Ruling the Arctic

It was a coronation on the court, eight days in the making.

The Games are over, the job of taking down the venues has begun and the reviews for the 18th Arctic Winter Games are in.

Team Nunavut has been awarded as showing the best overall sportsmanship during the 2004  Arctic Winter Games.

The 2004 Arctic Winter Games officially came to an end Saturday night in a wistful closing ceremony in Fort McMurray's temporary ATCO Plaza.

He's like a celebrity hounded by adoring fans or a millionaire pursued for handouts and opportunities. In reality, he's a pin collector, and good at what he does.

Juneau athletes experienced a gold rush - with plenty of silver and bronze, too - on Saturday, the final day of competition at the 2004 Arctic Winter Games in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

After a week of victories and disappointments, new friendships and too many arena fries, the 18th Arctic Winter Games ended Saturday night, with Fort McMurray paying tribute to the 2,000 athletes who'd enlivened their community for seven days.

After seven days of wins, losses and near-misses, the final medal count has been tallied and the host team has run away with the most ulus.

With one day of competition left in the 18th Arctic Winter Games, the Northwest Territories edged the Yukon out of third place in the medal standings.

Sixteen-year-old John Miller III broke the one-foot high kick record by five inches Friday night, beating out two athletes from Magadan.

Team Alaska wrestled its way into sole possession of second place in the ulu count at the 2004 Arctic Winter Games in Wood Buffalo, Alberta, on Friday.

A special publication of the Fort McMurray Today.

Girls are competing in the Dene games here for the first time, taking part in traditional events like the pole push, the finger pull and hand games.

As the Games begin to near their end, eyes turn towards 2006 – and questions arise about the direction the event is going.

Nenana dog musher Beth Callis continued her winning ways on Thursday at the 2004 Wood Buffalo Arctic Winter Games in Fort McMurray, Alberta.

Winter games bring out great performance, good sportsmanship.

Team Alaska's junior male and junior female volleyball teams won two matches each on Thursday to conclude round-robin pool play with perfect 5-0 records.

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