 | 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 By the end of the race, 12 mushers had withdrawn, half of them at the White Mountain checkpoint.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]
