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August 19, 2026International Review for the Sociology of SportOpen Access

The Arctic Winter Games: A subversive model of sporting event amid resonance blockers

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SASalman AlaviCDChristine Dallaire

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Qualitative study reveals how the Arctic Winter Games counter hyper-competition and sportification, highlighting alternative governance models that foster meaningful social resonance.

Key Points

  • To investigate how the Arctic Winter Games mitigate professionalized sporting pressures and structural resonance blockers to foster conditions conducive to meaningful human connection.
  • Conducted a qualitative multimethod study evaluating the 2023 Arctic Winter Games.
  • Analyzed organizational documents, participant observation, surveys, and qualitative interview data using the framework of resonance theory.
  • The Arctic Winter Games actively mitigate resonance blockers by challenging conventional sportification through modified event governance and the inclusion of vernacular games.
  • Emphasizing value-rational orientations and tempering hyper-competition produces an environment uniquely favorable for resonance experiences relative to mainstream professionalized sports events.

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Alavi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a85638803308d306e2d6b4dhttps://doi.org/10.1177/10126902261476706
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