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SATURDAY Read More ULU NEWS SATURDAY FACEBOOK: WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/AWG2014 TWITTER: @AWG2014 #AWG2014 MarCH 22, 2014 YOUTUBE CHANNEL: ARCTICWINTERGAMES14 PHOTO GALLERY: AWG2014.SMUGMUG.COM FREE WINDING DOWN “Where did the time go? Last Sunday, the 2014 Arctic Winter Games began with a gala opening ceremony at the Carlson Center. The nine contingents representing the circumpolar marched into the building in separate groups for the gala ceremonies, kicking off an unforgettable week of sports and cultural events.” READ MORE » PAGE 3 NATHAN BELZ/Ulu News U2 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Saturday, March 22, 2014 ULU NEWS TABLE OF CONTENTS MEDALS BY TEAM Ulu counts as of 9 p.m. Friday Today’s games » 3 Contingent Gold Silver Bronze Total Cultural events photos » 4 Alaska 63 51 64 178 Social media at AWG » 5 Yamal 55 58 21 134 Alberta North Preview of 2016 Games » 7 37 40 27 104 NWT 23 23 28 74 Life of an AWG athlete » 8 Yukon 19 21 33 73 Volunteer profiles » 10-11 Greenland 10 17 12 39 Knuckle hop » 12-13 Nunavut 6 6 18 30 Games’ effects » 14 Nunavik-Quebec 6 10 12 28 Raavee’s Corner » 19 Sapmi 12 5 7 24 Arctic Winter Games schedule: Today BADMINTON—North Pole High School, CURLING—Fairbanks Curling Club, Junior Junior Female Singles, Bronze and Gold Ulu Mixed Semifinals, 8:30 a.m.; Junior Mixed matches, 1 p.m.; Junior Male, Singles, Bronze Gold Ulu match, 11:30 a.m. and Gold Ulu matches, 1:45 p.m.; Juvenile HOCKEY—Big Dipper Ice Arena, Bantam Female Singles, Bronze and Gold Ulu matches, Male Gold Ulu Game, Alaska vs. Alberta 11:30 a.m.; Juvenile Male Singles, Bronze and North, 9 a.m.; Midget Male Gold Ulu game, 1 Gold Ulu matches, 12:15 p.m.; Junior Female p.m. Doubles, Bronze and Gold Ulu matches, INDOOR SOCCER—UAF Student 10:45 a.m.; Junior Male doubles, Bronze and Recreation Center, Intermediate Female Gold Gold Ulu matches, 10:45 a.m.; Junior Mixed Ulu game, noon; Junior Female Gold Ulu Doubles, Bronze and Gold Ulu matches, 9:15 game, 11 a.m.; Junior Male Gold Ulu game, 1 a.m.; Juvenile Female Doubles, Bronze and p.m.; Juvenile Female Gold Ulu game, 9 a.m.; Gold Ulu matches, 10 a.m.; Juvenile Male Juvenile male Gold Ulu game, 10 a.m. Doubles, Bronze and Gold Ulu matches, 10 CULTURAL ACTIVITIES—Pioneer Park, a.m.; Juvenile Mixed Doubles, 8:30 a.m. AWG Museums Exhibit, Noon-6 p.m. BASKETBALL—UAF Patty Center, Junior CLOSING CEREMONIES—Carlson Female Gold Ulu game, 10 a.m.; Junior Male Center, 6 p.m. Gold Ulu game, 1 p.m. Ulu News TROY BOuffard/Ulu News Saturday, March 22, 2014 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner U3 ULU NEWS Arctic Winter Games wrap up tonight with ceremony By Bob Eley tural delegates will march into the Carlson Center as one There are a few tickets still available for the event. ULU News group to display the new friendships during the week Tickets cost $20 for adults and $15 for senior citizens, the spent together in the Golden Heart City. military and children age 6-18. Tickets are available at Where did the time go? A pre-show starts at 5:40 p.m., and features the Tana- all TicketMaster locations, the AWG Fairbanks head- Last Sunday, the 2014 Arctic Winter Games began cross Dancers and the local band Young Fangs. quarters at 333 Barnette St., and at the Carlson Center. with a gala opening ceremony at the Carlson Center. The ceremonies will be emceed by Glenn Anderson Contingents from nine circumpolar regions — Alaska, The nine contingents representing the circumpolar and Jerry Evans, a former Arctic Winter Games athlete. Alberta North, Greenland, Northwest Territories, Nun- marched into the building in separate groups for the There will be performances by the Pavva Inipuit Danc- avik-Quebec, Nunavut, Sapmi, Yamal and the Yukon — gala ceremonies, kicking off an unforgettable week of ers, Dance Theater Fairbanks and White Fang before competed in 20 sports and numerous cultural events in sports and cultural events. the ceremonies close with the passing of the torch to the Fairbanks North Star Borough. At 6 tonight, the parade of athletes will be a little bit Greenland, host of the 2016 Arctic Winter Games, and different as the nearly 2,000 athletes, coaches and cul- the extinguishing of the 2014 flame. PREVIEW » U18 Ray Brasier’s office at RE/MAX… Welcomes all the Arctic Winter Games athletes and their families to Fairbanks! Please enjoy all the Golden Heart City has to offer! 