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Joar Leifseth Ulsom

Bib Number: 31
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

Sponsors

Helgelands Sparebank
Solveig Leifseth, Vegar Leifseth Ulsom & Gunnar Ulsom
Lovund
Non-Stop Dogwear
Arctic Chiropractic West Mat-Su
Prairie Nature
Connectria

EVRY
Rana Trekk & Brukshundklub
Nova Sea
Handler & OT Products
Canelana
Joyce and Peter Duncan
Pedro Garcia & Marc Millican


2016 Standings

Checkpoint Time In Dogs In Time Out Dogs Out Rest Time Previous Layover Status Distance
Enroute Time Speed (mph) 8hr 24hr
Anchorage 3/05 11:03:00 16 3/05 11:03:00 16 0h 0m
Willow 3/06 14:58:00 16
Yentna 3/06 19:03:00 16 3/06 20:07:00 16 1h 4m 4h 5m 10.29 42
Skwentna 3/06 23:39:00 16 3/07 01:50:00 16 2h 11m 3h 32m 8.49 30
Finger Lake 3/07 06:55:00 16 3/07 09:57:00 16 3h 2m 5h 5m 7.87 40
Rainy Pass 3/07 13:30:00 16 3/07 16:32:00 16 3h 2m 3h 33m 8.45 30
Rohn 3/07 21:04:00 16 3/08 02:50:00 16 5h 46m 4h 32m 7.72 35
Nikolai 3/08 11:27:00 16 3/08 16:00:00 16 4h 33m 8h 37m 8.70 75
McGrath 3/08 21:40:00 16 3/08 23:10:00 16 1h 30m 5h 40m 8.47 48
Takotna 3/09 01:53:00 16 3/09 01:55:00 16 0h 2m 2h 43m 6.63 18
Ophir 3/09 04:44:00 16 3/10 06:34:00 15 25h 50m 2h 49m 8.17 ✔ 23
Cripple 3/10 16:27:00 15 3/10 21:32:00 15 5h 5m 9h 53m 7.39 ✔ 73
Ruby 3/11 07:23:00 15 3/11 11:38:00 14 4h 15m 9h 51m 7.11 ✔ 70
Galena 3/11 17:35:00 14 3/12 01:35:00 12 8h 0m 5h 57m 8.40 ✔ ✔ 50
Nulato 3/12 08:25:00 12 3/12 11:06:00 12 2h 41m 6h 50m 5.41 ✔ ✔ 37
Kaltag 3/12 15:20:00 12 3/12 19:39:00 12 4h 19m 4h 14m 11.10 ✔ ✔ 47
Unalakleet 3/13 07:03:00 12 3/13 11:01:00 12 3h 58m 10h 24m 8.17 ✔ ✔ 85
Shaktoolik 3/13 16:33:00 12 3/13 19:39:00 12 3h 6m 5h 32m 7.23 ✔ ✔ 40
Koyuk 3/14 02:45:00 12 3/14 07:42:00 12 4h 57m 7h 6m 7.04 ✔ ✔ 50
Elim 3/14 13:39:00 12 3/14 13:54:00 12 0h 15m 5h 57m 8.07 ✔ ✔ 48
White Mountain 3/14 19:55:00 12 3/15 03:55:00 12 8h 0m 6h 1m 7.65 ✔ ✔ 46
Safety 3/15 10:21:00 12 3/15 10:24:00 12 0h 3m 6h 26m 8.55 ✔ ✔ 55
Nome 3/15 13:12:38 12 2h 48m 7.86 ✔ ✔ 22