Famous 28-year-old Norwegian Olympian Sturla Holm Laegreid left everyone shocked when he made a shocking announcement. He recently finished third in the men’s 20 km biathlon. But it is his confession of having cheated on his current partner that left many baffled. Soon, his interview was widely disseminated. Now, his current girlfriend reacted to his confession of infidelity.
Sturla Holm Laegreid’s girlfriend breaks silence after her confession of infidelity
After Norwegian biathlete Sturla revealed that he had an affair while dating, his current girlfriend responded. She chose not to reveal her identity and remain anonymous. She shared that it is difficult for her to forgive, even after Surla publicly announced his love for her in front of the entire world. He said he didn’t want to be in that position because it’s extremely difficult. He further clarified that he had communicated with Surla and he knows what she feels right now. She wrote to the Norwegian newspaper VG:
“It’s hard to forgive, even after such a public declaration of love in front of everyone. I didn’t ask to be put in this situation and it’s hard to be there. We’ve had contact and he knows my feelings about it.”
Surla’s girlfriend also thanked her family and friends who gave her support during these extremely difficult times after the athlete spoke out about the cheating confession. She even expressed her gratitude to people who sympathized with her without even knowing her identity. She wrote:
“To my family and friends who hugged me and supported me through this, and to everyone else who thought of me and felt sorry for me, without knowing who I am.”
Surla Holm Laegreid’s confession of cheating on his girlfriend
Surla Holm Laegreid is one of the most famous biathletes in the world. He had won relay gold in Beijing four years ago. He had also won 14 medals in world championships. However, his public confession of cheating on his girlfriend overshadowed his years of hard work.
On February 10, 2026, during a live interview with Norwegian broadcaster NRK, Sturla revealed that he met his girlfriend six months ago, who is the kindest and most beautiful person he has met since then. However, it was his confession that changed people’s opinion of him. Surla confessed that he cheated on his girlfriend three months ago. He called it the biggest mistake of his life and shared that he informed him the same a week ago. He called it the worst week of his life. He was quoted as saying:
“Six months ago I met the love of my life and the most beautiful and kind person in the world. And three months ago I made my biggest mistake and I cheated on her. I told her about it a week ago. It has been the worst week of my life. I had the gold medal in my life, and I am sure that there will be many people who will see things differently, but I only have eyes for her. Sports have taken second place these last few days. Yes, I would like to be able to share this with her.”
Sturla further explained that he decided to talk about his act of infidelity as a way to show his love to his girlfriend. He said it was his only attempt to fix things in his life. Sturla admitted that he made a mistake while he had gold in his life. And he knows that now people will see him in a different light, but he only cares about the woman in his life. He admitted that sport has taken a back seat and he wants to share it with her.
What do you think of Sturla’s girlfriend’s response to his public confession of infidelity?
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