Norwegian musher has commanding lead in Iditarod race
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Joar Ulsom said a few words in English but used his native Norwegian to heap praise on his dog team Tuesday as he arrived at the second-to-last checkpoint in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Ulsom held a commanding lead in the world’s most famous sled dog race, and after a mandatory eight-hour rest, he was hours from the finish line in Nome.
He arrived in White Mountain just before 8 a.m., and left shortly before 4 p.m. For being first to the checkpoint, he picked up a US$2,500 check.
“Wow, that’s fantastic,” he told sponsors in a video posted on the Iditarod website.