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Joar Leifseth Ulsom

Bib Number: 32
Hometown: Mo i Rana, NORWAY
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Biography

This 2018 Iditarod Champion has nine Iditarod races behind him and in each race has placed in the top ten; he is hoping this year will be no exception.

Joar Leifseth Ulsom grew up in beautiful Norway, just south of the Arctic circle. With a love of nature, adventure and dogs, becoming a musher tied everything together nicely for him. In 2011, Joar moved from Norway to Alaska with his kennel of seventeen dogs and started applying himself to learning the ropes of racing. Among others, he has had the pleasure of participating in the Yukon Quest, Copper Basin 300, Nadezhda Hope Race and Kuskokwim 300.

In 2018, Joar became a proud member of the Norway based Qrill Pet Mushing Team and it was a dream come true when he crossed the finish line in first place during that year’s Iditarod. His kennel, Sivo Racing Kennel in Willow Alaska, has grown to about 60 wonderful dogs and is run by Joar and his wife, a veterinarian named Margot.

A newly minted private pilot, Joar is working diligently towards his commercial pilot’s license. Joar also became a doting father when his pride and joy, Henrik, was born in the summer of 2021. In what time he has left, Joar tries to get his little family on foot, skis, plane, bike or dog sled into the mountains that he loves so much.

SPONSORS:
QRILL Pet
Gealach Mor Kennel
Non-Stop Doggear
First Lite
The Henning Group
Angstman Law Office
Deuter
Helgeland Sparebank
Trumf Trading
Nova Sea
Lovund
Occasione by Olaisen
Maria Olaisen As
Dan Ditlefsen

Awards

Jerry Austin Rookie of the Year

2013 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/02 11:00:00 12
Willow 3/03 15:00:00 16
Yentna 3/03 19:12:00 16 3/03 19:15:00 16 0h 3m 4h 12m 10.00 42
Skwentna 3/03 22:31:00 16 3/04 02:09:00 16 3h 38m 3h 16m 9.18 30
Finger Lake 3/04 06:30:00 16 3/04 09:14:00 16 2h 44m 4h 21m 9.20 40
Rainy Pass 3/04 12:42:00 16 3/04 16:40:00 15 3h 58m 3h 28m 8.65 30
Rohn 3/04 21:01:00 15 3/05 02:24:00 14 5h 23m 4h 21m 8.05 35
Nikolai 3/05 11:04:00 14 3/05 15:38:00 14 4h 34m 8h 40m 8.65 75
McGrath 3/05 21:22:00 14 3/05 21:24:00 14 0h 2m 5h 44m 8.37 48
Takotna 3/05 23:47:00 14 3/07 00:57:00 14 25h 10m 2h 23m 7.55 ✔ 18
Ophir 3/07 03:35:00 14 3/07 03:40:00 14 0h 5m 2h 38m 8.73 ✔ 23
Iditarod 3/07 16:33:00 14 3/07 20:50:00 14 4h 17m 12h 53m 6.21 ✔ 80
Shageluk 3/08 04:20:00 14 3/08 04:26:00 14 0h 6m 7h 30m 7.33 ✔ 55
Anvik 3/08 07:40:00 14 3/08 15:40:00 14 8h 0m 3h 14m 7.73 ✔ ✔ 25
Grayling 3/08 18:15:00 14 3/08 18:25:00 14 0h 10m 2h 35m 6.97 ✔ ✔ 18
Eagle Island 3/09 02:16:00 14 3/09 07:04:00 13 4h 48m 7h 51m 7.90 ✔ ✔ 62
Kaltag 3/09 16:42:00 13 3/09 20:43:00 12 4h 1m 9h 38m 6.23 ✔ ✔ 60
Unalakleet 3/10 14:07:00 12 3/10 17:55:00 12 3h 48m 16h 24m 5.18 ✔ ✔ 85
Shaktoolik 3/11 00:36:00 12 3/11 03:18:00 10 2h 42m 6h 41m 5.99 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/11 10:33:00 10 3/11 15:26:00 10 4h 53m 7h 15m 6.90 ✔ ✔ 50
Elim 3/11 23:03:00 10 3/12 02:19:00 10 3h 16m 7h 37m 6.30 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/12 09:17:00 10 3/12 17:17:00 10 8h 0m 6h 58m 6.60 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/13 00:45:00 10 3/13 00:46:00 10 0h 1m 7h 28m 7.37 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/13 03:34:00 10 2h 48m 7.86 ✔ ✔ 22