Every year, the Government of Yukon presents annual awards to outstanding Yukon athletes.
There are 2 award categories:
- Premier's Award of Sport Excellence; and
- Minister's Award of Sport Recognition.
You can find the lists of annual recipients here.
Government of Yukon sport award winners
Premier’s Award of Sport Excellence
Dahria Beatty, cross-country skiing
Dylan Cozens, hockey
Laura Eby, curling
Jessica Frotten, para athletics
Etienne Geoffroy-Gagnon, freestyle skiing
Terry Miller, curling
Nadia Moser, biathlon
Graham Nishikawa, cross country skiing
Mara Roldan, mountain biking
Minister’s Award of Sport Recognition
There were no recipients of the Minister's Award for 2021.
Government of Yukon sport award winners
Premier’s Award of Sport Excellence
Delia Therriault, archery
Emmett Kapaniuk, archery
Gabriela Browning, archery
Kemper Murray, archery
Mitchell Rudolph, archery
Nadia Moser, biathlon
Amanda Thomson, cross country skiing
Dahria Beatty, cross country skiing
Derek Deuling, cross country skiing
Emily Nishikawa, cross country skiing
Graham Nishikawa, cross country skiing
Sasha Masson, cross country skiing
Sonjaa Schmidt, cross country skiing
Darby McIntyre, cross country skiing, Special Olympics
Ernest Chua, cross country skiing, Special Olympics
Owen Munroe, cross country skiing, Special Olympics
Etienne Geoffroy-Gagnon, freestyle skiing
Amelie Guilbeault, gymnastics
Dylan Cozens, hockey
Brandon Cormier, snowmobiling
Minister’s Award of Sport Recognition
Emma Tom Tom, archery
Daniel Phillips-Freedman, cross country skiing
Felix Masson, cross country skiing
Simon Connell, cross country skiing
Victor Emile-Thibeault, cross country skiing
Michael Sumner, figure skating, Special Olympics
Government of Yukon sport award winners
Premier’s awards of sport excellence
Allan Hansen, archery
Sofjia Jewell, archery
Emmett Kapaniuk, archery
Vincent Menard, archery
Emily King, Arctic sports
Jack Amos, athletics
Jessica Frotten, athletics
Nadia Moser, biathlon
Jake Draper, biathlon
Aiden Hupe, biathlon
Isla Hupe, biathlon
Hunter Vincent, canoe or kayak
Luanda Pronovost, canoe or kayak
Dahria Beatty, cross-country skiing
Emily Nishikawa, cross-country skiing
Natalie Hynes, cross-country skiing
Derek Deuling, cross-country skiing
Sasha Masson, cross-country skiing
Amanda Thomson, cross-country skiing
Etienne Geoffroy-Gagnon, freestyle skiing
Layla Lombert, gymnastics
Dylan Cozens, hockey
Gavin Mckenna, hockey
Forest Pearson, orienteering
Jen Mackeigan, orienteering
Pia Blake, orienteering
Samuel Mather, snowboarding
Ernest Chua, Special Olympics swimming
Darby McIntyre, Special Olympics cross-country skiing
Pee Wee Mustangs, hockey (team):
Axel Anderson, Taylor Bierlmeier, Landon Cowper, Luke Cozens, Kaelen Halowaty, Nash Holmes, Jase Johnstone, Noah Kinney, Conner Labar, Keaton MacIntosh, Robbie Matthews, Gavin Mckenna, Kieron Mooney, Kayce Saligo, Zack Seguin, Chayce Tuton, Zander Underhill and coaches Justin Halowaty, Derek Johnstone and Michael Tuton
2019 Canada Winter Games medal winner
Natalie Hynes, cross-country skiing
2019 Western Canada Summer Games medal winners
Julianne Girouard, canoe kayak
Mara Roldan, cycling
Mia Barrault, swimming
Cassi Jensen, wrestling
Jaymi Hinchey, wrestling
Judi Russell, wrestling
Minister’s awards of sport recognition
Emma TomTom, archery
Kate Koepke, Arctic sports
Ava Irving-Staley, cycling
Mikayala Kramer, figure skating
Wylloh Dinn, gymnastics
Kassua Dreyer, swimming
Mike Sumner, Special Olympics figure skating
Tijana McCarthy, Special Olympics figure skating
Yukon North Stars, hockey (team):
Taylor Bierlmeier, Caely Burdes, Clementine Burgess, Emma Curtis, Alia Drummond, Maelle Gouaillier, Jayda Steele, Kianna Loots, Livia Mortimer, Heidi Nash, Kennedy O'Brien, Isabelle Paquette, Callie Quaile, Brooke Tobler, Emery Twardochleb, and coaches Colin Nash, Pat Tobler and Trevor Twardochleb
Sport Yukon award winners
Dahria Beatty, international female athlete of the year
Dylan Cozens, international male athlete of the year
Amelia Barrault, national or territorial female athlete of the year
Derek Deuling, national or territorial male athlete of the year
Leslie Raenden, administrator of the year
Pee Wee Mustangs, team of the year
Sean McCarron, Yukon coach of the year
Yukon Aboriginal Sport Circle award winners
Emma TomTom, Aboriginal athlete of the year
Devin Forester, Aboriginal Arctic sports or Dene games athlete of the year
Sarah Walz, Aboriginal coach of the year
Kwanlin Dün Recreation Department, outstanding commitment to Aboriginal sports