Olympian voluntarily admits to dishonest on girlfriend after successful medal

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Sturla Holm Laegreid earned a bronze medal within the Olympics this week, however he was not in a position to share it with one particular individual: a lady he not too long ago cheated on.

The Norwegian took bronze, his first particular person Olympic medal, within the biathlon on Tuesday and fought again tears in a post-event interview — not concerning the medal, however about "the biggest mistake of my life."

"There's somebody I wished to share it with who may not be watching at this time. Six months in the past, I met the love of my life — probably the most lovely and kindest individual on the earth. Three months in the past, I made my largest mistake and cheated on her," Laegreid mentioned to NRK in Norway.

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Sturla Holm Laegreid, of Norway, reacts after he gained bronze as teammate Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold comforts him after the lads's 20-kilometer particular person biathlon race on the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photograph/Andrew Medichini)

"I instructed her about it per week in the past. It has been the worst week of my life."

Laegreid referred to the girl as his "gold medal in my life." He was truly a part of the relay staff that took gold on the Beijing Olympics .

However as a substitute of celebrating Tuesday, he was distraught, crying and hugging buddies after the race. Throughout a information convention, he defined why he determined to inform the world about his private state of affairs on the printed.

Sturla Holm Laegreid of Staff Norway competes within the Males's 20km Particular person on day 4 of the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Video games at Anterselva Biathlon Enviornment on Feb. 10, 2026 in Antholz-Anterselva, Italy. (Michael Steele/Getty Photographs)

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"It was the selection I made. We make totally different selections throughout our life and that is how we make life," he instructed a room filled with journalists. "So at this time I made a alternative to inform the world what I did, so perhaps, perhaps there's a probability she is going to see what she actually means to me. Perhaps not."

"There are in all probability many who take a look at me with totally different eyes, however I solely have eyes for her," he added. "Sport has taken a barely totally different place in my life the previous couple of days. Sure, I want I might share it together with her."

In a separate media availability, Laegreid appeared to remorse giving the interview, as he felt he might have upstaged gold medal winner Johan-Olav Botn, his Norwegian teammate.

Bronze medalist Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid reacts on the rostrum of the lads's biathlon 20km particular person occasion through the Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Video games on the Anterselva Biathlon Enviornment (Sudtirol Enviornment) in Anterselva (Val Pusteria) on Feb. 10, 2026. (Odd Andersen/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

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"Now I hope I didn’t destroy Johan’s day. Perhaps it was actually egocentric of me to provide that interview. So yeah, I do not know. I used to be, I am a bit, I do not know ... I am probably not right here mentally. So yeah, we'll see what occurs."