | |
Teams | |
Athletes | approx. 2000 |
Opening | 5 March 2006 |
Closing | 11 March 2006 |
Website | www |
Approximately 2,000 athletes, coaches, team staff and officials participated in the 2006 also hosted cultural events. This was the fifth time Alaska had hosted the games.
Participants
- 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)
- collectively)
- Yukon Territory
The
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
.
Events
Competition was held in
.2006 medal tally
(Unofficially listed with number of gold medals taking priority followed by silvers.)
Team | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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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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