The planes that brought the caravan of athletes, coaches, parents and volunteers home to Alaska from the 2026 Arctic Winter Games in Whitehorse, Canada earlier this month were packing a lot of extra hardware after Team Alaska showed up and showed out in force at this year’s annual event.
Athletes from across the state came together under one united banner and racked up over 200 gold, silver and bronze medals in both individual and team sport ranging from snowboarding and skiing to futsal and Native Youth Olympic games.
There were several athletes who medaled in multiple events and even a handful who earned gold more than once.
Don Heflin competed in NYO events in the U17 male division and won three gold medals with marks of 8 foot, 8 inches in the One Foot High Kick, 7-foot-10 in the Two Foot High Kick and 7-foot-4 in the Alaskan High Kick.
Eva Driggs competed in the U15 Female Biathlon Ski and won three gold medals with times of 26 minutes, 55.3 seconds in the 5K individual race, 14:24.9 in the 3K Sprint and 27:58.1 in the 5K Mass Start.
Grace Baker competed in Figure Skating in the Class 3 U18 Female division and won a trio of gold medals with scores of 19.50 points in the Short Program, 31.71 points in the Free Skate and 51.21 in the Combined.
Lily Poray competed in the Biathlon Ski U18 Female division and won a pair of gold medals with times of 37:50.3 in the 7.5K Individual and 37:18.9 in the 7.5K Mass Start.
Isaac Yager competed in cross country skiing in the U14 Male division and won a pair of gold medals with times of 11:25.80 in the 3.75km Interval Start Freestyle and 12:04.80 in the 3.75 km Mass Start Classic.
Parker Kenick competed in nine different NYO events in the open males division and won gold in three with marks of 8-foot-0 in the Two Foot High Kick, 7-foot-8 in the Alaskan High Kick and 5-foot-5 in the One Hand Reach.
Grace Post competed in the Biathlon Snowshoe in the U18 Female division and won two gold medals with times of 18:07.8 in the 2.25K Sprint and 35:12.3 in the 4K Mass Start.
Arctic Winter Games 2026
In Whitehorse, Yukon
Team Alaska Medalists
Gold
Arctic Sports Two Foot High Kick U17 Male, Don Heflin; Biathlon Ski 5.0 km Individual U15 Female, Eva Driggs; Biathlon Ski 7.5 km Individual U18 Female, Lily Poray; Biathlon Snowshoe 3.0 km Individual U15 Female, June Breeze Poray; Biathlon Snowshoe 5.0 km Individual U18 Female, Kiley Paige Hayden; Cross Country Skiing 3.75km Interval Start Freestyle U14 Female, Niva Thwing Flagstad; Cross Country Skiing 3.75km Interval Start Freestyle U14 Male, Isaac Yager; Cross Country Skiing 5 km Interval Start Freestyle U18 Male, Atlin Leigh Frederick; Snowshoeing 2.5km Middle Distance U15 Female, Mira Quinn Posey; Snowshoeing 5.0 km Middle Distance U19 Female, Sigrid Eller; Alpine Ski Slalom U14 Female, Anja Louise Beckes; Archery Team Compound U18 Coed, Alaska Team 2; Arctic Sports Two Foot High Kick Open Male, Parker Kenick; Arctic Sports Kneel Jump U17 Male, Carl Jack Vanblarcom; Arctic Sports One Hand Reach Open Male, Parker Kenick; Biathlon Ski 3.0 km Sprint U15 Female, Eva Driggs; Biathlon Snowshoe 1.88 km Sprint U15 Female, June Breeze Poray; Biathlon Snowshoe 2.25 km Sprint U18 Female, Grace Post; Cross Country Skiing 3.75 km Mass Start Classic U14 Female, Niva Thwing Flagstad; Cross Country Skiing 3.75 km Mass Start Classic U14 Male, Isaac Yager; Cross Country Skiing 10 km Mass Start Classic U18 Female, Amelia Parker; Dene Games Snow Snake U18 Male, Drew Hopson; Figure Skating Short Program Class 3 U18 Female, Grace Baker; Snowboarding Banked Slalom U16 Female, Ellarie Thompson; Snowboarding Banked Slalom U16 Male, Alexander Louis Nadell; Wrestling Team Competition Coed, Team Alaska; Arctic Sports One Foot High Kick U17 Female, Molly Ann Evans; Arctic Sports Alaskan High Kick Open Male, Parker Kenick; Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U14 Male, Riley Elliott; Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U18 