{"id":2568680,"date":"2026-02-11T09:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-medalist-makes-shocking-admission-in-post-event-interview-worst-week-of-my-life\/"},"modified":"2026-02-11T09:37:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T14:37:21","slug":"olympic-medalist-makes-shocking-admission-in-post-event-interview-worst-week-of-my-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/olympic-medalist-makes-shocking-admission-in-post-event-interview-worst-week-of-my-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Olympic Medalist Makes Shocking Admission in Post-Event Interview: &#8216;Worst Week of My Life&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Folympic-medalist-makes-shocking-admission-in-post-event-interview-worst-week-of-my-life%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2568680&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid, who won Olympic bronze in biathlon (an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >event combining <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/journalist-calls-his-own-interview-with-tennis-star-peng-shuai-chinese-propaganda\/\" title=\"Journalist Calls His Own Interview with Tennis Star Peng Shuai Chinese &#039;Propaganda&#039;\">cross-country skiing<\/a><\/a> and rifle shooting), spoke publicly about a personal matter after his victory. In remarks cited by Fox News, he admitted to cheating on his girlfriend six months earlier and described the past week as \u201cthe worst week of my life,\u201d saying he told her about it a week ago. He explained that he chose to share the episode publicly in the hope she would see how much she means to him, though he acknowledged his comments might be received with mixed views. He also expressed regret for drawing attention away from teammate Johan-Olav Botn, who won gold, and said that sport has taken a somewhat different place in his life recently. The story notes that,after big wins,athletes are often associated with light-hearted responses,whereas laegreid\u2019s disclosures were notably personal.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For most athletes, the first few moments after winning the big one are ones of pure euphoria.<\/p>\n<p>And you&rsquo;ll usually hear the same things if you speak to one in those sorts of moments.<\/p>\n<p>Topics such as going to Disney World or thanking God are common responses after winning in sports.<\/p>\n<p>Admitting you cheated on your girlfriend? That&rsquo;s not nearly as common &mdash; though now it&rsquo;s not unheard of.<\/p>\n<p>Sturla Holm Laegreid won an Olympic <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-lawmakers-veterans-call-for-gwen-berry-to-lose-olympic-spot-over-anthem-protest\/\" title=\"GOP Lawmakers, Veterans Call For Gwen Berry To Lose Olympic Spot Over Anthem Protest\">bronze medal<\/a> last week for Norway in the biathlon, an event which consists of cross-country skiing and rifle shooting.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/olympic-medalist-voluntarily-admits-cheating-gold-medal-girlfriend-6-months-emotional-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, it was the first individual Olympic medal of his career (he won a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-olympic-teammate-begs-simone-biles-for-mercy-amid-torrent-of-hate-please-put-a-stop-to-this\/\" title=\"Former Olympic Teammate Begs Simone Biles for Mercy Amid Torrent of Hate: &#039;Please Put a Stop to This&#039;\">team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-toyota-super-bowl-ads-strong-pro-life-message\/\" title=\"WATCH: Toyota Super Bowl Ad\u2019s Strong Pro-... Message\">gold medal<\/a><\/a> at the Beijing Olympics).<\/p>\n<p>But instead of just reminiscing over all those were rooting him on (though he did do that) in a post-event interview, Laegreid was more focused on who likely&nbsp;<em>wasn&rsquo;t&nbsp;<\/em>rooting him on.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s someone I wanted to  it with who might not be watching today. Six months ago, I met the love of my life &mdash; the most beautiful and kindest person in the world. Three months ago, I made my biggest mistake and cheated on her,&rdquo; Laegreid said, per Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>He added: &ldquo;I told her about it a week ago. It&rsquo;s been the worst week of my life.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>You can see the full segment, with a visibly emotional and distraught Laegreid, below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid admits to cheating on his girlfriend after winning a bronze medal at the Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>Sturla Holm Laegreid broke down in tears as he talked about the &ldquo;worst week&rdquo; of his life.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had a gold medal in my life, and there are&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VDB1pNlRue\">pic.twitter.com\/VDB1pNlRue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/2021273932582748440?\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a separate conference later, Laegreid opened up on why he divulged such a personal part of his life shortly after winning a bronze medal.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was the choice I made. We make different choices during our life and that&rsquo;s how we make life,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;So today I made a choice to tell the world what I did, so maybe, maybe there is a chance she will see what she really means to me.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Maybe not.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He continued: &ldquo;There are probably many who look at me with different eyes, but I only have eyes for her. Sport has taken a slightly different place in my life the last few days.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes, I wish I could  it with her.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Later, Laegreid expressed some regret for his remarks, primarily for taking attention away from his Norwegian teammate Johan-Olav Botn, who won the gold medal at the biathlon event.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Admitting you cheated is much rarer, though not impossible.<br \/>\n&#8211; Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid won an Olympic bronze medal last week. In a post\u2011event interview, he shifted the focus from the fans and his achievement to a personal confession: six months earlier he had cheated on his girlfriend.<br \/>\n&#8211; He said he had met someone he values highly about six months ago and that three months ago he made a serious mistake. He told his girlfriend about it a week before the interview, calling it the worst week of his life. A video of his emotional moment circulated online.<br \/>\n&#8211; In a later conference, Laegreid explained why he disclosed such a personal matter so soon after winning bronze: people make different choices in life, and he wanted to show what his relationship means to him\u2014whether or not his girlfriend would see it. He reiterated that he loves her and wishes he could share this with her, though that may not be possible. 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