Like the two-foot high kick, the one-foot high kick is one of the highlights of the Arctic Winter Games.
In this competition, the competitor stands on one foot, jumps in the air and hits a suspended sealskin ball, then lands on the same foot. This year, the gold medal went to Alaska’s Parker Benjamin Kenick with a 9’2” kick.
Inuvik’s James William reaches high on the one-foot high kick. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Greenland’s Petra Amossen placed second in the women’s one-foot high kick. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Nunavut’s Donovan Qaunaq leaps in the open male one-foot high kick Thursday, Feb. 2. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Northwest Territories’ Chris Stipdonk jumps for the sealskin ball. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Yukon’s Eric Porter prepares to take off for the one-foot high kick. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Alaska’s Parker Benjamin Kenick wins gold with a 9’2” kick. Stewart Burnett/NNSL photo
Congratulations from Alberta’s sandbox 😊