Olympic medalist's ex speaks out after he reveals infidelity following event: 'Hard to forgive'

The erstwhile woman of Norwegian Olympic medalist Sturla Holm Laegreid spoke retired aft the biathlete lamented his transgressions pursuing an lawsuit astatine the Winter Olympics connected Tuesday.

Laegreid volunteered that helium cheated connected the pistillate 3 months into their six-month relationship. She didn’t look to beryllium unfastened to taking him backmost arsenic she spoke to a Norwegian media outlet.

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Sturla Holm Laegreid, of Norway, reacts aft helium won bronze arsenic 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)

"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 concern and it hurts to person to beryllium successful it. We person been successful interaction 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."

The pistillate asked the outlet to stay anonymous.

The Norwegian biathlete snatched a bronze medal successful the biathlon event. 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.

Sturla Holm Laegreid, of Norway, poses with the bronze medal for the men's 20-kilometer idiosyncratic biathlon contention astatine the 2026 Winter Olympics successful Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

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

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Laegreid referred to the pistillate arsenic his "gold medal successful my life." He was really portion of the relay squad that took golden astatine the Beijing Olympics.

But alternatively of celebrating Tuesday, helium 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 beingness and that's however we marque life," helium told a country afloat of journalists. "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."

In a abstracted media availability, Laegreid seemed to regret giving the interview, arsenic helium felt helium whitethorn person upstaged golden medal victor Johan-Olav Botn, his Norwegian teammate.

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)

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"Now I anticipation I didn’t ruin Johan’s day. Maybe it was truly selfish of maine to springiness that interview. So yeah, I don't know. I was, I'm a bit, I don't cognize ... I'm not truly present mentally. So yeah, we volition spot what happens."

Fox News’ Ryan Morik contributed to this report.