Female, Amelia Lisa Bochenek; Dene Games Hand Games Open Male, Team Alaska; Figure Skating Free Skate Class 3 U18 Female, Grace Baker; Figure Skating Combined Class 3 U18 Female, Grace Baker; Snowshoeing Short Distance Combined U15 Female, Mira Quinn Posey; Snowshoeing Short Distance Combined U15 Male, Thale Randall; Snowshoeing 4 X 400 m Age-Group Relay U15 Coed, Team Alaska; Snowshoeing 4 X 400 m Age-Group Relay U19 Coed, Team Alaska; Snowshoeing 4 X 400 m Gender-Group Relay Open Female, Team Alaska; Snowshoeing 4 X 400 m Gender-Group Relay Open Male, Team Alaska; Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 55 kg. Male, Coleman LeClair; Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 65 kg Male, Logan Beck; Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 70 kg Male, Kaden VanBuskirk; Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 78 kg Male, Joshua Barney; Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 50 kg Female, Bella Arvelo; Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 55 kg Female, Braelyn Troxell; Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 60 kg Female, Annalise Barney; Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 85 kg. Female, Phoebe Veronica Lang; Arctic Sports One Foot High Kick U17 Male, Don Heflin; Arctic Sports Alaskan High Kick Open Female, Anastasha Wilde; Arctic Sports Arm Pull U17 Male, Daniel Rodgers; Biathlon Ski 5.0 km Mass Start U15 Female, Eva Driggs; Biathlon Ski 7.5 km Mass Start U18 Female, Lily Poray; Biathlon Snowshoe 2.5 km Mass Start U15 Female, June Breeze Poray; Biathlon Snowshoe 4.0 km Mass Start U18 Female, Grace Post; Snowboarding Snowboard Cross U14 Male, Aksel Elliott; Snowboarding Snowboard Cross U16 Female, Ellarie Thompson; Snowboarding Snowboard Cross U16 Male, Alexander Louis Nadell; Snowboarding Overall U16 Female, Ellarie Thompson; Alpine Ski Ski-cross U16 Female, Alayna Naylor; Archery Individual Compound U18 Female, Breea Larae Rose Holman; Archery Individual Compound U18 Male, Colter Gose; Arctic Sports Alaskan High Kick U17 Female, Molly Ann Evans; Arctic Sports Alaskan High Kick U17 Male, Don Heflin; Arctic Sports All Around Open Male, Kyle Worl; Arctic Sports All Around U17 Male, Don Heflin; Biathlon Ski 3 X 3.0 km Relay U15 Mix, Team Alaska; Biathlon Snowshoe 3 X 2.0 km Relay U15 Mix, Team Alaska; Cross Country Skiing Team Sprint Freestyle U14 Female, Team Alaska; Cross Country Skiing Team Sprint Freestyle U14 Male, Team Alaska; Cross Country Skiing Team Sprint Freestyle U18 Female, Team Alaska; Futsal U18 Female, Team Alaska; Hockey U18 Male, Team Alaska; Snowshoeing 5.0 km Long Distance U15 Female, Mira Quinn Posey; Snowshoeing 7.5 km Long Distance U19 Female, Sigrid Eller; Wrestling Traditional Inuit Wrestling Up to 55 kg. Male, Coleman LeClair; Wrestling Traditional Inuit Wrestling Up to 65 kg Male, Logan Beck; Wrestling Traditional Inuit Wrestling Up to 50 kg Female, Bella Arvelo; Wrestling Traditional Inuit Wrestling Up to 55 kg Female, Braelyn Troxell
Silver
Alpine Ski Giant Slalom U14 Female, Anja Louise Beckes; Alpine Ski Giant Slalom U16 Female, Alayna Naylor; Biathlon Snowshoe 3.0 km Individual U15 Male, Oliver Elias Taylor; Biathlon Snowshoe 5.0 km Individual U18 Female, Grace Post; Cross Country Skiing 3.75km Interval Start Freestyle U14 Female, Adelynn Rose Hilliard; Cross Country Skiing 3.75km Interval Start Freestyle U14 Male, Noah Freeman Rolfs; Cross Country Skiing 5 km Interval Start Freestyle U16 Male, Josiah Sheldon; Cross Country Skiing 5 km Interval Start Freestyle U18 Female, Amelia Parker; Cross Country Skiing 5 km Interval Start Freestyle U18 Male, Ollie Dahl; Snowshoeing 2.5km Middle Distance U15 Male, Thale Randall; Snowshoeing 5.0 km Middle Distance U19 Male, Cameron Oscar Posey; Alpine Ski Slalom U14 Female, Lior Liv Reynolds; Archery Team Compound U18 Coed, Alaska Team 1; Arctic Sports Two Foot High Kick Open Female, CC Carter; Arctic