Five gold medals for Grande Prairie athletes at Arctic Winter Games so far

Team Alberta North has eight medals so far at the 2014 Arctic Winter Games in Alaska.

Five Grande Prairie athletes are among the medal winners, including all four gold medals.

Taking home gold three slalom snowboarders – Regan Berg, Karli Gordon, Haydn Johnson, and Mirelle Martens – and cross-country snowshoer Mirelle Martens.

Also from Grande Prairie is silver medallist Teneea Schoorlemmer in short-track speed skating.

In total, 103 people from the Swan City are competing with the 241 athletes, coaches and cultural participants for Alberta North.