Norwegian talent wins the sprint at Blink Festival 2026

by Leandro Lutz • 09.08.2026
The fourth and final day of the Blink Festival 2026 in Sandnes, Norway, featured exciting roller ski races — with Norwegian Ingrid Bergene Aabrekk taking a solid victory in the women’s sprint event.

The fourth and final day of the Blink Festival 2026 in Sandnes, Norway, featured exciting roller ski races — with Norwegian Ingrid Bergene Aabrekk taking a solid victory in the women’s sprint event.

The day’s racing program included a sprint for elite women. The freestyle-format event attracted a strong field of competitors to the start line in the city center of Sandnes. 

In the women’s competition, Ingrid Bergene Aabrekk, from Norway, won the race in a total time of 4:51.0.

Lotta Udnes Weng, from Norway, finished in second place, 0.4 seconds behind the winner, and Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen, also from Norway, completed the podium in third place, 0.8 seconds back. 

Top 3 – Sprint, Women

  1. Ingrid Bergene Aabrekk, Norway, 4:51.0
  2. Lotta Udnes Weng, Norway, +0.4
  3. Milla Grosberghaugen Andreassen, Norway, +0.8

Complete results can be found HERE

Read More – All you need to know ahead of the Blink Festival 2026

COMPETITION SCHEDULE BLINK 2026

Wednesday, August 5: Lysebotn Opp, Lysebotn

  • 11:45 CEST: 7.5km freestyle, women
  • 13:30 CEST: 7.5km classic (double poling), women and men
  • 15:00 CEST: 7.5km freestyle, men

Thursday, August 6: Blink Classics, Ålgård

  • 18:45 CEST: Cross-country, 37.5km/50km classic mass start, women and men

Friday, August 7: Sandnes

  • 15:30 CEST: Cross-country skiing prologue, women and men
  • 15:55 CEST: Biathlon, shooting duel, women and men
  • 17:10 CEST: Biathlon supersprint qualifiers, women and men
  • 18:25 CEST: Cross-country skiing mass start 10km freestyle, women
  • 18:55 CEST: Cross-country skiing mass start 15km freestyle, men
  • 19:35 CEST: Biathlon supersprint finals, women and men

Saturday, August 8: Sandnes

  • 15:30 CEST: Cross-country skiing sprint freestyle prologue, women and men
  • 16:05 CEST: Biathlon mass start quarter-finals, women and men
  • 17:44 CEST: Sprint freestyle quarter-finals and semi-finals, women and men
  • 19:22 CEST: Biathlon mass start semi-finals, women and men
  • 20:10 CEST: Sprint freestyle finals, women and men
  • 20:25 CEST: Biathlon mass start finals, women and men

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