teams beyond the Arctic Circle. The event was held with participation of 8 strongest teams from the northern countries, located at the 69th parallel. Participant teams included Russian National Team, Team Krasnoyarsk, Team Canada, Team USA, Team Finland. A wild card from the Organizing Committee was granted to Team Switzerland. Since 2017 Dudinka becomes the place where the international Arctic Curling Cup tournament takes place annually. The test event for this tournament was TAYMYR CURLING CUP 2016. The first-ever curling tournament among men teams beyond the Arctic Circle took place in Dudinka on May 26–30, 2016. The tournament was held as a test event for the Arctic Curling Cup. Six strongest Russian men teams took part in the event. In 2018 Dudinka held the final tour of the international Arctic Curling Cup. 10 strongest teams, 3 of which were Russian, were competing in double-mixed. Maria Komarova and Daniel Goryachov received bronze medals in this tournament. Notable people Olga Martynova, poet Petr Yan, mixed martial artist, former UFC Bantamweight Champion See also Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route Yenisei Gulf References Notes Sources External links Official website of Dudinka Dudinka Business Directory Facts about Dudinka Cities and towns in Krasnoyarsk Krai Taymyrsky Dolgano-Nenetsky District Closed cities Port cities and towns in Russia Populated places of Arctic Russia 1667 establishments in Russia Road-inaccessible communities of Krasnoyarsk Krai Populated places on the Yenisei River North Siberian Lowland