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The Miss Chiefs used their size and grit to dethrone the Harpooners and finally get over the hump after coming up short last year and their two other finals appearances in the past decade.
The Vikings clamped down on an explosive Hooper Bay offense over the final two quarters to snap a seven-year title drought.
With their leading scorer playing at 40%, the T-Jacks leaned on their defense to top an explosive Kake team.
The Eagles played a poised game to knock off perennial contender Newhalen in the championship game.
After Aaron Burmeister scratched in Unalakleet, he passed the ashes of Howard Farley to 2023 champion Ryan Redington so he could complete the journey home.
Arriving at all hours of the day and night, competitors mushed down Front Street in Nome as spectators cheered them on.
To earn a sixth championship, “this one was supposed to be hard. It had to be special. It had to be more than just the normal Iditarod — and for me, it was,” Seavey said.
More than 1,800 youth athletes from Alaska and seven areas of the circumpolar north are in Alaska this week for the Games.
The opening ceremony marked the first major event in a week of international competitions.
“We do that individually all the time,” said the commander of the tactical exercise. “But to be able to do it together is very unique.”
More than 40% of the race’s 38 competitors are mushers trying to make their first successful trip to the finish line. Each has their own motivation for entering the Iditarod.
Frankowski has now earned four titles, while O’Harra garnered his third.
The ceremonial start is a rolling party, starting in downtown and ending in East Anchorage.
On a sunny and frigid Saturday, 2024 Iditarod competitors left downtown cheered on by throngs of spectators during the race’s ceremonial start.
Thirty-eight mushers are set to launch from the starting line in this year’s race to Nome.
Born and raised in Anchorage, Ulofoshio took major leaps of faith on his way to college football’s biggest stage and hopes to inspire future generations to dream just as big.
This year’s field features 38 mushers, including 16 rookies and three past champions. Another prior champion has been disqualified from this year’s race.
The Eagles successfully defended their overall team titles by producing top finishes on the third and final day of the 2024 championships.
Led by Remy Coste, a French national who’s based in Sweden, this year’s class of rookies is both talented and experienced.
The board of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race voted unanimously on Thursday to disqualify former champion Brent Sass after allegations made in November and recent questions from the Anchorage Daily News, Alaska Public Media and ProPublica. Sass has denied the claims.
Founded in 1935, the Fur Rendezvous festival — which runs through March 3— is a staple of winter in Anchorage.
Here’s where to register to vote, what’s on the ballot, information on upcoming candidate forums and other key dates in the municipal election.
The two standout endurance skiers went from finishing just outside the top 10 last year to recording the fastest finishes this time around.