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Norway's third polaced Sturla Holm Laegreid reacts emotionally at the medal ceremony after the Men's Biathlon 20km individual event during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the Anterselva Biathlon Arena in Antholz. Hendrik Schmidt/dpa
Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid has said that his timing of his admission to having been unfaithful to his partner was wrong.
Lægreid made the confession shortly after winning Olympic bronze in the 20 kilometres race on Tuesday in an interview with Norwegian broadcasters NRK.
The statement right after the race won by his team-mate Johan Olav Botn was criticised and Lægreid said later that "I was a bit in own world" and that he now "understands it (the criticism) very well.
"I can only say I hope I didn't ruin the day for Johan. It is Johan's day and a pity that I am getting so much attention," he told Norwegian reporters later in the day.
Former great Johannes Thingnes Bø said that Lægreid had probably been overcome by emotion but that he had still "acted in a wrong way.
"We saw a remorseful lad standing there, but unfortunately both the place and the time are completely wrong," Bø said.
Ex-cross country great Petter Northug that while Botn had honoured his late team-mate Sivert Guttorm Bakken after the race "a team-mate concentrated on with whom he has slept and with whom not."
In the interview with NRK, reigning World Cup chamnpion Lægreid had said through tears: "Three months ago I made the biggest mistake of my life."
The athlete said he had cheated on his partner, whom he met six months ago. "I told her about that a week ago. This has been the worst week of my life."
Lægreid described the woman he betrayed as "the love of my life" and "the most beautiful, nicest person in the world."
The 28-year-old said he decided to speak openly in the hope of repairing the relationship with his former partner, although the two are currently separated. He said he was not ready to give up, was accepting the consequences of his actions and deeply regretted what he had done.
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