"Six months ago, I met the love of my life. The world's most beautiful, sweetest person. And three months ago I made the biggest mistake of my life and cheated on her,"
"I'm not quite sure what I'm trying to say by saying this now, but sport has taken a back seat in recent days. I wish I could share this with her,"
"Well, I guess he found a way to do it!"
Sturla Holm Lægreid, a 28-year-old Norwegian biathlete, won bronze in the men's 20-kilometer individual at the Milan–Cortina 2026 Olympics. Norway's NRK conducted a post-race interview during which Lægreid tearfully disclosed that he had cheated on his girlfriend, saying he met her six months ago, cheated three months later, and told her about the infidelity a week before the interview. He apologized and said sport had taken a back seat in recent days and that he wished he could share the moment with her. The public revelation sparked commentary about jerkiness and the unusual candor of Norwegian post-race interviews.
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