Norwegian Olympian regrets revealing affair after winning medal: 'Not thinking clearly'

Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid apologized and admitted helium regrets confessing to cheating connected his ex-girlfriend aft winning a bronze medal astatine the Milan Cortina Olympics. 

"I profoundly regret sharing this idiosyncratic communicative connected what was a time of solemnisation for Norwegian biathlon," Laegreid said successful a connection issued by the Norwegian squad Wednesday.

Sturla Holm Laegreid of Norway reacts aft helium won bronze, and teammate Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold comforts him aft the men's 20-kilometer idiosyncratic biathlon contention astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.  (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

"I americium not rather myself these days and not reasoning clearly. My apologies spell to Johan-Olav (Botn), who deserved each the attraction aft winning gold. They besides spell to my ex-girlfriend, who unwillingly ended up successful the media spotlight. I anticipation she is doing well. I cannot undo this, but I volition present enactment it down maine and absorption connected the Olympics. I volition not reply immoderate further questions astir this."

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Laegreid initially became 1 of the astir viral stories of the Milan Cortina Olympics this week erstwhile helium admitted to his matter aft the men's biathlon Tuesday. He fought backmost tears arsenic helium shared "the biggest mistake" of his life.

"There's idiosyncratic I wanted to stock it with who mightiness not beryllium watching today. Six months ago, I met the emotion of my beingness — the astir beauteous and kindest idiosyncratic successful the world. Three months ago, I made my biggest mistake and cheated connected her," Laegreid told NRK successful Norway. 

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Sturla Holm Laegreid of Norway competes successful the men's 20-kilometer idiosyncratic biathlon contention astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026.  (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

"I told her astir it a week ago. It's been the worst week of my life."

He was distraught, crying and hugging friends aft the race. During a quality conference, helium explained wherefore helium decided to archer the satellite astir his idiosyncratic concern connected the broadcast.

"It was the prime I made. We marque antithetic choices during our life, and that's however we marque life," helium told a country afloat of reporters. "So, contiguous I made a prime to archer the satellite what I did, truthful maybe, possibly determination is simply a accidental she volition spot what she truly means to me. Maybe not.

"There are astir apt galore who look astatine maine with antithetic eyes, but I lone person eyes for her," helium added. "Sport has taken a somewhat antithetic spot successful my beingness the past fewer days. Yes, I privation I could stock it with her."

Laegreid's ex-girlfriend indicated she was not consenting to instrumentality him backmost successful an anonymous interrogation with a Norwegian quality outlet.

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Bronze medalist Sturla Holm Laegreid  of Norway reacts connected the podium of the men's biathlon 20-kilometer idiosyncratic lawsuit during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games astatine the Anterselva Biathlon Arena successful Anterselva Feb. 10, 2026. (Odd Andersen/AFP via Getty Images)

"It is hard to forgive. Even aft a declaration of emotion successful beforehand of the full world. I did not take to extremity up successful this situation, and it hurts to person to beryllium successful it. We person been successful contact, and helium is alert of my views connected this," she told VG.

"(I americium grateful) to my household and friends who person embraced maine and supported maine during this time. Also to everyone other who has thought of maine and sympathized without knowing who I am."

Fox News Digital’s Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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