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getting involved is simple. “Practice a lot, try your best and, when the time comes, give it your best shot and have fun,” he says. “Just go out there and try your best, make new friends and try to set records for yourself.”
It’s just really great, knowing that I don’t have to be first. I don’t have to win. It’s not about winning. There’s not one leader on the team. We’re all leaders in our own way.” —Underwood Day
In addition to Underwood’s four gold ulus, Team NWT’s Arctic Sports team raked in another seven ulus. Brayden Gruben won bronze in the two-foot high kick; Jemra Gruben won gold in the Alaskan high kick; James Day Jr. won bronze in the Alaskan high kick; Chris Stipdonk won gold for knuckle hop; Stacie Bengts won gold for sledge jump; Joe Trasher Jr. won bronze in triple jump; and Britney Selina won bronze in arm pull. “It’s just really great, knowing that I don’t have to be first. I don’t have to win. It’s not about winning,” Underwood says of the inclusive and supportive atmosphere of Arctic Sports. “There’s not one leader on the team. We’re all leaders in our own way.”
