2024 Arctic Winter Games end with song, dance and celebration

Athletes, coaches and volunteers said goodbye to this year’s Arctic Winter Games at Saturday afternoon’s closing ceremony.

It was a busy week for athletes and attendees in Mat-Su Valley, Alaska, as youth from across the circumpolar North competed in a packed schedule of mainstream winter sports like hockey and cross-country skiing, along with traditional Dene and Arctic games.

Host team Alaska led the field in medals this year, picking up a total of 221 ulus. Yukon was In second place, followed by Alberta North.

Team Yukon also had the distinction of winning the Hodgson Trophy, which is awarded every Arctic Winter Games to the