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Nappi joined our team during fall 2016. He is a bit highter than medium-sized youn male and comes with an interesting LD-racing pedigree joining Swedish, Finnish and American lines: His dad Nordvikens Tigeröga is World Champion in dog sledding from 2015 and many of his nearby ancestors have run Finnmarksløpet, Pasvik Trail, Eastpoint Open or even Iditarod and Yukon Quest. - From the beginning we fell in love with his truly friendly and modest character. His trot and gallop are beatiful to watch. He has got pulling in his veins: He was part of the winning team to win the best Siberian husky team-price in the Finnish dryland sprint Champtionships 2016.

Nappi tuli joukkoomme syksyllä 2016. Nappi on hieman keskikokoista urosta suurempi erittäin ystävällinen ja vaatimatonkin nuori poika. Napin kaunista ravia ja laukkaa on hienoa katsella. Se on hieno vetäjä ja osallistuikin omalla panoksellaan Jämin sulanmaan SM-kisoihin 2016, joista 8-tiimimme voiti parhan siperianhusky-valjakon palkinnon. Napin lähisukulaisissa yhdistyvät mielenkiintoisella tavalla Ruotsin menestyneimpiä MD ja LD-koiria (mm. isä Nordvikens Tigeröga, MM 2015, isoisä Fenrisulven Faste), USAlaista Yukon Questin ja Iditarodin juossutta Manitou-linjaa ja suomalaisia pitkänmatkan kisakoiria (isä Pasi Ollikaisen Taiga Quest Cheetah, jolla myös hieno Polar Speed-tausta).

Nappi’s father is Nordvikens Tigeröga, Malin Sundin’s leader dog, who won World Championship title in Seefeld 2015. His grandfather is Fenrisulven Faste, the long distance leader (leader in 2009 PD300km, 2008 Amundsen race 430km, 2007 FL600km 2006 FL400km, 2006 PD300km). His grandmother is Nordvikens Kisel (2010 Amundsen Race, 2010 F600km + SHAM + PD, pos1 2009 SHAM, 2008 Amundsen Race 430km, pos 1 2007 SHAM)

Nappi’s mother is Taiga Quest Cheetah, who participated as a leader in Pasi Ollikainen’s team in many MD and LD-races including 2009 SHS-SM SP8 Raajärvi, 2010 Pasvik Trail Open 280km, 2011 Pasvik Trail Open 280km, 2011 Eastpoint open LD 180km best RNB, 2011 Ruunaa Race, 2012 Eastpoint Open, 2013 FL500km... Cheetah’s mother Jedey Agon of Manitou comes from USA and has been Mari Aikio’s leader dog. Agon’s parents Jodi and Inga have both run Yukon Quest and Iditarod, the longest sled dog races on Earth. Cheetah’s mother Lumo, comes from the finest dogs of the Finnish Polar Speed

Napin isä on Nordviken’s Tigeröga (MM 2015), isoisänsä pitkän matkan kisojen menestynyt johtaja Fenrisulven Faste (mm. 2009 PD 3000km, 2008 Amundsen Race 430km). Napin isoäiti isän puolelta on Nodvikens Kisel (mm. 2010 Femund Löpet 600km).

Napin äiti Taiga Quest Cheetah on osallistunut Pasi Ollikaisen LD-tiimissä moniin pitkänmatkan kisoihin, mm. 2011 Pasvik Trail Open 280km, Eastpoint Open LD 180km best RNB. Cheetahin äiti Jedey Agon of Manitou on Mari Aikion USAsta tuoma johtajakoira, jonka vanhemmat Jodi ja Inga ovat juosseet kummatkin sekä Yukon Questin ja Iditarodin. Cheetahin äidissä, 2007 Suomenmestari Polar Speed Lumossa yhdistyvät suomalaisen Polar Speedin parhaita rekikoiria.

2nd team dog left - tiimikoira 2 vasen:

Kasakan Jack Sparrow ‘Nappi’

Arctic Soul Hera ‘Neva’ and Kasakan Jack Sparrow ‘Nappi’ in Finnish dryland Dog sledding Sprint Championships, SM Jämi 2016

Nappi is relatively soft, easy and peaceful very obedient male. He loves running and is the dog, who always wags his tail during even a small break. When one needs a trustworthy open field leader, he is often our choice for the the task.

Nappi on pehmeähkö, helppo, rauhallinen ja hyvin kuuliainen uros. Se rakastaa valjakossa juoksemista ja heiluttaa innolla häntäänsä aina kun pidetään pientäkin taukoa :) Kun valjakon kärkeen halutaan luotettava, varmasti hommat hoitava johtajakoira, valinta on usein Nappi.

