The third day of the Blink Festival 2026 featured thrilling mass start roller ski races in the heart of Sandnes. In the men’s 15km freestyle event, Mattis Stenshagen, from Norway, claimed a close victory.

The day included both a 10km mass start for women and a 15km mass start for men, with a highly competitive field lining up for the freestyle-format race through Sandnes city center. 

In the men’s race, Mattias Stenshagen, from Norway, secured the win with a time of 28:34.9.

Elia Barp, from Italy, finished in second place, 0.1 seconds behind the winner, and Aleksander Elde Holmboe, from Norway, completed the podium in third place, 0.3 seconds back.

Top 3 – 15km Mass Start, Men

1. Mattias Stenshagen, Norway, 28:34.9
2. Elia Barp, Italy, +0.1
3. Aleksander Elde Holmboe, Norway, +0.3

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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