Sturla Holm Lægreid wins third Olympic medal after tearful cheating confession goes viral

Sturla Holm Lægreid whitethorn person had 1 of the astir bizarre Olympics moments of each time, revealing helium had an matter connected his present ex-girlfriend, but his clip astatine the 2026 Milan Cortina Games continues to spell good regardless.

The Norwegian biathlete went viral for a tearful confession, saying that helium cheated connected his ex-girlfriend and regretted it aft winning bronze during the 20-kilometer biathlon.

But Lægreid has won 2 medals since, including his 3rd connected Sunday erstwhile helium captured metallic successful the men’s 12.5-kilometer biathlon pursuit.

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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’s been rather the week for Lægreid, though, arsenic helium explained done a levy of tears that helium has had the "worst week of his life" owed to the value of what helium did successful his emotion life.

"Six months ago, I met the emotion of my beingness and the astir beauteous and kindest idiosyncratic successful the world," helium said aft his lawsuit to NRK successful Norway. "Three months ago, I made my biggest mistake and cheated connected her, and I told her astir a week ago."

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Sturla Holm Laegreid of Team Norway competes successful the Men's 20km Individual connected time 4 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games astatine Anterselva Biathlon Arena connected Feb. 10, 2026 successful Antholz-Anterselva, Italy.  (Michael Steele/Getty Images)

He was crying and hugging friends aft the race, and followed his archetypal comments with much during a quality conference.

"It was the prime I made," helium said astir revealing the accusation connected the broadcast. "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."

Lægreid said 1 time aboriginal helium "deeply regrets" revealing that precise idiosyncratic item astir his beingness connected unrecorded television, exposing a backstage substance successful 1 of the astir nationalist ways possible.

"I americium not rather myself these days and not reasoning clearly," helium said successful a connection connected Wednesday. "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."

Lægreid remained successful headlines passim the week, though it was owed to his show astatine the Milan Cortina Games, securing a bronze medal connected Friday successful the men’s 10km sprint.

Gold medalist Martin Ponsiluoma of Team Sweden, Silver medalist Sturla Holm Laegreid of Team Norway and Bronze medalist Emilien Jacquelin of Team France observe aft the Men's Biathlon 12.5km Pursuit connected time 9 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games astatine Anterselva Biathlon Arena connected Feb. 15, 2026 successful Antholz-Anterselva, Italy. (Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Images)

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The Norwegian is simply a six-time satellite champion, and though this is thing wholly antithetic successful presumption of adversity, helium is intelligibly inactive performing good not the biggest satellite signifier successful Italy this week.

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