57502159-3-21-14ULU Buying or Selling your home? Call Ray at (907) 452-6387 raybrasier.net • RE/MAX Associates of Fairbanks U4 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Saturday, March 22, 2014 ULU NEWS A CELEBRATION OF CULTURE ULU NEWS PHOTO STEVE DUBOIS/ULU NEWS GREG MARTIN/ULU NEWS STEVE DUBOIS/ULU NEWS SUSAN PASKVAN/ULU NEWS Saturday, March 22, 2014 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner U5 ULU NEWS Twitter and Facebook and Instagram, oh my! family across the circumpolar “It makes them feel that their of athletes providing regular Social media provides important north,” said Cassel, who works voice is being heard,” Cassel updates and offering their per- as the social media coordina- said. “It’s an honest engage- spective on the AWG. tor for the University of Alaska ment, and connects them to the “Even without winning a connection for AWG athletes Fairbanks. “Some of the remot- game and each other.” medal, I am still proud to be est places are the most connect- One of the more impressive here and to be getting new per- By Scott McCrea its athletes to get together with ed. To be able to show people uses of social media has been sonal bests,” blogged 14-year- ULU NEWS an athlete from each of the nine who are in Greenland or Yamal with the CBC News media wall old speedskater Hayden Hick- contingents and to snap a pic- what their children and friends (www.cbc.ca/north/features/ ey from Team Nunavut. “I am It’s 8 a.m. Friday, and AWG ture of the group demonstrat- and relatives are doing here, has awg2014/media-wall.html), having lots of fun, and I do not Social Media Committee ing the slogan, which involves just been a joy, and to hear them which features a collection of want the Games to end.” Co-chair Andrew Cassel is hard holding hands, raising them in engaging back and saying thank images taken from social media An impressive endeavor here at work in the media center at the air, then jumping. you for showing me my niece, channels. in Fairbanks has been the AWG the Carlson Center, scanning The first one to complete the thank you for showing me my The CBC News AWG web- Facebook page. through the rapidly growing contest would win the last and daughter, that’s been the most site features a live Twitter feed Cassel said that right before friend requests to the AWG highly coveted #awg2014 pin. important part of social media. covering different events. On the Games started, there were Facebook page and the con- That’s just one example of the “It shows the real strength Friday morning, CBC report- about 2,000 people liking the stantly changing Twitter feed. important role social media has and connectivity from social er Jordan Konek was tweeting Facebook page. At 2 p.m. Fri- He takes a break from his been playing in the 2014 Games. media across the globe,” he updates of the hockey game fea- day, the page was at 6,643. work to enthusiastically con- From connecting athletes added. turing Northwest Territories vs. “I’ve never seen that kind of vince the Greenland contingen- back home to community mem- Cassel said social media is a Nunavut. engagement,” Cassel said. cy — who had just gotten done bers sharing stories, social way for the athletes to feel they “For families/friends that As far as the 2016 Games, talking to reporters about their media has been a constant are a part of something with the can’t make it, it’s important for Greenland already has a Face- approach to hosting the 2016 presence in the Games, with Games. For instance, if an ath- them because it’s so expensive book page with 833 likes (www. games — to physically demon- its effectiveness and ability to lete posts a picture or comment to travel in #Nunavut,” Konek facebook.com/awg2016), and, strate the AWG 2016 slogan engage crossing all cultures and using #awg2014, they can get a tweeted, when asked to com- of course, an #awg2016 hashtag. “join, feel, jump.” backgrounds. response from AWG congrat- ment on the importance of Undoubtedly, social media Less than an hour later, Team “Social media was so import- ulating them on their win or social media. will be playing an important Alaska, @TeamAlaskaAWG, ant this year to connect the par- complimenting them on their The CBC website also has role telling the story of the 2016 tweeted an encouragement to ticipants with their friends and picture. an AWG blog, with a selection Games, 140 characters at a time. U6 Fairbanks Daily News-Miner Saturday, March 22, 2014 ULU NEWS G R E A T N E I G H B O R S This year Fairbanks will get to show the world what great neighbors Alaskans can be. As a cultural sponsor of the 2014 Arctic Winter Games, Pogo Mine is proud to foster social and cultural awareness and strengthen community ties among the northern regions of the world.
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