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Sigrid finished 24th of 95 mushers in the 2008
Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. She didn't race
in 2009.
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Sigrid Ekran was born in
1980 and grew up in Norway, where she got a
Bachelor of Science in Wildlife Biology. In the
summer of 2003 she came to Alaska for a canoe trip,
and ended up staying. She started a Masters in
Northern Studies at UAF, which she finishes summer
‘07. She started mushing in Norway, but didn't
get into racing until she moved to Alaska. She will
spend this year training her dogs in Eureka, near
Manley. Sigrid is a team member of Will Steger's
2008 Ellesmere Island Expedition through Canada in
late March.
2007 -
Rookie
Ekran grew up in Norway
and came to Fairbanks in the summer of 2003 to
study wildlife biology at UAF. She's packed food
drops for Team Norway and this year moved to
Kotzebue to train with Louis Nelson.
2008
20th as a rookie in 2007. Last year's top rookie
returns. Started mushing in Norway but didn't get
into racing until she moved to Alaska. Trained with
Louis Nelson in Kotzebue last year and in Eureka
this year.
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