“Honestly, it was the smoothest tournament I think we’ve run yet”
Swedish musher Nora Sjalin is this year’s Rookie of the Year Award winner
The three-time winner ended the race with a 15-hour 160-km run from Braeburn to Whitehorse
The Yukoner finished the race at 6:51 p.m. on Feb. 11 with 11 dogs on the line.
This is the Alaskan musher’s second consecutive win
Both teams left Braeburn overnight with 11 dogs on the line headed for the finish in Whitehorse
The two mushers have leapfrogged each other since leaving Dawson City
Both mushers said their dogs caught stomach viruses. This was Dalton’s 30th and final Quest
The Yukoner reached the checkpoint at 8:11 a.m. with 12 dogs on the line
Brent Sass hit the trail with his team at 5:43 p.m. on Feb. 7
“I see the dog team coming from a distance around the bend and there was no musher”
“It’s something you’re used to doing and you don’t think twice about it”
Six mushers, including Tagish’s Michelle Phillips, reached Dawson on Feb. 6
Brent Sass reached the Dawson checkpoint at 5:43 a.m. on Feb. 6
James Wilde has been a handler for Rob Cooke’s team in the last four Yukon Quests
Tagish’s Michelle Phillips is currently in second place with 12 dogs on the line
As of 8 a.m. local time, Yukoner Michelle Phillips is running in second place in the 1,000-mile race
