Norwegian Sturla Holm Laegreid had a remarkable day at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. After all, it’s not every day that you get the first Olympic medal of your career in individual events, in this case a bronze, in the biathlon event, which combines the disciplines of skiing and target shooting with a gun.
And it was precisely there that Laegreid began commenting on his performance in the race, to the microphones of the Norwegian station NRK: «It’s a huge achievement. It’s my first Olympic medal and I want to thank everyone who helped me along the way.”
So far, everything is normal. But what followed was completely unexpected, with the 28-year-old athlete confessing to cheating. That’s right, a betrayal. Live, on television!
«Half a year ago I met the love of my life, the most wonderful person in the world, but, three months later, I made the biggest mistake of my life by being unfaithful to him. I told you a week ago. I lived the worst week of my life, because I had a gold medal in my life. I only have eyes for her and I wish I could have shared this with her”, he said.
The biathlon event was won by Laegreid’s compatriot, Johan-Olav Botn, followed by Frenchman Eric Perrot. Sturla Holm Laegreid, who was part of the Norwegian 4×7.5 kilometer relay that won the gold medal in Beijing 2022, completed the podium.
The Baerum-born athlete, one of the figures on the world circuit, will return to action, in Milan-Cortina, in the Mass Start biathlon race, scheduled for February 20th.