Sports Kneel Jump U17 Female, Maya Boger; Arctic Sports Kneel Jump U17 Male, Joseph Rodgers; Arctic Sports One Hand Reach Open Female, Ali Johnston; Arctic Sports One Hand Reach Open Male, Kyle Worl; Biathlon Ski 3.0 km Sprint U15 Male, Agustin Elias Inostroza; Biathlon Ski 4.0 km Sprint U18 Female, Lily Poray; Cross Country Skiing 7.5 km Mass Start Classic U16 Male, Josiah Sheldon; Cross Country Skiing 10 km Mass Start Classic U18 Female, Madeleine Lojewski; Cross Country Skiing 10 km Mass Start Classic U18 Male, Ollie Dahl; Alpine Ski Parallel Slalom U14 Female, Anja Louise Beckes; Alpine Ski Parallel Slalom U16 Female, Alayna Naylor; Arctic Sports Alaskan High Kick Open Male, Alex Covey; Arctic Sports Knuckle Hop Open Male, Kyle Worl; Arctic Sports Triple Jump U17 Female, Molly Ann Evans; Arctic Sports Triple Jump U17 Male, Don Heflin; Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U14 Female, Niva Thwing Flagstad; Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U14 Male, Isaac Yager; Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U16 Male, Tate Skinner; Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U18 Female, Amelia Parker; Figure Skating Free Skate Class 2 U18 Female, Lainey Rae Moore; Snowboarding Slopestyle U14 Male, Aksel Elliott; Snowboarding Slopestyle U16 Female, Ellarie Thompson; Snowboarding Slopestyle U16 Male, Wylder Burton; Snowshoeing Short Distance Combined U19 Female, Sigrid Eller; Snowshoeing Short Distance Combined U19 Male, Cameron Oscar Posey; Wrestling Individual Competition Up to 78 kg. Female, Infinity-Ann Asiata-Higa; Arctic Sports One Foot High Kick U17 Male, Carl Jack Vanblarcom; Arctic Sports Kneel Jump Open Male, Kyle Worl; Biathlon Ski 5.0 km Mass Start U15 Male, Beckett Cruz Hayden; Biathlon Snowshoe 4.0 km Mass Start U18 Female, Kiley Paige Hayden; Figure Skating Team Event U18 Female, Team Alaska; Gymnastics Vault U18 Female, Myra Jean Collier; Gymnastics All Around U18 Female, Myra Jean Collier; Snowboarding Snowboard Cross U16 Male, Wylder Burton; Snowboarding Overall U14 Male, Aksel Elliott; Snowboarding Overall U16 Male, Alexander Louis Nadell; Archery Individual Compound U18 Male, Collin Garvin; Arctic Sports One Foot High Kick Open Male, Parker Kenick; Arctic Sports Alaskan High Kick U17 Male, Daniel Rodgers; Arctic Sports Airplane Open Male, Haydon Robert Chartier; Arctic Sports All Around Open Male, Parker Kenick; Arctic Sports All Around U17 Male, Joseph Rodgers; Biathlon Ski 3 X 4.5 km Relay U18 Mix, Team Alaska; Biathlon Snowshoe 3 X 2.0 km Relay U18 Mix, Team Alaska; Cross Country Skiing Team Sprint Freestyle U16 Female, Team Alaska; Cross Country Skiing Team Sprint Freestyle U16 Male, Team Alaska; Cross Country Skiing Team Sprint Freestyle U18 Male, Team Alaska; Dene Games Pole Push Open Female, Team Alaska; Hockey U19 Female, Team Alaska; Snowshoeing 5.0 km Long Distance U15 Male, Thale Randall; Snowshoeing 10.0 km Long Distance U19 Male, Cameron Oscar Posey; Speed Skating 777 m Individual U19 Female, Lillian Alene Lee-Magana; Table Tennis Doubles U18 Mix, Team Alaska; Table Tennis Mixed Team U15 Mix, Team Alaska; Table Tennis Mixed Team U18 Mix, Team Alaska; Wrestling Traditional Inuit Wrestling Up to 70 kg Male, Kaden VanBuskirk; Wrestling Traditional Inuit Wrestling Up to 78 kg. Female, Infinity-Ann Asiata-Higa; Wrestling Traditional Inuit Wrestling Up to 85 kg. Female, Phoebe Veronica Lang; Futsal U16 Female, Team Alaska
Bronze