In the pedigree of Kasakan Jack Sparrow ‘Nappi’, the finest lines of Swedish, Finnish and American Long Distance Sled Dog racing unite: Father Nordvikens Tigeröga (World champion 2015), Fenrisulven Faste and Nordvikens Kisel (2006-2009 Amundsen Race 480km, PD300km, FL600km, FL400km ...), mother Taiga Quest Cheetah (Finnish Long Distance races, 2010-2011 Pasvik Trail 280km), Blackwater’s Jodi of Jedey & Alaskan’s Inga of Anadyr (Yukon Quest, Iditarod), Finnish champion Polar Speed Lumo). - Please click the pedigree to see the online -version of it.

The Arctic Expedition 8-dog racing team in the Finnish dryland Champiionships of 2016, SM Jämi 2016 winning the best Siberian husky team-price. Dogs from leaders to the wheel: LR Moon Runs Tiara ‘Tiara’, LL Vetoava Beata ‘Beata’, T1R SM-REK-8-2013 Kefeus Dimrost Avathar ‘Ava’, T2L Icesmile’s Kirima ‘Kiri’, T2R Arctic Soul Neva ‘Hera’, T2L Kasakan Jack Sparrow ‘Nappi’, WR Moonrun’s Cannonball ‘Cannon’, WL Vetoava Cinnamon ‘Sinna’

Kasakan Jack Sparrow ‘Nappi’: 3rd best Siberian Husky male in open class in Finnish Siberian Husky Club’s 50th anniversary speciality show 2017. - Nappi sijoittui Suomalaisen Siperianhusky-seuran erikoisnäyttelyssä 2017 AVO-luokassa 3ksi tuloksella ERI erinomainen.

In fall 2017 Nappi became in a quick pace very close to becoming Finnish Working Dog Champion - KVA: First he received two Outstanding grades in his first two dog shows ever. Then in the Finnish Working dog championships he became 2nd, losing 1point to get a SM-REKÄ-title, with leader class 1 qualification 56/60. In Finnish championship of DR8-class in Jämi, he was part of our Bronze-medal team. In the non-snow -competition of Hanko, he was in our DR4-team, which became 4/15, getting REK2-qualification.

In 2020 Nappi was able to finally get both Finnish Working Dog Champion (FI KVA) and Finnish Show Champion (FI MVA) titles becoming one of the few ‘double champion’-dogs in Finnish huskies.

In 2021 Nappi won the whole Finnish Siberian Husky Club’s Speciality show in Hirvensalmi (ROP / BOP). 350 huskies were competing of the title.

2017 syksy oli aikamoista menestystä Napille: Ensin tuli Suomalaisen Siperianhusky-seuran erikoisnäyttelystä avoimessa luokassa 3. sija ja ERI-tulos, kuten sen ensimmäisestä näyttelystä elokuussa. Rekikoirien SM-käyttökokeesta Kannuksessa käytiin ottamassa JOH1-tulos ja Nappi jäi vain pisteen vaille SM REKÄ-titteliä tuloksella 56/60. Sulan maan sprintin SM-kisoissa Jämillä tiimimme, jossa Nappi veti innolla mukana, sai hienosti SM-pronssia. Kauden kruunasi Hangossa marraskuun alussa järjestetyt sprinttikisat, jossa Laurin ohjastuksessa tiimimme venyi DR4-luokassa neljänneksi ja sai REK2n.

Lopulta vuonna 2019 lopulla Nappi johdatti koiravaljakkokisoissa valjakon REK1-tulokseen ja valioitui Käyttövalioksi (FI KVA). Kolmannen SERT-tuloksensa näyttelyssä ja samalla Suomen Muotovalion arvon Nappi sai kunnioittavasti yli 300 huskyn Suomen Siperianhuskyseuran Erikoisnäyttelyssä syksyllä 2020.

Vuoden 2021 erkkarin Hirvensalmella Nappi voitti ja oli Rotunsa Paras yli 350 huskyn näyttelyssä.

During season 2018 Nappi was the leader dog in SM-DR8 Finnish Championships Jämi leading our team to become the best Siberian husky team of the class. - Then we participated in our first internation race, in the European Championships in Nybro Sweden. We were happy to become the #5 husky team in Europe in DR8 RNB.

2019 Nappi was in the lead the whole time of the 84km mid-distance race MD12 Kuusamo.

Kaudella 2018 Nappi johdatti DR8-luokassa valjakkomme Jämin SM-kisoissa parhaaksi Siperinhuskyvaljakoksi. Ruotsin EM-kisoissa tulimme hienosti viidensiksi DR8 RNB-luokassa.

