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2022 Race Press Releases

• 21 Mushers sign up for the 51st running of the Iditarod  – June 25, 2022 

• Iditarod special award recipients honored at finishers banquet in Nome – March 21, 2022

• Apayauq Reitan final team to Nome, wins Lynden “Committed through the Last Mile” Award – March 19, 2022

• Iditarod mushers Sebastien Dos Santos Borges, KattiJo Deeter and Jeff Deeter scratch between White Mountain and Safety checkpoints – March 19, 2022

• Rookie Iditarod musher Sean Williams scratches at White Mountain checkpoint – March 18, 2022

• Statement from the Iditarod Trail Committee – March 18, 2022

• Veteran Iditarod musher Lisbet Norris scratches at Unalakleet checkpoint – March 17, 2022

• Brent Sass wins his first Iditarod championship in 50th anniversary year – March 15, 2022

• Iditarod launches a crypto token, collectible non-fungible tokens for dog lovers – March 14, 2022

• Brent Sass first to White Mountain, wins Northrim Bank Achieve More Award – March 14, 2022

• Veteran Iditarod musher Josh McNeal scratches at Galena checkpoint – March 13, 2022

• Brent Sass wins Ryan Air Gold Coast Award – March 12, 2022

• Brent Sass wins Bristol Bay Native Corporation Fish First Award – March 12, 2022

• Veteran Iditarod musher Hugh Neff scratches at Ruby checkpoint – March 11, 2022

• Rookie Iditarod musher Julie Ahnen scratches at McGrath checkpoint – March 11, 2022

• Brent Sass wins The Lakefront Anchorage First Musher to the Yukon Award – March 11, 2022

• Veteran Iditarod musher Ryne Olson scratches at McGrath checkpoint – March 10, 2022

• Veteran Iditarod musher Anja Radano scratches at Nikolai checkpoint – March 9, 2022

• Brent Sass wins GCI Dorothy G. Page Halfway Award – March 9, 2022

• Aaron Burmeister wins Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award – March 8, 2022

• Alaska Native Renewable Industries joins the Iditarod family as Wheel Dog Partner – March 4, 2022

• Musher start order set for Iditarod 50 – Feb. 26, 2022

• World’s Recognized Leader of Canine Aquatics Competitions Partners with Streaming Service DOGZ – Dec. 30, 2021

• The Iditarod and Donlin Gold will again “rush to Nome” for 50th race – Nov. 16, 2021

• The Iditarod welcomes the Lynden family of companies as a new partner – Nov. 11, 2021

• Iditarod announces We are the Iditarod fundraiser – Oct. 7, 2021

• 2022 Iditarod COVID Policy – Oct. 7, 2021

• Iditarod welcomes Hilcorp Alaska and Harvest Midstream as new Principal Partners – Sept. 14, 2021

• 49 mushers enter 50th anniversary Iditarod on opening day – June 26, 2021

 

NEW! 2022 Iditarod Media Guide

Thank you for your interest in covering the 2022 Iditarod. As a COVID-19 conscious organization, the Iditarod does all it can to ensure every aspect of the race, including its valued relationship with the media, is done with the highest integrity and safety-conscious efforts. The Iditarod relies on collaboration with members of the media to help tell the stories of these four-legged athletes truthfully and honoring their contributions to the state of Alaska.

Please review the 2022 Iditarod Media Guide before you apply for a 2022 media credential to cover the 50th running of the race. 

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2021 Champion Summary

Veteran Iditarod musher Dallas Seavey (bib #23) of Talkeetna, Alaska, crossed the finish line of the Iditarod Gold Trail Loop in Deshka Landing with a time of 7 days, 14 hours, 8 minutes and 57 seconds claiming his fifth Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race championship. Seavey is now tied with mushing legend Rick Swenson with five total championships.

Winning Iditarod 49 comes with a majority stake of the $400,000 purse for the 2021 race in addition to the choice of either a 2022 Ski Doo 600R ETEC SWT or 2022 Ski Doo 900 ACE SWT from Alaska Mining & Diving Supply. During this year’s race, Seavey also won the Alaska Air Transit Spirit of Iditarod Award, The Lakefront Anchorage First Musher to the Yukon Award, the Ryan Air Gold Coast Award and the Northrim Bank Achieve More Award.

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