WEIO champs crowned in ear pull, Indian stick pull

Two men from Anchorage and women from Palmer and Nome collected championships Friday afternoon at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics in Fairbanks.

Linc Qimiq of Anchorage and Auna Reed-Lewis of Palmer gritted out victories in the ear pull, one of WEIO's gruesome tests of pain.

In the Indian stick pull, Leroy Shangin of Anchorage and Marjorie Tahbone of Nome took home titles.

More finals are on tap Friday night and all day Saturday at the Carlson Center.

[Day 3 of WEIO tests the bounds of pain]

Women's ear pull – 1) Auna Reed-Lewis, Palmer; 2) Mitsi Evans, Fairbanks; 3) Michelle Strange, Chugiak.

Men's ear pull – 1) Linc Qimiq, Anchorage; 2) Leroy Shangin, Anchorage; 3) Andrew Kashevarof, Anchorage.

Women's Indian stick pull – 1) Marjorie Tahbone, Nome; 2) Caitlin Shugak, North Pole; 3) Nicole Johnston, Eagle River.

Men's Indian stick pull – 1) Leroy Shangin, Anchorage; 2) Kyle Worl, Juneau; 3) Tim Field, Las Vegas.

Muktuk eating contest – 1) Diane DuFour, Fairbanks, 1 minute, 33.98 seconds; 2) Donna Rexford, Fairbanks, 1:52.38; 3) Siikauraq Whiting, Kotzebue, 1:54.78.

Women's Alaskan high kick – 1) Autumn Ridley, Anchorage, 74 inches; 2) Kinniq Sampson, Anchorage, 70 (0 misses); 3) Jaclyn Weston, Kipnuk, 70 (2 misses).

Men's Alaskan high kick – 1) Casey Ferguson, Eagle River, 93 inches; 2) Elijah Cabinboy, Anchorage, 88; 3) Tim Field, Las Vegas, 86.

Fish cutting — 1) Ariella Derrickson, Tanana, 27.61 seconds (new world record); 2) Marjorie Tahbone, Nome, 29.10; 3) Kelly Lincoln, Bethel, 41.33.

Eskimo cloth baby regalia  — 1) Cassie Jean Longley (Carrie Longley); 2) Adelle Hansen (Leah Hansen).

Eskimo fur baby regalia — 1) Cassie Jean Longley (Carrie Longley); 2) Lacey Rock (Danielle Fields); 3) Kameron Blake Brower (Ashlynn Santiago-Brower).

Indian cloth baby regalia — 1) Amelia Steele (Chelsea Morrow).

Indian hide baby regalia — 1) Brookin Jimmie (Jamie Bridges); 2) Amelia Steele (Chelsea Morrow); 3) Avril Isabel Firmin (Karalissa Tremblay).