Norwegian Olympian Sturla Holm Lægreid won a bronze medal for the 20-kilometer biathlon at the 2026 Winter Games. But in an interview after, that medal seemed to be the least of his concerns.
At the finish line on Feb. 10, he told Norway's NRK Television − through tears − that he recently cheated on the love of his life.
"There is someone who may not be watching today. Half a year ago, I met the love of my life, the world's most beautiful, finest person. And three months ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life and cheated on her," Lægreid said, according to a NRK transcript translated into English by Google Translate.
"I don't quite know what I want to achieve by saying it here now, but sport has taken second place in recent days," he continued. "I wish I could share it with her."
Lægreid, 28, is also a former gold medalist in the biathlon relay at the 2022 Winter Olympics. But he said the guilt from his transgressions affected his preparation in the lead-up to the Milano Cortina Games. Lægreid declined to name the person he was discussing during the interview, though he revealed that he told her of his infidelity last week.
