Yukon in three-way battle for medal lead
The Yukon is in a three-way battle for the medal lead at the 2023 Arctic Winter Games (AWG) in Wood Buffalo, Alta.
The Yukon is in a three-way battle for the medal lead at the 2023 Arctic Winter Games (AWG) in Wood Buffalo, Alta.
Current totals exclude biathlon and cross-country medals (Ulu-shaped for AWG). Taking these into account, the Yukon would have at least 62 medals.
Now for the results:
As mentioned below, Tori Vollmer continued her blistering pace and claimed gold for the second day in a row, this time in the slalom events.
Annie Heffner secured bronze.
Ellyann Dinn won gold in the women’s slalom in 2008/10.
Tom Vollmer took silver in the 2008-10 men’s slalom.
According to a Team Yukon press release, it was another medal-packed day for the Yukon’s snowshoe and ski biathletes. On the snowshoes, Alex Brown, gold, Chase O’Brien, silver, Stella Mueller, gold, Claire Macmillan, bronze, Johna Irving-Staley, silver, and Logan Tirschmann, bronze, won medals.
On skis, medals were taken by Cole Germain, silver, Matthew London, bronze, Isla Hupe, silver, Lydia Brown, bronze, Mason Parry, silver, and Niamh Hupe, silver.
Nicolas Giangrande, gold, Cheyenne Tirschmann, gold, Sophie Molgat, bronze, Simon Connell, gold, Daniel Phillips-Freedman, bronze, Abigail Jirousek, gold, and Sophia Giangrande, silver all had successful days on the ski slopes.
In snowboarding, Stian Langbakk won his second gold Ulu of the Games. Isabelle Paquette and Seamus MacDonald won silver and Courtney Stevens won bronze.
The men’s volleyball team rallied after losing the second set to beat Nunavut 2-1. They lost their second game of the day 2-0 to Alberta North.
The women’s volleyball team came close against Alberta North but failed to win a set and lost the game 3-0. In the late game, Yukon lost to Alaska 3-0.
The U16 boys’ hockey team scored goals from Zephyr Bingham and Drake Cooper but couldn’t get past a strong Nunavut team and lost 6-2.
They had a much closer game against Alberta North, narrowly losing a 4-3 decision. Kaelan Basnett scored twice for the Yukon, Cache Greffard added one.
The girls’ hockey team narrowly lost 1-0 to NWT
Naveah Webb scored two goals and Tanner Gorrell one in a hard-fought game against Alaska in which the Under-19s fell 7-3.
The junior futsal team fought hard but failed to score against Alberta North and lost 8-0.
The juniors played back and forth against Alberta North but couldn’t find an equalizer as they lost their first game of games 4-3. Ferguson Israel with two goals and Leo Whittaker continued their blistering pace of scoring for the Yukon.
The teenage girls went undefeated, defeating Alberta North 7-2. Red-hot Mirai Traynor drove the girls forward with five goals. Mischa Ng-Schmidt added a brace and Corbin Minifie chipped in a single.
Noah Lapierre’s lone goal wasn’t enough to give the young boys’ futsal side victory over Northern Alberta as they lost 5-1.
The boys’ curling team started Day 3 strong with a 9-1 win over Nunavut. They lost their second game to Alberta North 10-2.
The girls’ curling team earned their first win at the Games, defeating Nunavut 7-4. They lost 14-1 to Alberta North in their second game.
Tier 1 skaters Leah Lariviere, Kayla Huffman and Lily Bowen had a great first day, narrowly missing the podium. Level 2 skaters Madisyn Millar, Myla Turner and Natilee Thompson also started strong.
In table tennis, the youth team and the mixed doubles were again at the start. The duo of Kalie Bennett and Misa Svoboda played for bronze but came up short.
The 2004 mixed doubles team, consisting of Victor Li and Melody Qiu, lost 3-0 to Greenland and Nunavik but bounced back with a 3-2 win over Alaska.
In the 2004 mixed team event, Yukon lost 3-0 to Nunavut but came back with a 2-1 win over Alaska.
The girls basketball team made a huge comeback to knock out Alaska 68-63 in a barnburner. Arian Batallones again led by 19 points, Jaidan Curteanu scored 12 points and Robyn Mueller added 11.
The boys went undefeated with a 71-55 triumph over Alaska.
In wrestling mixed team competition, Yukon defeated NWT 35-10 and Nunavut 31-14 to finish with silver.
The Yukon’s two composite archery teams made the podium with Team 2, Emmett Kapaniuk and Delia Therriault, taking gold and Team 1, Riley Cyre and Hayden Wallace, taking bronze.
And it was silver for Team Yukon 1’s barebow crew, Juliette Greetham and Mitchell Rudolph, who scored four points. Team Yukon 2, Harrison Dolding and Phoenix Widney, finished fourth.
There was great energy in the Arctic Sports room. Sascha Nelson took gold in the knee jump and Lou Samson made the final in the two-foot kick.
At the Dene Games Snow Snake, Myra Kendi took gold in the young women’s category and Troy Johns won gold in the junior category. Junior women’s and men’s open results have not yet been released.
In speed skating, men’s 400m category 2007 – 2011, Kieran Horton won gold and Greg Freeman silver.
Lucas Taggart-Cox took silver in the 500m 2004-2008 men’s category.
Badminton continued with its singles and doubles game. The Yukoners played hard against their opponents and prepared for tomorrow’s finals.
The current medal table shows the Yukon again at the top with 35 medals (12 gold, 15 silver, 8 bronze).
Alberta North is second with 31 medals (11 gold, 10 silver, 10 bronze).
NWT is third with 28 medals (11 gold, nine silver and eight bronze).
