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SWEEPING UP SUCCESS – Kelsey Meger, left, and Kelly Mahoney sweep a rock towards the house during Arctic Winter Games action Sunday at the Fairbanks Curling Club.

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SPEED DEMON – Yukon speedskater Shea Hoffman leads N.W.T. rival James Thomas around the short track in a 500-metre qualifying heat at the Carlson Center during Arctic Winter Games action Tuesday afternoon in Fairbanks. Hoffman eventually made his way into the A final, but was disqualified.

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TRICKSTER – Yukon snowboarder Robert Faulds, 18, pulls off a trick during Tuesdaysʼ rail jam at the Arctic Winter Games. Faulds finished in sixth place.

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RUSSIAN FREIGHT TRAIN – Team Yukonsʼ Meaghan Simmons canʼt block a spike from Yamalʼs Iuliia Melchakova during a junior female volleyball match at the Arctic Winter Games Wednesday night. Yamal won 25-3, 25-6 and is currently 9-0 at the tournament.

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FAN FAVOURITE – Yukoner Tim Schirmer won a silver ulu in Tuesdaysʼ rail jam competition, his second medal of the 2014 Arctic Winter Games.

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POSITIVE THINKING – An athlete holds up a pro-Yukon sign at the opening cer- emonies for the 2014 Arctic Winter Games in Fairbanks.