Sturla Holm Lægreid isn’t interested in racing past his confession.
In fact, after sharing that he cheated on his now ex-girlfriend in an interview following his bronze medal win at the 2026 Olympics, Sturla admitted that he hopes his actions would help rekindle what he once had.
“So, today, I made the choice to tell the world what I did, so maybe there is a chance that she will see what she really means to me,” he said in a press conference after the race on Feb. 10. “And maybe not. But I don’t want to think I didn’t try everything to get her back.”
Sturla’s very public—and now viral—confession came after securing his win for his home country of Norway in the men’s 20 km. biathlon.
“Six months ago I met the love of my life, the most beautiful and kindest person in the world,” he said in an NRK interview, translated from Norwegian. “Three months ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life and was unfaithful.”