Some Kuskokwim mushers competing in this weekend’s K300 race say that they’ve been contending with some of the most challenging training conditions of their careers.
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Anchorage skier Scott Patterson’s US championship was a Hail Mary. Now he’s headed to the Olympics
This year’s U.S. Olympic cross-country ski team has deep roots in Alaska, with eight of its 14 members either from Alaska or skiing with Alaska-based teams.
The Iditarod will require COVID vaccines this year, its third pandemic-altered race
The Iditarod has finalized its coronavirus mitigation plan, which requires all mushers and anyone else associated with the race to be fully vaccinated.
Could the world become too warm to hold Winter Olympics?
If the world’s high emissions continue on their trajectory, by the 2080s all but one of the 21 cities that previously hosted the Winter Games — Sapporo, Japan — would not be able to do so again.
Musher Ryan Redington’s dogs still recovering after hit by snowmachine in Wisconsin
Two of Iditarod musher Ryan Redington’s sled dogs were still recovering on Wednesday after a snowmachine crashed into his team during a training run in Wisconsin.
The 750-mile Race to Alaska is back on after a 2-year pandemic hiatus
As always, first place is $10,000. Second place is a set of steak knives.
In gun-loving Alaska, some ammo is scarce
Finding some types of ammunition has been tough recently, amid supply shortages and rumors of hoarding.
Fairbanks curler to compete in Winter Olympics
Fairbanks curler Vicky Persinger has earned a place on the U.S. team that will compete in the Winter Olympics in China in February.
Olympian Lydia Jacoby partners with swimwear company following NCAA rule change
Jacoby’s deal with Arena wouldn’t have been possible a few months ago because of a previous NCAA rule that prohibited college athletes from making money off of their image.
A musher from the world’s southernmost city is headed to Alaska to compete
Casares wants to run the 1,000-mile Iditarod but says his first challenge will be completing shorter, qualifying races like the Copper Basin 300 or the Yukon Quest 550.