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Inuit Games Team Announced
The Inuit Games team for the 2006 Games has been announced. Click here to see the press release.
Arctic Winter Games Team Alaska today announced the selection of the
Junior Boys and Girls and Open Men’s Inuit Games teams for the 2006 Arctic
Winter Games. These athletes and coaches will be part of Alaska’s
377-person delegation to the 2006 Arctic Winter Games, scheduled for March
5 through March 11, 2006 in the Kenai Peninsula Borough.
The team was selected by Sport Coordinator Gina Kalloch from around the
state from interested athletes who applied and was based in part upon the
results those athletes achieved in NYO and WEIO competition.
The Junior Girls team includes Jasmin Simeon, Aniak; Danielle Malchoff,
Port Graham; Tanya Slim, Kipnuk; Virginia Angaiak, Tununak; Annie Patrick,
Toksook Bay. The coach for the Junior Girls team is Candace Parker,
Anchorage.
The Senior Women’s team consists of Alissa Joseph, Bethel; Tracy Bacon,
Anchorage; Lynette Stettinger, Wasilla; Elizabeth Rexford, Fairbanks, and
one more athlete to be named.
Toskook bay and Tununak dominate the Junior Boys team. From Tununak are
Jazmin James, Harry Albert and Thomas Albert; from Toksook Bay are Simeon
Aluska and Jason Tulik. Sanford "Sam" Strange, Anchorage, is the Junior
Boys team coach
The members of the Open Men’s team come from around the state. Leading the
2006 team is One-Foot High Kick, Alaska High Kick and One-Arm Reach world
record-holder Jesse Frankson of Pt. Hope. Billy Bodfish of Wainwright,
Palmer’s David Thomas, and Manuel Tumalak and John Chagluak of Anchorage
round out the squad.
The Arctic Winter Games is an international, biennial celebration of
youth, sport and culture. The first Arctic Winter Games was held in 1970
in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Approximately 2000 athletes,
coaches, team staff and officials will participate in the 2006 Games.
Participating delegations include Alaska. Yukon, Northwest Territories,
Nunavut, Alberta North, Nunavik (Northern Quebec), Greenland, Magadan
(Russia), Yamal (Russia), and Samiland (comprised of the Lapp peoples of
Norway, Sweden and Finland). The 2008 Games will be hosted in Canada’s
Northwest Territories.
Competition will be held in Alpine Skiing, Badminton, Basketball,
Biathlon, Cross Country Skiing, Curling, Dene Games, Dog Mushing, Figure
Skating, Gymnastics, Ice Hockey, Indoor Soccer, Inuit Games, Short-Track
Speedskating, Snowboarding, Snowshoe Biathlon, Snowshoeing, Table Tennis,
Volleyball and Wrestling. In addition, a cultural delegation will perform
at the Games.
General Sport Information
Below is information pertinent to the sport of Inuit games. Included are information regarding selection to Team Alaska, and how the competition will be conducted at the Arctic Winter Games. Information about the conduct of the sport at AWG is contained in the Technical Package. Please view the Arctic Sports/Inuit Games Technical Package to get the most accurate information.
- Responsible Mission Staff Member: Gina Kalloch
- Sport Coordinator: Gina Kalloch (phone: 322-4462), US Postal Mail: PO Box 72548, Fairbanks, AK 99707-2548, E-mail: beadgame@mosquitonet.com
- Sport Coordinator: Nicole Johnston
- Coaches: TBA
Download the athlete application in PDF format
- Team Size - 20 Athletes (five in each age class)
- Team Size - 2 Coaches (one for each sex - primarily coaches for the Junior teams)
- Age Classes -
Junior Male - born 1989 or later, 5 athletes
Junior Female - born 1989 or later, 5 athletes
Open Male - no age restriction, 5 athletes
Open Female - no age restriction, 5 athletes
Team Alaska Selection
Team selection is already underway. Sport Coordinators are soliciting interested athletes from among the top competitors at the Native Youth Olympics and the World Eskimo Indian Olympics. Please contact Sport Coordinator Gina Kalloch (home: 474-8895, US Postal Mail: PO Box 72548, Fairbanks, AK 99707-2548, E-mail: beadgame@mosquitonet.com) or Nicole Johnston for more information on selection.
Junior Men's Team:
COACH: tba
Open Men's Team:
Junior Women's Team:
Open Women's Team: