"Six months ago I met the love of my life. The world's most beautiful, sweetest person,"
"And three months ago I made the biggest mistake of my life and cheated on her."
"I'm not quite sure what I'm trying to say by saying this now, but sport has taken a back seat in recent days,"
"I wish I could share this with her."
Sturla Holm Lægreid won his first individual Olympic medal, taking bronze in the 20-kilometer individual race at the Milan-Cortina Games. He used a post-race interview with Norwegian broadcaster NRK to reveal he had been unfaithful to his girlfriend three months earlier. He said he met the love of his life six months ago and described her as the world's most beautiful, sweetest person. He told reporters he admitted the infidelity to her about a week before the race and said sport had taken a back seat in recent days. He expressed a wish to share the medal moment with her. Johan-Olav Botn won gold and Eric Perrot took silver in the race.
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