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.
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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.
Sealaska Heritage, Tlingit and Haida host training for Native Youth Olympics coaches
The games are based on hunting and survival skills that allowed the Inupiaq people to live in Arctic conditions.
Jacoby makes splash in World Cup
Jacoby won gold in the 100-meter breaststroke in the Summer Olympics this year, though that was in a 50-meter pool. World Cup races are in 25-meter pools.
Ironman triathlon is coming to Alaska for the first time with race in Juneau
The Ironman triathlon is coming to Juneau on August 7, 2022.
Seward’s Lydia Jacoby heads back to her hometown with 2 Olympic medals
Lydia Jacoby is headed back to 12th grade and another year of swimming for Seward High School.