Alaskan musher wins his first Iditarod, crossing finish line in Nome

The 1,000-mile Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race ended in a predawn close finish on the snow-covered streets of Nome on Wednesday, with Alaskan Pete Kaiser and his dogs barely holding off defending champion Joar Leifseth Ulsom of Norway.

from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2VWRIdO