The 2010 Arctic Winter Games were held in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada from March 6 to 13th.
The Arctic Winter Games is an international biannual celebration of circumpolar sports and culture, held in Canada or Alaska.
Over 2,000 athletes from nine teams (Alaska, Alberta North, Yukon, Yamal-Nenets, Northwest Territories, Greenland, Nunavik Québec, Nunavut and Saami) participated in the games.
Sports included alpine skiing, arctic sports, badminton, basketball, biathlon, curling, dene games, dog mushing, figure skating, freestyle skiing, gymnastics, hockey, indoor soccer, snowboarding, snowshoeing, speed skating, table tennis, volleyball and wrestling.
The next Arctic Winter Games were held in 2012 in Whitehorse, Yukon.
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