The second day of the Blink Festival in Norway featured the prestigious 50-kilometer-long Blink Classics on Thursday evening, where Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, claimed an impressive victory. 

The 50-kilometer roller ski event, held in classic technique with start and finish in Ålgård, brought together one of the strongest starting fields in event history. Ski Classics Pro Team athletes went head-to-head with World Cup skiers, continuing the Blink Festival’s tradition of blending long-distance and traditional cross-country talent.

In the women’s competition, Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, won the race with a total time of 2:17:21.5.

Lotta Udnes Weng, from Norway, finished in second place, 4:04.7 behind the winner, and Laura Gimmler, from Germany, completed the podium in third place, 4:04.9 back.

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Top 3 Blink Classics, Women

1. Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie/Norway, 2:17:21.5
2. Lotta Udnes Weng, Norway, +4:04.7
3. Laura Gimmler, Germany, +4:04.9

Complete results can be found HERE

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On Friday, a 10/15 kilometers mass start race awaits the cross-country skiers, and a super sprint for the biathletes. On Saturday, a sprint race for the cross-country skiers and a mass start for the biathletes.

Also Read – Blink Festival 2025: Complete calendar

FACTS: BLINK FESTIVAL 2025

• Who: Cross-country skiers and biathletes at national and international levels, as well as junior classes and age-specific classes for younger athletes
• What: Summer ski festival, cross-country skiing, biathlon, and long-distance skiing, held for the first time in 2006
• Where: Norway
• When: August 6 to 9, 2025
• Website: Blink Festival

Program

Wednesday, August 6:  BLINK Lysebotn Up, 7.5km uphill race (More information can be found HERE and HERE)

• 11:00 CET: 1km and 2km girls and boys
• 11:45 CET: 7.5km skate women senior and women junior
• 13:30 CET: 7.5km double poling women and men senior
• 15:00 CET: 7.5km skate men senior and men junior
• Prize giving at Øygardstøl after the finish

Thursday, August 7:  BLINK Classics at Ålgård (More information can be found HERE)

• 15:00-23:00 CET: Folk Festival at Ålgård – activities for children and young people
• 15:00 CET: Jæren Sparebank Kid Camps opens
• 15:00-15:45 CET: Children’s entertainment with Fire Bear Bjørnis
• 17:00-17:45 CET: Children’s entertainment with Fire Bear Bjørnis
• 18:45 CET: Start BLINK Classics
• 20:45 CET: Estimated finish time BLINK Classics
• 21:15 CET: Free concert with DDE

Friday, August 8: BLINK in Sandnes Sentrum (More information can be found HERE and HERE)

• 7:00-14:20 CET: Competitions for age groups and juniors 
• 12:00-21:00 CET: Rogaland Sparebank Kid Camp: Activities for children and young people in Rutenparken
• 14:00-14:45 CET: Children’s entertainment with Fire Bear Bjørnis
• 14:30-15:15 CET: Shooting – biathlon elite
• 15:30-15:50 CET: Cross-country skiing – prologue women and men
• 15:55-16:50 CET: Biathlon – shooting duel women and men
• 17:00-17:45 CET: Children’s entertainment with Fire Bear Bjørnis
• 17:10-18:25 CET: Biathlon – super sprint qualification elite women and men

18:25-18:55 CET: Cross-country skiing – 10km mass start women

• 18:55-19:45 CET: Biathlon – super sprint final women and men
• 19:45-20:25 CET: Cross-country skiing – 15km mass start men
• 20:45 CET: Award ceremony
• 21:00 CET: Free concert with Postgirobygget

Saturday, August 9: BLINK in Sandnes Sentrum (More information can be found HERE and HERE)

• 7:30-14:20 CET: Competitions for age groups and juniors
• 11:00-12:00 CET: Free brunch
• 12:00-21:00 CET: Rogaland Sparebank Kid Camp: Activities for children and young people in Rutenparken
• 12:00-12:45 CET: Children’s entertainment with Fire Bear Bjørnis
• 14:15-15:00 CET: Prize-giving ceremony for age groups in Rutenparken
• 14:30-15:15 CET: Shooting – biathlon elite
• 15:30-15:44 CET: Cross-country skiing – prologue women and men
• 16:05-17:28 CET: Biathlon – Quarterfinals mass start women and men
• 16:00-16:45 CET: Children’s entertainment with Fire Bear Bjørnis
• 17:44-19:20 CET: Cross-country skiing – quarterfinals and semifinals sprint women and men
• 19:22-20:08 CET: Biathlon – semifinals mass start women and men
• 20:10-20:23 CET: Cross-country skiing – finals sprint women and men
• 20:25-21:05 CET: Biathlon – finals mass start women and men
• 21:25 CET: Awards ceremony
• 21:45 CET: Free concert with CC Cowboys

For a comprehensive Blink Festival events program, click HERE

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