Iditarod 2022

A pilot, passenger and dog sitting inside a bush plane

Fans following the 2022 Iditarod GPS tracker may have noticed a marker moving along the trail that was not a musher. Labeled simply as “teacher,” this marker showed the position of Jim Deprez, Iditarod 2022’s Teacher on the Trail.

It is night time and 2 people are standing under the Nome finish line

KNOM Radio covered the top 25 mushers’ arrival into Nome during the 50th running of the Iditarod sled dog race. You’ll hear from each of the top 25 and also a couple extra mushers including this year’s “Red Lantern” Apayuaq Reitan.

Aaron Burmeister finished the 2022 Iditarod sled dog race the evening of March 15 in 8th place. Even though bringing an Iditarod win home to Nome has continued to elude him, after more than 20 years of competing, Burmeister said it’s time to focus on other parts of his life.

Pete Kaiser raced across the Iditarod finish line at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday in fifth place.

Musher throws fist onto air while fishing sled dog race

Dan Kaduce raced across the finish line in Nome Tuesday evening in fourth, pumping his fist in the air, as the sun started to set over the Bering Sea.

Head shot of man wearing jacket and headlamp.

Brent Sass looked like he had a comfortable lead Monday night over Dallas Seavey, heading into his final Iditarod run from White Mountain to the Nome finish.

The 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race has a new champion.

aerial shot of man with dog sled team race on snowy trail

Brent Sass is poised to win this year’s Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.

Brent Sass has tightened his grip on the lead in the Iditarod, blazing the trail ahead of five-time champion Dallas Seavey.

Mushers Brent Sass and Dallas Seavey arrived at the checkpoint here overnight Saturday and into Sunday morning, setting up a showdown between the two top teams as they charge toward Nome.