Furious weather ended the Iditarod for six mushers on March 18. Here’s how the misadventure unfolded for Jeff and KattiJo Deeter as they neared the race’s finish line.

“It was just a really terrible accident due to my negligence,” musher Jessie Holmes said.

Those involved in the search say they continue to receive tips about Leon’s possible whereabouts and remain hopeful.

Two of the mushers were demoted in final race standings while another must pay a $1,000 fine.

Musher Apayauq Reitan of Kaktovik crossed the finish late Saturday night, winning the Red Lantern award and $1,000 for being the final sled dog team to reach the Bering Sea coastal community.

“It’s great to be back in Nome, man,” said one musher after crossing under the burled arch.

Two rookie mushers — Bridgett Watkins and Gerhardt Thiart — were injured.

The group tossed green necklaces and bags of candy out as they walked toward the burled arch.

Drobny said Lyrek approached her with worries about the final stretch of coast, and Drobny agreed they could travel together to the finish.

Our best photos from the finish line.

The race’s 2022 winner sat down for an interview about his lifestyle, the events of the race and his trust with his dog team.

2019 champion Pete Kaiser finished in fifth place. He said he’d carried a packet of ashes belonging to the race’s first winner, Dick Wilmarth, down the trail at the request of Wilmarth’s family.

After storms on the Norton Sound coast, top-tier mushers are in place-chasing races with one another for third place on down.

The 42-year-old Eureka musher and three-time champion of the Yukon Quest arrived in Nome early Tuesday to cheers, whoops and whistles from the crowd lining the finish chute. “It’s a dream come true,” he said.

Sass rushed through the final checkpoint of Safety at 2:47 a.m. Tuesday after a run from White Mountain of 7 hours 42 minutes. Seavey arrived about 85 minutes behind Sass.

Hanna Lyrek of Norway is on track to be this year’s top rookie. Meanwhile, veteran racer Paige Drobny is no longer vying for a top spot after what she called a “management error.”

Mille Porsild and Chad Stoddard left Unalakleet on borrowed sleds after mushing with busted sled runners for several miles along the trail.

Seavey, a five-time champion, plans on racing all the way to the burled arch.

“It’s been an emotional trip,” Burmeister said upon reaching the Bering Sea coast.

The front-runners stuck to their tried-and-true strategies with about 250 miles of racing ahead of them.