2026 Arctic Winter Games

 

The 2026 Arctic Winter Games will be held in Whitehorse, Yukon from March 8th - 15th, 2026. Team Alberta North will represent our province at the event and consists of Albertans from regions north of the 55th Parallel.

 

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Badminton Alberta will be selecting two male and two female athletes in each of the u16 and u18 age categories to represent Team Alberta North at the 2026 Arctic Winter Games taking place in Whitehorse, Yukon from March 8-15, 2026.

Athletes will be selected through a two stage trials format. Stage One trials will be held on September 13th for Zone 7 (NE) and September 14th for Zone 8 (NW). The top two male and female athletes in each age category will advance to Stage Two trials scheduled to take place in Edmonton (B-Active Badminton Centre) on September 27th. All athletes eligible to attend Stage Two trials will be invited to attending a Training Camp on Sunday, September 28 at B-Active Badminton Centre.

Final team selection will be announced at the conclusion on Stage Two trials on September 27th. a

Team Alberta North will consist of four male and four female athletes (two in each age category - u16 & u18), one coach and one manager.

 

 

Zone Trials Registration:

Stage One - Zone 7 Trial: Sept. 13th 2025, 9AM-2PM, Holy Trinity High School, 230 Powder Dr, Fort McMurray, AB T9K 0W8

Stage One - Zone 8 Trial: Sept. 14th 2025, 1PM-5PM, Mile Zero Multiplex, 4609 50 St, Grimshaw, AB T0H 0B8

Stage Two - Final Trials: Sept. 27th 2025, 2PM-6PM, B-Active Badminton Club, 14830 – 112 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5M 2T9

Stage Two - Training Camp: Sept. 28th 2025, 9AM-1PM, B-Active Badminton Club, 14830 – 112 Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5M 2T9

 

Zone Trials Registration Deadline: Sept. 6th, 6:00 PM MST for both zones.

 

Zone Map North of 55th Parallel

Zone List by Community

 

Eligibility:

  • Athlete must not have represented one's nation in international competition (outside of Arctic Winter Games) in badminton
  • Athlete must be a residident of Alberta North - above the 55th parallel, continuously for 6 months prior to opening day of the Games
  • Must be in good standing with Badminton Alberta
  • Additional Eligibility criteria found in Appendix F in the Technical Package

 

Age Classes:

 

 U18 

     

 Born 2008-2009

 

 U16 

 

 Born 2010-2011 (Minimum Age Born 2013)

 

About The Event:

The Arctic Winter Games is both an international sports tournament and a cultural exchange event with youth participants from regions of the world north of the 55th Parallel. The games showcases a large diversity with teams from Alaska, Northern Alberta, Greenland, Nunavik - Quebec, Nunavut, The North West Territorries, the region of Spami and the Yukon.