article_snippet: The winner is expected in Nome in about 10 days.
article_snippet: A sudden blizzard blew four-time champion and race leader Jeff King out of Dog Race when him was about 25 miles (40 kilometers) from the finish line of the nearly 1,000-mile race.
article_snippet: Then Aliy Zirkle, who was solidly in second place, waited out the storm at the last checkpoint, 22 miles (35 kilometers) from Nome, for two hours, 38 minutes.
article_snippet: She got back on the Iditarod Trail when Seavey blew through the last checkpoint, but lost Dog Race by two minutes, 22 seconds.
article_snippet: She third straight runner-up finish with no wins.