2022 Iditarod
 | This article is missing information about the final standings and award winners. (April 2022) |
| 50th Annual Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race | |
|---|---|
 The ceremonial start of the 2022 Iditarod | |
| Venue | Iditarod Trail |
| Location | Anchorage, Alaska to Nome, Alaska |
| Dates | March 5–19, 2022 |
| Competitors | 49 |
| Champion | |
| Brent Sass | |
The 2022 Iditarod was the 50th running of the annual dog sled race.[1] The competition began on March 5 with its ceremonial start in Anchorage. All mushers were required to be vaccinated for COVID-19.[2]
The race was won by Brent Sass, who finished on March 15 with a total race time of 8 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes, and 43 seconds.[3] His 11-dog team was blown off the main route on the approach to Nome due to high winds and low visibility, but Sass recovered to maintain his lead.[4] In second was Dallas Seavey, who was within 90 minutes of Sass.[5] Seavey finished after 8 days, 15 hours, 46 minutes, 51 seconds. By the end of the race, 12 mushers had withdrawn, half of them at the White Mountain checkpoint.[6] Hannah Lyrek was the first rookie to finish, in 19th place, in 10 days, 2 hours, 43 minutes, 12 seconds.
Apayauq Reitan became the first openly transgender woman to be a musher in an Iditarod.[7] Reitan finished in 37th place, the last to cross the finish line.[3] This was her second Iditarod. She participated in 2019 before she transitioned. She became the third person to participate in the Iditarod and Yukon Quest as a rookie in the same year.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Multiple Northern Valley mushers signed up to run 2022 Iditarod". January 22, 2022.
- ^ Schwing, Emily; Media, special to Alaska Public (January 24, 2022). "Iditarod will require COVID vaccines this year, its third pandemic-altered race".
- ^ a b "Current Race Standings". iditarod.com. March 2022. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
- ^ Thiessen, Mark (March 4, 2023). "Alaska's arduous Iditarod kicks off with ceremonial start". Associated Press. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
- ^ "Eye on the Trail: Last Teams to Finish March 17th". January 13, 2013.
- ^ "Eye on the Trail: Last Teams to Finish March 17th". January 13, 2013.
- ^ Oliver, Shady Grove; Media, special to Alaska Public (March 10, 2022). "'Proud to be an Iñupiaq woman': Apayauq Reitan makes history as first out trans woman in the Iditarod". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
- ^ "'Proud to be an Iñupiaq woman': Apayauq Reitan makes history as first out trans woman in the Iditarod". March 10, 2022.
- ^ "Eye on the Trail: Last Teams to Finish March 17th". 2022.
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