July 31, 2014 (Norway) – The USA’s Liz Stephen and France’s Maurice Manificat have won the Lysebotn Opp, the first stage of the 2014 Blink Ski Festival, a popular three-day Rollerski race. Stephen bested Norway’s Kristin Størmer Steira by 0:27 sec and top Finish biathlete Kaisa Mäkärainen in third at 1:33 behind. In the men’s race Norway’s Martin Johnsrud Sundby finished second and fellow Norge Sjur Røthe grabbed third.

The famous Rollerski competition, Lysebotn Opp, featured almost 630 skiers. The competitions continue on Friday, Aug. 1with women’s 10km and men’s 15km competition. The 2014 Blink Festival wraps up on Saturday, Aug. 2 with a sprint.

In total, there about 900 athletes take part in the Blink Festival and some 2,000 kids will try roller skiing at the kid’s camp in Sandnes.

Results

Women

1. Elizabeth Stephen, USA 32:53
2. Kristin Størmer Steira, Norway +0:27
3. Kaisa Mäkäräinen, Finland +1:33
4. Kerttu Niskanen, Finland +1:42
5. Heidi Weng, Norway +2:16
6. Coraline Hugue, France +2:33
7. Ingvild Flugstad Østberg, Norway +2:45
8. Marthe Kristoffersen, Norway +2:54
9. Krista Lähteenmäki, Finland +3:00
10. Masako Ishida, Japan +3:22

Full results here

Men

1. Maurice Manificat, France 29:57.2
2. Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Norway 00:6.5
3. Sjur Røthe, Norway 00:14.4
4. Simen Andreas Sveen, Norway 00:53.1
5. Tarje Boe, Norway 1:10.5

15. Tim Burke, USA 2:20.2

Full results here

All categories here