Ex of Norwegian athlete who revealed betrayal on live says it will be ‘difficult to forgive’

Norwegian Sturla Holm Laegreid got emotional when talking about his ex-girlfriend ODD ANDERSEN / AFP The ex-girlfriend of Sturla Holm Laegreid, an athlete from Norway who revealed that he was unfaithful and asked her forgiveness after winning the bronze medal at the Winter Olympics, spoke for the first time about the exposure he suffered to the Norwegian newspaper “VG”. Find out more about the case The bronze medal winner in biathlon at the Winter Olympics this Tuesday (10), made a surprising confession that he cheated on his girlfriend, before openly begging for a second chance. “I realized that this is the woman of my life and I can’t live my whole life hiding this from her. The only way to resolve this is to tell everything and put everything on the table, and hope that she can still love me,” Laegreid told Norwegian newspaper VG. “I did this for her and now for the whole world. I have nothing to lose.” The biathlete made the revelation to Norwegian state broadcaster NRK after winning bronze in a race won by his compatriot Johan-Olav Botn, with Eric Perrot, from France, in second place. “There’s someone I wanted to share this with, but maybe isn’t watching today. Six months ago, I met the love of my life — the most beautiful, kindest person in the world,” he said. “Three months ago, I made my biggest mistake and cheated on her,” he added, tearfully. “I told her about it a week ago. It was the worst week of my life.” Without mentioning the woman’s name, Laegreid, 28, compared her to the Games’ most valuable prize. Sturla Holm Laegreid won bronze medal at the Winter Olympics ODD ANDERSEN/AFP “I had a gold medal in my life, and there are probably many who look at me with different eyes, but I only have eyes for her,” he said. “Sport has taken a little bit of a different place (in my life) the last few days. Yes, I wish I could share that with her.” Laegreid later explained that he was very emotional after the race, which came after the death of his teammate Sivert Guttorm Bakken in December. “Now I hope I didn’t ruin Johan’s day,” he said of the gold medal winner. See the videos that are trending on g1 When speaking to VG later — as her confession became one of the topics of the day at the Olympics — Laegreid reinforced her position, begging her ex-girlfriend again for one more chance. “I told her a week ago, and then it all ended, of course. I’m not ready to give up… I’m taking the consequences of what I did, I regret it with all my heart,” he said. “I want to be a good example, but I have to admit when I make mistakes. You have to admit when you do something indefensible and when you hurt someone you love very much.”

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