FAIRBANKS, Alaska - From jaw-dropping to grimace-inducing to just plain silly, it’s hard to take your eyes off the action at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. WEIO — pronounced “wee-oh” for short — is ...

Alaska's World Eskimo-Indian Olympics moved to Anchorage last week, after 45 years in Fairbanks. The games include events such as the Alaskan high... Eskimo-Indian Olympics Capture Native Traditions ...

With the confidence of a seasoned athlete, Reggie Joule soared above the seal blanket at the Big Dipper Ice Arena in Fairbanks. Sticking to his longtime blanket toss style, Joule went for a backflip, ...

Ezra Elisoff of Juneau takes his turn during the Two Foot High Kick finals at the 2021 World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in Fairbanks. Elisoff won third place male for the Two Foot High Kick, second place ...

FAIRBANKS — Last year, Vincent Distefano made a promise to his uncle Al Adams, of Kotzebue, which brought him all the way from Los Angeles to play in his first World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. Distefano ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska ” With four grown men hanging like rag dolls from his 340-lb. frame, Demetrius VanFleet lumbers nearly 100 feet before weariness sets in. The crowd at the World Eskimo-Indian ...

A contingent of Juneau athletes returned home this week with 14 medals from the World-Eskimo Indian Olympics, one of the largest-ever such tallies won by the capital city. Kyle Worl, a two-year leader ...

Last week, Fairbanks hosted the annual World Eskimo Indian Olympics. The four-day event showcases cultural practices and traditions of Inuit, Iñupiaq, Yup’ik and other circumpolar Indigenous ...

The 58th World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO) will take place at the Carlson Center in Fairbanks from July 17 to 20. Over the course of four days, athletes will participate in the knuckle hop, four-man ...

The World Eskimo-Indian Olympics, July 17 to 20 in Fairbanks, Alaska, features competitions you don’t see in the regular Olympics: Indigenous athletes compete in such traditional tests of strength as ...

Alaska's World Eskimo-Indian Olympics moved to Anchorage last week, after 45 years in Fairbanks. The games include events such as the blanket toss, the Alaskan high kick, the seal hop and the ear pull ...