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Iditarod 2007: Robert Sørlie of Team Norway places 12th in his third Iditarod Sled Dog Race

1/16/2008 :: Two-time Iditarod winner Robert Sørlie reached Nome as number 12 in the 2007 Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska. Norwegian rookie Sigrid Ekran placed 21, the highest placement of any rookie and any woman. + More

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Profile: 2007 Iditarod rookie Sigrid Ekran

3/6/2007 :: Iditarod rookie Sigrid Ekran grew up in Norway, where she first started dog sledding. She spent her childhood on the family farm in Sparbu, Northern Trøndelag, where the family encouraged an active outdoor lifestyle. She has now entered her first Iditarod challenge. + More

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Team Norway's Bjørnar Andersen finishes the Iditarod 2006 in 6th Place

Bjørnar Andersen in Iditarod2/28/2007 :: Norway's Bjørnar Andersen finished the Iditarod dog-sled race in an impressive 6th place. The other Norwegians on the starting grid, Tore Albrigtsen and Tove Sørensen, finished in 28th and 29th place respectively, a very solid result from the rookie couple. + More

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Robert Sørlie wins the Iditarod 2005

2/28/2007 :: Robert Sørlie won the worlds longest dog race, the Iditarod. This is his second win, he also won the race in 2003. Robert Sørlie's nephew, Bjørnar Andersen, only 27 years old, took a sensational 4th place. + More

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