Nappi oli luotettavana johtajana Nimban kanssa ensimmäisissä MD-kisoissamme 3.2019 Kuusamossa. MD12-luokassa tulos oli hienosti REK3.

Beata and Nappi - our trustworthy leaders also in Arctic Expedition - husky experiences.

Nappi has been our leader in many races. As he has top scores in speed competitions (REK1), working dog leader tests (JOH1) and dog shows (2xSERT), he is now a Finnish working dog champion (KVA).

Nappi on viimeaikaisin pääjohtajamme monissa kisoissa. Nappi on Suome käyttövalio KVA :)

2016 SM-DR8 2x6km 27.1 km/h, The best Siberian husky team, Finnish championships, Jämijärvi, Finland

2017 SILVER DR8 4.1km 28.4 km/h, Ohkola , Finland

2017 BRONZE SM-REK DR8 2x6.8km, The Finnish Championships, Jämijärvi Finland

2017 4th REK2 DR4 2x5.3km 25.4k km/h, Hangover 2017 Hanko Finland

2018 REK0 DR4 Ohkola autumn, Mäntsälä Finland

2018 4th SM-DR8 2x7.7km, the best Siberian husky team in Finnish Championships, Jämijärvi Finland. Nappi & Nimba in the lead.

2018 5th in Europe, EM-SP8 RNB 2x5km European Championships Nybro Sweden

2019 REK2 SP4 Kasarin Salpasäpinät, Lappeenranta Finland

2019 REK3 MD12 84km 2x42km Kuusamo Finland

2019 5th REK2 DR4 26.2 km/h, sprint, Lohja Finland

2019 5th (1st RNB) SM-DR8 2x7.7km Finnish Championships, Jämijärvi Finland

2019 1st RNB REK1 DR6 2x7.0km Alma Off-snow, Mikkeli Finland

2019 3rd RNB MD12 4x7.7km in 10hr time-slot, with 380kg weight pulled, Jämi MD 2019, Jämijärvi Finland

2020 2nd RNB REK1 DR6 2x7.0km Alma Off-snow, Mikkeli Finland

2020 7th (3rd RNB) SM-DR8 2x7.7km Finnish Championships, Jämijärvi Finland

2020 8th/24 RNB MD10 4x7.7km in 10hrs with 330kg weight pulled, Jämi MD 2020, Jämijärvi Finland

2021 finisher MD10 135km 3x45km, Ruunaa Race 2021 Finnish mid-distance championships, Lieksa Finland

2022 REK3 4th RNB MD4 3x33km, Ruunaa Race 2022, Finnish mid-distance championships, Lieksa Finland

Nappi is a Finnish Working dog Champion (FI KVA)

2019 JOH1 53/60p Loppi working dog test

2019 SM-REKÄ JOH2 47/60p, Finnish Championship working dog test, Ikaalinen, Finland

2018 SM-REKÄ JOH1 56/60p, Finnish Championship working dog test, Kannus, Finland

Nappi is also a Finnish Show Champion (FI MVA).

2021 ROP SA VAL-ERI VAK1 PU1 Finnish Husky Speciality Show, Hirvensalmi. Best of Breed. 350 huskies participating

2020 SERT SA KÄY-ERI PU2 - Becomes FI MVA with his 3rd certificate, 2nd best Siberian husky male in the Siberian Husky speciality show, over 300 dogs!, Espoo Finland

2019 PU4 SA KÄY-ERI - Worth a certificate, 4th best Siberian husky male in the Siberian Husky speciality show, Espoo Finland

2019 SERT VSP SA KÄY-ERI - Certificate, the best Siberian husky male of the show, Eura, Finland

2018 SERT VSP SA - Certificate, the best Siberian husky male of the show, Kihniö, Finland

2018 SA KÄY-ERI vaSERT, - Worth a certificate, the 2nd best Siberian husky male of the show, Ähtäri, Finland

2018 SA KÄY-ERI, Helsinki, Finland

2018 KÄY-ERI, Loviisa, Finland

2017 3rd, AVO-ERI, the Siberian Husky speciality show, Iitti

2017 2nd AVO-ERI, Mäntsälä, Finland

The Arctic Expedition Sled-Dog Racing Team in action in the Finnish non-snow Champioships, Jämijärvi 2020. Leaders Vetoava Elegia - FI KVA FI MVA Kasakan Jack Sparrow ‘Nappi’, team dogs: Vetoava Fiona - Sainen NIba ‘Nimba’, Vetoava Gamot - Vetoava Cinnamon ‘Sinna’ and wheel dogs: Vetoava Irgad - Vetoava Hoavdi ‘Havdi’. Result was pretty ok, 3rd in huskies :) (Photo: Kimmo Virkki)