With grunts and grimaces aplenty, here's a primer on the painful ear pull contest at the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics. More 2017 WEIO coverage: adn.com/weio-2017 | Anchorage Daily News

Welcome to the sport of Ear Pulling. The ear pull is a traditional Inuit game or sport which tests the competitors' ability to endure pain, and also strength.Two competitors sit facing each other, their legs straddled and interlocked. A two-foot-long loop of string, similar to waxed dental floss, is looped behind their ears, connecting right ear to right ear, or left ear to left ear.The competitors then pull upon the opposing ear using their own ear until the cord comes free or the opponent quit