Anchorage’s Rosie Brennan is returning to the Olympics after racing in 2018.
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Kuskokwim mushers cope with extreme cold, rain and glare ice: ‘It’s been weird’
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.
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.