The ex-girlfriend of Norwegian Olympic medalist Sturla Holm Laegreid has spoken out after the biathlete expressed regret for his infractions after a competition. winter olympics Tuesday.

LaGrade volunteered to admit that he had been unfaithful to the woman three months into their six-month relationship. When she spoke to a woman, she didn’t seem willing to take him back. norwegian media way out.

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Teammate Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold comforts Norway’s Sturla Holm Laegreid as she reacts after winning the bronze medal after the men’s 20 km individual biathlon event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anteselva, Italy, Tuesday, February 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medicini)

“It’s hard to forgive. Even after professing love in front of the whole world. I didn’t choose to be in this situation and it hurts to have to be in this situation. We are in constant contact and he knows how I feel about it,” she Tell VG.

“(I’m grateful) to my family and friends for embracing me and supporting me during this time. And to everyone who thought of me and sympathized with me without knowing who I was.”

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“I wanted to share it all with someone, but probably won’t see it today. Six months ago I met the love of my life – the most beautiful, kindest person in the world. Three months ago I made the biggest mistake and cheated on her,” Lagreed told NRK in Norway.

Norway’s Sturla Holm Laegreid wins the bronze medal in the men’s 20 km individual biathlon event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, Tuesday, February 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Mosa’ab Elshamy)

“I told her about it a week ago. It’s been the worst week of my life.”

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LaGrade called the woman his “gold medal in life.” He was actually part of the relay team that won the gold medal at the Beijing Olympics.

But instead of celebrating Tuesday after the game, he was distraught, crying and hugging friends. At a press conference, he explained why he decided to tell the world about his personal situation on the air.

“This is a choice I made. We make different choices throughout our lives and this is how we create our lives,” he told a room full of reporters. “So today I decided to tell the world what I did, so maybe, just maybe she gets a chance to see what she really means to me. Maybe not.”

“There may be a lot of people looking at me in different eyes, but I only have eyes for her,” he added. “Sports has taken on a slightly different place in my life the past few days. Yeah, I wish I could share that with her.”

In another media interview, Raglade appeared to regret doing the interview because he felt he might have upstaged his Norwegian teammate, gold medalist Johan-Olav Boten.

Norway’s Sturla Holm Laegreid competes in the men’s 20 km individual biathlon event at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Anterselva, Italy, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Medicini)

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“Now I hope I didn’t ruin John’s day. Maybe I was being really selfish by doing that interview. So yeah, I don’t know. I was, I was kind of, I don’t know… I wasn’t in a good state of mind mentally. So yeah, we’ll see what happens.”

Fox News’ Ryan Mollick contributed to this report.