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Officials with the world’s most famous sled dog race said Iditarod Nation was in mourning

Dog musher Lance Mackey was the son of 1978 Iditarod champion Dick Mackey and brother of 1983 champion Rick Mackey. His death was announced in 2022.

Dog musher Lance Mackey was the son of 1978 Iditarod champion Dick Mackey and brother of 1983 champion Rick Mackey. His death was announced in 2022.

The four-time Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race winner died Wednesday from cancer, his father and kennel announced on Facebook. He was 52 years old.

Lance Mackey, one of mushing’s most colorful and accomplished champions who also suffered from health and drug issues, has died. His father says Mackey died Wednesday after battling cancer. The

ANCHORAGE, Alaska—Lance Mackey, one of mushing’s most colorful and accomplished champions who also suffered from health and drug ...

Mackey overcame throat cancer in 2001 to win an unprecedented four straight championships, from 2007 through 2010.

Lance Mackey, one of mushings most colorful and accomplished champions who also suffered from health and drug issues, has died

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) -- Lance Mackey, one of mushing's most colorful and accomplished champions who also suffered from health and drug issues, has died.

Nathaniel Wilder / Reuters Bruce Lintons team races out of the chute during the official restart of the Iditarod Race in Willow, Alaska, on March 8, 2009. Al Grillo / Associated Press Left: Christine Williams, 2, of Akiak, Alaska, hugs Polar Bear, one of the dogs in the dog team of her father in 2000. Right: Two sled dogs wait for their turn to be looked over by a veterinarian at the Iditarod headquarters in 2002. Rob Stapleton / AP Raymee Redington of Knik, Alaska, looks over his gear to...