Holly Brooks won the 51 kilometer American Birkebeiner ski race in Hayward, Wisconsin this Saturday. Brooks is leading the International Ski Federation - or FIS - Marathon Cup - competing in long distance races in Europe, the U.S and later this spring- Russia. She gave up her spot on the U.S. Ski team to pursue an overall win on the Marathon Cup this season.
Brooks has won the Birkie one time before and finished second by a few inches another year. She says this year's race was a great experience.
