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2020 Arctic Winter Games cancelled over coronavirus concerns

The games would have seen teams travel to Whitehorse from around the circumpolar region

Team Yukon impresses at Special Olympics Canada Winter Games

“They’re just awesome ambassadors for us here in the Yukon”

Whitehorse biathlete competes at first IBU World Championships

Nadia Moser raced in four events at the 2020 World Championships in Italy

Biathlon Yukon hosts championship for skiers and snowshoers

“That’s actually for us quite a large competition”

Skiers turn out in droves for Yukon Ski Marathon

This year’s course stuck to the trails in and around the Whitehorse Cross Country Ski Club

Dwayne De Rosario inspires Yukon futsal teams ahead of Arctic Winter Games

The soccer great was in Whitehorse for two days of futsal sessions with local players

Super finish to Super Hoops

“So to finally win, especially in my senior year, feels amazing”

Local skiers compete in 2020 Yukon Cross Country Ski Championships

The event included dozens of racers competing in mass-start skate races

Lights Out Yukon Invitational Basketball Tournament bigger than ever in sixth year

“Honestly, it was the smoothest tournament I think we’ve run yet”

Olivia Webster is the final musher to finish the Yukon Quest

‘I guess I’ve always been a grandpa’s girl and he’s my best friend, so I kind of wanted to be like him and so I did it’

Yukon’s Rob Cooke and company finish 10th in the 2020 Yukon Quest

Cooke and his 14 Siberians crossed the finish line at 9:07 a.m. on Feb. 15 in Whitehorse

Finish and Awards Banquet brings closure to 37th Yukon Quest

The Red Lantern winner Olivia Webster arrived halfway through the banquet

More Yukon Quest mushers reach finish in Whitehorse

Swedish musher Nora Sjalin is this year’s Rookie of the Year Award winner

Updated: Brent Sass wins Yukon Quest after completing the final stretch in one run

The three-time winner ended the race with a 15-hour 160-km run from Braeburn to Whitehorse

Michelle Phillips finishes second in 2020 Yukon Quest

The Yukoner finished the race at 6:51 p.m. on Feb. 11 with 11 dogs on the line.

Brent Sass wins the 2020 Yukon Quest

This is the Alaskan musher’s second consecutive win

Brent Sass leading Michelle Phillips as Yukon Quest finish nears

Both teams left Braeburn overnight with 11 dogs on the line headed for the finish in Whitehorse

Michelle Phillips and Brent Sass closing in on final Yukon Quest checkpoint

The two mushers have leapfrogged each other since leaving Dawson City

Mushers Dave Dalton and Chase Tingle scratch from Yukon Quest

Both mushers said their dogs caught stomach viruses. This was Dalton’s 30th and final Quest

Michelle Phillips leads the Yukon Quest into Pelly Crossing

The Yukoner reached the checkpoint at 8:11 a.m. with 12 dogs on the line