The third day of the Blink Festival 2026 in Sandnes, Norway, featured exciting mass start roller ski races — with Norwegian Tiril Udnes Weng taking a solid victory in the women’s 10km freestyle event.

The day’s racing program included a 10km mass start for elite women, held in the city center. The freestyle-format event attracted a strong field of competitors. 

In the women’s competition, Tiril Udnes Weng, from Norway, won the race with a total time of 21:27.3.

Gina Del Rio, from Andorra, finished in second place, 1.4 seconds behind the winner, and Nadja Kälin, from Switzerland, completed the podium in third place, 1.6 seconds back. 

Top 3 10km Mass Start, Women

1. Tiril Udnes Weng, Norway, 21:27.3
2. Gina Del Rio, Andorra, +1.4
3. Nadja Kälin, Switzerland, +1.6

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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