Alpine Ski Giant Slalom U14 Male, Spencer James Stell; Alpine Ski Giant Slalom U16 Female, Marin Lowell; Alpine Ski Giant Slalom U16 Male, Daniel Whippo; Arctic Sports Two Foot High Kick U17 Female, Molly Ann Evans; Arctic Sports Two Foot High Kick U17 Male, Joseph Rodgers; Biathlon Ski 5.0 km Individual U15 Female, Chloe J Bell; Biathlon Ski 5.0 km Individual U15 Male, Beckett Cruz Hayden; Biathlon Ski 7.5 km Individual U18 Female, Isabella Faith Eller; Biathlon Ski 7.5 km Individual U18 Male, Coal Wiley Flint; Biathlon Snowshoe 3.0 km Individual U15 Female, Teal Edith Flint; Cross Country Skiing 5 km Interval Start Freestyle U16 Female, Maria Rose Witmer; Cross Country Skiing 5 km Interval Start Freestyle U18 Female, Amelia Lisa Bochenek; Cross Country Skiing 5 km Interval Start Freestyle U18 Male, Michael Riley Davidson; Dene Games Stick Pull U18 Male, Jubal Parry; Snowboarding Rail Jam U14 Male, Aksel Elliott; Snowboarding Rail Jam U16 Female, Ellarie Thompson; Snowboarding Rail Jam U16 Male, Wylder Burton; Table Tennis Doubles U15 Male, Team Alaska; Table Tennis Doubles U18 Female, Team Alaska; Table Tennis Doubles U18 Male, Team Alaska; Alpine Ski Slalom U14 Male, Spencer James Stell; Alpine Ski Slalom U16 Female, Marin Lowell; Alpine Ski Slalom U16 Male, Daniel Whippo; Archery Team Barebow U18 Coed, Alaska Team 1; Arctic Sports Two Foot High Kick Open Female, Daisy VanBlarcom; Arctic Sports One Hand Reach Open Female, CC Carter; Biathlon Ski 4.0 km Sprint U18 Male, Coal Wiley Flint; Biathlon Snowshoe 2.25 km Sprint U18 Female, Kiley Paige Hayden; Cross Country Skiing 3.75 km Mass Start Classic U14 Female, Adelynn Rose Hilliard; Cross Country Skiing 3.75 km Mass Start Classic U14 Male, Noah Freeman Rolfs; Cross Country Skiing 7.5 km Mass Start Classic U16 Female, Maria Rose Witmer; Cross Country Skiing 10 km Mass Start Classic U18 Male, Atlin Leigh Frederick; Figure Skating Short Program Class 2 U18 Female, Taliah Pickett; Figure Skating Short Program Class 4 U18 Female, Quinn Hamel; Snowboarding Banked Slalom U14 Male, Aksel Elliott; Snowboarding Banked Slalom U16 Male, Wylder Burton; Alpine Ski Parallel Slalom U14 Female, Lior Liv Reynolds; Alpine Ski Parallel Slalom U14 Male, Spencer James Stell; Alpine Ski Parallel Slalom U16 Female, Marin Lowell; Alpine Ski Parallel Slalom U16 Male, Daniel Whippo; Arctic Sports One Foot High Kick Open Female, Ali Johnston; Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U14 Female, Adelynn Rose Hilliard; Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U14 Male, Noah Freeman Rolfs; Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U16 Female, Sylvie Lillian Kastning; Cross Country Skiing 600-1000m Sprint Classic U18 Male, Ollie Dahl; Curling U18 Female, Team Alaska; Dene Games Hand Games U18 Male, Team Alaska; Figure Skating Free Skate Class 4 U18 Female, Quinn Hamel; Figure Skating Combined Class 2 U18 Female, Lainey Rae Moore; Figure Skating Combined Class 4 U18 Female, Quinn Hamel; Snowboarding Slopestyle U16 Male, Alexander Louis Nadell; Snowshoeing Short Distance Combined U15 Female, Eevy Flaharty; Snowshoeing Short Distance Combined U15 Male, Oscar Lamb; Table Tennis Singles U15 Male, Jack Williams; Arctic Sports Alaskan High Kick Open Female, CC Carter; Arctic Sports Kneel Jump Open Male, Parker Kenick; Biathlon Ski 7.5 km Mass Start U18 Female, Isabella Faith Eller; Biathlon Ski 7.5 km Mass Start U18 Male, Coal Wiley Flint; Biathlon Snowshoe 2.5 km Mass Start U15 Male, Oliver Elias Taylor; Dene Games Finger Pull Open Female, Ariella Juanita Derrickson; Gymnastics Vault U18 Female, Adalia M N Otero; Gymnastics Balance Beam U18 Female, Myra Jean Collier; Gymnastics Floor Exercise U18 Female, Myra Jean Collier; Snowboarding Overall U16 Male, Wylder Burton; Alpine Ski Ski-cross U14 Female, Anja Louise Beckes; Alpine Ski Ski-cross U14 Male, Spencer James Stell; Arctic Sports Alaskan High Kick U17 Male, Joseph Rodgers; Arctic Sports Kneel Jump Open Female, CC Carter; Arctic Sports All Around Open Female, CC Carter; Arctic Sports All Around U17 Female , Molly Ann Evans; Badminton Doubles U16 Male, Team Alaska; Dene Games Pole Push U18 Female, Team Alaska; Futsal U18 Male, Team Alaska; Speed Skating 1500 m Individual U19 Female, Lillian Alene Lee-Magana; Volleyball U19 Female, Team Alaska; Wrestling Traditional Inuit Wrestling Up to 78 kg Male, Joshua Barney
Alaska youth return with scores of medals from 2026 Arctic Winter Games
