Udnes Weng wins Blink Festival 10km mass start

by Leandro Lutz • 07.08.2026
Udnes Weng
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 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

Are you interested in training for long-distance, traditional cross-country skiing and biathlon? Click HERE and read more about it.

As a member of ProXCskiing.com, you get full access to all content on the site. Also, live streaming of Ski Classics events with English commentary is available.

When you become part of one of the World’s leading XC ski communities, you will receive many exclusive offers all year round.

Banner 2024

REGISTER HERE AS A MEMBER

Show sharing buttons

Subscribe to our newsletter

Most read

  • 1

    What Makes Klæbo So Exceptional?

    by Ingeborg Scheve
    03.12.2021
  • Milano-Cortina
    1

    Program for cross-country skiing at the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

    by Leandro Lutz
    16.02.2026
  • Olympics
    1

    Olympics 2026: Complete guide to the men’s 50km Mass Start

    by Kjell-Erik Kristiansen
    21.02.2026
  • relay
    1

    Olympics 2026: Complete guide to the women’s 4×7.5km Relay

    by Kjell-Erik Kristiansen
    14.02.2026
  • sprint
    1

    Olympics 2026: Complete guide to the classic sprint

    by Kjell-Erik Kristiansen
    10.02.2026

More Articles

  • Lysebotn Weng

    Lysebotn Opp 2026: Heidi Weng takes freestyle victory

    The women's freestyle race at the Lysebotn Opp took place today, and Heidi Weng (NOR) delivered a dominant performance in the grueling Norwegian uphill roller ski race.
    by Leandro Lutz
    05.08.2026
  • Countdown to the Ski Classics Challengers event Värnamorullen 2026

    by Leandro Lutz
    05.08.2026
  • Øyre Slind and Musgrave dominate Lysebotn Opp double poling 2026

    by Leandro Lutz
    05.08.2026
  • Vesterheim signs with Team Burger King Northug

    by Ingeborg Scheve/Leandro Lutz
    05.08.2026
  • ROLLER SKI TRAINING: Pacing intervals for younger athletes

    by Ingeborg Scheve
    05.08.2026