Iditarod reports no positive dog drug tests in 2018 race
The report to the Iditarod Trail Committee Board of Directors came after a year of controversy for the annual sled dog race, much of it centering on drug testing.
‘Truly a legend’: Champion of first Iditarod dies at 75
Dick Wilmarth's daughter described the mushing gold miner as a hardworking and humble man who sought “spontaneous adventure.”
From best checkpoint to rookie of the year, here are the Iditarod special award winners for 2018
The 2018 special awards were presented at the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race awards banquet in Nome Sunday.
‘A sinking feeling in my throat’: Iditarod mushers recount hours lost and freezing along the trail
Jim Lanier, the oldest musher in this year's Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, was already feeling weak. Then he lost the trail.
Watch: From start to finish, fly along the 1,000-mile Iditarod trail
Experience the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race from above as we take you from Anchorage to Nome, checkpoint to checkpoint.
Race updates: Last Iditarod musher finishes, Dallas Seavey places 3rd in Norway race
Magnus Kaltenborn was the final musher to cross the finish line in Nome, claiming the Red Lantern award.
An Iditarod musher was ‘starting to freeze.’ Another helped him instead of finishing the race.
Jim Lanier and Scott Janssen both scratched at the Safety checkpoint. Janssen hung back to help Lanier, officials said.
Iditarod withdraws pair of last-place teams for lagging too far behind
Steve Watkins and Tara Cicatello, who were vying for the Red Lantern award when they reached Unalakleet on Thursday, were 90 miles behind the race's next-slowest mushers.
Necropsy shows pneumonia was cause of death for Iditarod dog
The 5-year-old dog from Katherine Keith's team was being treated for signs of pneumonia, race officials said.
From reality TV to real-deal musher, Jessie Holmes captures Iditarod rookie honors
Holmes, a 36-year-old from Nenana, reached Nome at 2:39 p.m. in seventh place to claim Rookie of the Year honors.
Photos: Top 3 Iditarod mushers arrive in Nome
Joar Leifseth Ulsom, a Norwegian who has been a top contender since his rookie run in 2013, claimed the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race championship early Wednesday.
‘Out of this world’: Joar Leifseth Ulsom savors Iditarod victory after years near front of pack
When Leifseth Ulsom crossed the finish line, his father and girlfriend greeted him. So did his childhood idol, two-time race champion and fellow Norwegian Robert Sorlie.
‘It’s going to be a dream’: Barring any mishaps, this Norwegian musher is poised to win the 2018 Iditarod
After a surprising reversal of fortunes late in the race, the 31-year-old musher has a comfortable lead in the 1,000-mile race as he nears the finish line in Nome.
WATCH: Iditarod winner Joar Leifseth Ulsom talks about his love for dogs
Curious about the 2018 Iditarod leader? In this video in White Mountain today, Norwegian racer Joar Leifseth Ulsom describes how he started sled dog racing and his development as a musher.
Yukon Quest winner Allen Moore drops out of Iditarod; Wade Marrs, Tom Schonberger also scratch
Allen Moore is the third musher to drop out, or "scratch," so far Tuesday. Wade Marrs, who has finished in the top 10 of the last three Iditarods, and rookie Tom Schonberger are also headed home.
Photos: Iditarod leaders reach White Mountain
Joar Leifseth Ulsom leads Nicolas Petit into the Norton Sound village as the race nears the home stretch.
‘I started bawling’: As Leifseth Ulsom prepares for finish, Petit recalls the moment he lost the Iditarod lead
After years of running at the front of the pack, 31-year-old Joar Leifseth Ulsom suddenly found himself alone in the Iditarod lead. Second-place Nicolas Petit arrived 3.5 hours later after losing the trail -- and the lead -- on the Bering Sea coast. "This race can be an emotional roller coaster," he said.
Bering Sea mix-up: Leifseth Ulsom grabs Iditarod lead when Petit veers off trail
Joar Leifseth Ulsom, 31, arrived Tuesday morning in White Mountain with an hours-long lead over Nic Petit. Ulsom is poised to become the first musher outside of the Seavey family to win the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in seven years.
Iditarod reprimands drug testing director alleged to have threatened musher
At issue is a conversation last week, when musher Wade Marrs said Morrie Craig approached him before the race and told him his dog team had tested positive for minuscule levels of a substance.
Iditarod update: Norwegian musher Ulsom is first to Koyuk after Petit backtracks
Joar Leifseth Ulsom, long a rising star in the world of top Iditarod mushers, claimed the lead on the Bering Sea coast.