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Sturla Holm Lægreid's Ex-Girlfriend Speaks Out on His Public Cheating Admission
Lægreid said guilt over his affair affected his training and led to his tearful confession after winning bronze in the 20km biathlon at the 2026 Winter Games.
- On Feb. 10, Sturla Holm Lægreid told Norway's NRK that he recently cheated, and he won bronze in the 20-kilometer biathlon at the 2026 Winter Games.
- Lægreid said the timeline shows he met the unnamed woman he called "the love of my life" half a year ago, the affair began three months later, and he told her last week.
- He appealed directly to his partner, saying `I don't quite know what I want to achieve by saying it here now, but sport has taken second place in recent days`, and said he would accept damage to his reputation to have `a tiny chance to tell her how much I love her`.
- The confession appeared to shift focus away from the medal as Lægreid said guilt from the transgression affected his preparation for the Milano Cortina Games.
- Given his elite status, commentators note that Lægreid's public confession during the Feb. 10 race prompts experts like Pickell and Amy Morin to warn that grand gestures complicate accountability and forgiveness is a multistep process.
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Great Yorkshire RadioSturla Holm Laegreid's ex-girlfriend responds after his cheating confession at Olympics
The Norwegian biathlete later apologised to his ex-girlfriend and to his countryman Johan-Olav Botn, who took the gold in the men's Olympic 20km individual biathlon race but whose achievement was overshadowed by Laegreid's cheating confession.
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The Ex-Girlfriend Of The Olympian Who Admitted He Cheated On Her During A TV Interview Has Responded And Basically Shut Down His Apology
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