Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid triggers a meme storm after making a “cheating” confession at the 2026 Winter Olympics.
Lægreid on Tuesday, February 10, won a bronze medal in the men’s 20 km biathlon at the 2026 Milan Cortina Games, but the highlight of the day was not his second Olympic medal but his shocking confession.
In the interview after finishing third, the 24-year-old publicly confessed that he cheated on “the love of (his) life, the most beautiful and kindest person” three months ago.
Tearful Lægreid told the Norwegian Broadcasting Corp. that he told her girlfriend a week ago about his cheating, and it has been the worst week of his life.
“I had a gold medal in life, and there’s probably a lot of people out there who look at me differently now, but I only have eyes for her. Sports has taken a bit of a back seat these past couple of days. Yeah, I wish I could share this with her,” he added.
The surprising statement of the athlete sparked widespread social media frenzy as netizens cannot wrap their heads around an unexpected confession at the Winter Olympics.
A user wrote, “Bro, what question from a reporter could've possibly caused such a confession?”
“Bro lost gold twice,” another joked.
A netizen noted, “He met her 6 months ago and cheated 3 months ago. ‘Love of his life.’”
“He only confessed to this nonsense because she's probably blocked him on every platform. This is manipulative. Now everyone knows her business too. “Get in the bin, Sir,” the fourth one penned.
A user commented, “We all know he texted her after, like, ‘Did you see what I said at the Olympics?’”
Noticing such a massive social media storm, Lægreid, in a post-game press conference, acknowledged that he was now regretting bringing his personal life on television at the time of celebration for Norwegian biathlon and Johan-Olav, who deserved all the attention after winning gold.
