Norwegian Olympic athlete Sturla Holm Lægreid wasn’t celebrating when he received a bronze medal on the ongoing 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy. As an alternative, he broke down on dwell TV and confessed to dishonest on his girlfriend three months earlier than.
On February 10, as first reported by Norwegian Broadcasting Company (NRK), shortly after Sturla won a bronze medal in the men’s 20km biathlon, he was interviewed about his accomplishment. And it was throughout this interview that Lægreid pivoted to confessing to lately dishonest on his girlfriend, shedding her, and being depressing.
“There is someone I wanted to share this with who might not be watching today,” mentioned Sturla in a post-event interview. “Six months ago, I met the love of my life, the most beautiful and kindest person in the world. Three months ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life and was unfaithful.” He mentioned he’d admitted per week in the past to dishonest and added, “This has been the worst week of my life.”
Så ikke helt denne komme. Tidenes mest absurde medaljeintervju. 🫣 pic.twitter.com/fFwJ1B0vCO
— Daniel Vassbund (@Smoothedan) February 10, 2026
“I want to be a good role model, but I just have to admit when I make mistakes. It hurts to admit when you do something you can’t stand for and hurt someone you love so much. But that’s life now.”
So why did Sturla admit to dishonest on his girlfriend on the Winter Olympics proper after profitable a medal? Properly, in a follow-up inteview with NRK, the skiier defined it was his try at presumably getting her again.
“I have nothing to lose. I had a chance at true love, and I screwed up so badly. It’s not necessarily forgivable. But if this gives me a tiny chance to tell her how much I love her, I’d rather commit social suicide on live TV just to get that little chance,” mentioned Strula.
When the reporter identified that he simply aired their personal scenario publicly to the world, he appeared to comprehend this was in all probability not your best option, replying: “Maybe I messed up my chance now to get her back.”
