Photos: Nome welcomes more of the Iditarod pack at the finish line

A handful of mushers are still continuing their journey along the Norton Sound coast.

By Anchorage Daily News
Updated: March 17, 2023 Published: March 17, 2023

Kristy Berington, right, leads her sister Anna Berington as the two mushers complete the final few miles of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Thursday, March 16, 2023 at Fort Davis near Nome. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

A handful of mushers remained on the Iditarod Trail by Thursday evening, the last of whom are driving their teams through the final stretch along the northern coast of the Norton Sound. The Berington twins arrived in Nome just before 3 p.m. Thursday afternoon, Kristy with eight dogs and Anna with nine.

As fans await the arrival of the last few competitors into Nome, here’s a look at some of the mushers who’ve arrived since the top 10 sailed under the burled arch to wrap up their nearly thousand-mile journey.

[Photos: Top Iditarod finishers race into Nome]

Kristy Berington, right, leads her sister Anna Berington to the finish of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Nome. Kristy finished in 10 days, 23 hours, 50 minutes, 50 seconds, 16 seconds ahead of her twin sister Anna. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Anna Berington, left, and her twin sister Kristy Berington talk about their races with checker Nicolle Wisniewski after they finished the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Nome. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Deke Naaktgeboren talks with checker Nicolle Wisniewski after he finished the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Nome. (Michelle Theriault Boots / ADN)

Deke Naaktgeboren mushes down Front Street toward the finish of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Thursday, March 16, 2023 in Nome. (Michelle Theriault Boots / ADN)

Christian Turner mushes along Safety Sound and turns to look at Jessie Royer as she follows closely during the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Jessie Royer mushes down Front Street toward the finish of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Nome. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Jessie Royer’s lead dogs rest after crossing under the burled arch at the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Nome. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Jessie Royer hugs her lead dogs rest after crossing under the burled arch at the finish line of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Nome. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Musher Aaron Peck approaches Nome with his dog team as he competes in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. (Emily Mesner / ADN)

Aaron Peck mushes down Front Street toward the finish of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Nome. (Loren Holmes / ADN)

Canadian musher Aaron Peck gets ready to mush to the dog lot with his kids Sunny and Clancy, after he finished the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 in Nome. (Loren Holmes / ADN)