{"id":1859,"date":"2026-02-11T10:16:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2026-02-11T10:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:16:16","slug":"norwegian-olympic-medalist-sturla-holms-ex-girlfriend-breaks-silence-after-his-public-affair-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/?p=1859","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian Olympic medalist Sturla Holm&#8217;s ex-girlfriend breaks silence after his public affair confession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F02%2Fnewspress-collage-bfo3syk5x-1770803923299.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall%261770785994\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Nowegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid\u2019s now ex-girlfriend said it will be \u201chard to forgive\u201d the Olympic medalist after he cheated \u2014 and then <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/10\/sports\/sturla-holm-confesses-affair-in-tv-interview-moments-after-winning-medal-at-2026-winter-olympics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blasted him for turning the private heartbreak into a public spectacle<\/a> at the 2026 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s hard to forgive. Even after a declaration of love in front of the whole world,\u201d Laegreid\u2019s former girlfriend, who wished to remain anonymous, told the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg.no\/sport\/i\/Gx3rJJ\/sturla-holm-laegreids-kjaereste-snakker-ut-etter-laegreid-melding\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norwegian tabloid VG<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>His ex-sweetheart took exception when she was dragged into the spotlight during Laegreid\u2019s tearful interview, where he admitted to the affair, after his bronze finish in the men\u2019s 20km biathlon.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm L\u00e6greid\u2019s bronze performance in the men\u2019s 20km event Tuesday was overshadowed by a tearful public confession of infidelity at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI did not choose to be put in this position, and it hurts to have to be in it,\u201d she said. \u201cWe have had contact, and he is aware of my opinions on this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also thanked those closest to her for rallying around her amid the fallout.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cTo my family and friends who have embraced me and supported me during this time, also to everyone else who has thought of me and sympathised, without knowing who I am,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Laegreid stunned viewers by admitting on live TV about cheating on her minutes after winning the illustrious medal on Tuesday \u2014 and turning what should have been a triumphant moment into what he called the \u201cworst week of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSix months ago, I met the love of my life and the most beautiful and kindest person in the world,\u201d he said, fighting back tears in an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrk.no\/ol\/sturla-holm-laegreid-innrommer-utroskap-pa-direkten_-_-mitt-livs-storste-tabbe-1.17763479\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Norwegian broadcaster NRK<\/a>. \u201cThree months ago, I made my biggest mistake and cheated on her.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Laegreid\u2019s former girlfriend, who wished to remain anonymous, said it will be hard to forgive him. <span class=\"credit\">NRK TV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Hours later, Laegreid \u2014 who said he had come clean to her a week before \u2014 revealed he hadn\u2019t \u201cgot any reactions from\u201d her since going public.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am happy because maybe she has not seen it and maybe she will see it at the right time,\u201d he said. \u201cI hope I don\u2019t make it worse for her. Maybe it can help. I don\u2019t know. We will see.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Refusing to identify her, Laegreid said she is \u201cprobably still processing last week\u2019s message.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope there\u2019s light at the end of the tunnel for both of us and that she can still love me,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Laegreid speaks to the media during a press conference following the Men\u2019s 20km Individual on day four of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>L\u00e6greid said he chose to go public after having a \u201crevelation\u201d the night before and needed to \u201cdrop this bomb\u201d on live TV.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen we\u2019ll see what happens. I have nothing to lose,\u201d he said. \u201cI am already hated by her, and I hope that maybe it can make her realize how much I love her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>L\u00e6greid, widely regarded as one of the world\u2019s top biathletes \u2014 a winter sport combining rifle shooting and cross-country skiing \u2014 is a six-time World Champion, the 2024\u20132025 World Cup overall winner, and a 2022 Olympic relay champion.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>L\u00e6greid is among the sport\u2019s leading competitors in biathlon, a winter event that pairs cross-country skiing and rifle shooting. <span class=\"credit\">REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Despite the excitement of winning bronze on Tuesday, he admitted the medal would mean little if she left him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had the gold medal in life,\u201d he said. \u201cI am sure there are many people who will see things differently, but I only have eyes for her. Sport has come second these last few days. Yes, I wish I could share this with her.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope that committing social suicide might show how much I love her. I\u2019m taking the consequences for what I\u2019ve done. I regret it with all my heart.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Explaining how he managed to compete amid the turmoil,  Laegreid said a heartfelt video from his home club helped motivate him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to be a good role model, but I have to own up to my mistakes,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have to recognize when you\u2019ve done something you can\u2019t defend and hurt someone you love so deeply.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/02\/11\/sports\/norwegian-olympic-medalist-sturla-holms-ex-girlfriend-breaks-silence-after-his-public-affair-confession\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nowegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid\u2019s now ex-girlfriend said it will be \u201chard to forgive\u201d the Olympic medalist after he cheated \u2014 and then blasted him for&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1859","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1859","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1859"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1859\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1860"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1859"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1859"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/foreignnewstoday.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1859"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}