![Our Youth of the Week is Ross Panaktalok, seen here facing his fears and giving the Sledge Jump another go during Arctic Winter Games trials Dec. 11. A few moments earlier, he tripped up on the wooden obstacles and cut his knee open, but after taking a break to breathe it out, he was back on the floor giving it his all. Eric Bowling/NNSL photo](https://www.bpmcdn.com/f/files/nnsl/import/2022-12/31285871_web1_221222-INU-YouthOfTheWeek-_1.jpg)
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