Departing in two-minute intervals, 33 mushers have left Fairbanks and the 1,128-mile race to Nome is officially underway.

Sled dog teams made their way through downtown Anchorage for the 53rd annual Iditarod, marking one of the driest ceremonial ...

The Ceremonial Start for the 53rd Iditarod kicked off on a warm, sunny Saturday morning in downtown Anchorage. There were 33 ...

Mushers on Saturday morning started launching from downtown Anchorage during the ceremonial start for the 2025 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. They were led by a familiar face: Four-time Junior Iditarod ...

The 2025 edition will also feature a field low on experience, as 16 rookies — defined as any musher who does not have an ...

Emily Robinson just made history as the first musher to win four consecutive Junior Iditarod titles! At 17, she's eyeing her ...

With just 33 competitors, this year’s race is tied with 2023 for having the smallest field. But the mushers will travel a ...

Welcome to The Rewind, a weekly digest that puts a spotlight on the biggest stories and best performances from Alaska's world of sports. This past week featured several notable individual and team ...

While the 17-year-old Nenana musher plans to stay in the sport and eventually race the full 1,000-mile Iditarod, she also is ...