Norway’s Sturla Holm Laegreid, the 28-year-old World Cup winner and known as one of the best biathletes in the world, took bronze in the individual 20km race for his first Olympic medal.
But Laegreid, during a live interview with state broadcaster NRK, followed up his success by opening up on his torment, acknowledging he was committing “social suicide” in an attempt to win her back.
“There’s someone I wanted to share it with who might not be watching today,” he told NRK, unprompted.
“Six months ago I met the love of my life – the most beautiful and kindest person in the world.
“Three months ago I made my biggest mistake and cheated on her. I told her about it a week…