NOME, Alaska (AP) — Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes cruised to a repeat victory in the Iditarod, the roughly 1,000-mile sled dog race in Alaska. Holmes guided his dog team Tuesday night across the finish line in the old Gold Rush town of Nome. Holmes pumped both fists in the air as the crowd cheered for him and his team of 12 dogs. The race started March 8 in Willow. The course took dog teams and their mushers over two mountain ranges, along the frozen Yukon River and across the unpredictable Bering Sea ice. Holmes is a former cast member on the National Geographic reality show “Life Below Zero,” chronicling the struggles of people living in rural Alaska.
Former reality TV star Jessie Holmes repeats as champion of the grueling Iditarod sled dog race
