Olympic athlete who admitted cheating on girlfriend gets roasted by competitor after winning second medal
The Winter Olympic athlete who admitted to cheating has been roasted by a fellow competitor despite winning a second medal at the games in Italy.
You'd think that winning his first-ever Olympic medals for his country would be one of the best weeks of Sturla Holm Lægreid's life, but the Norwegian biathlete has his mind on other things ahead of Valentine's Day.
The 28-year-old would have hoped to have celebrated his incredible success at the Winter Olympics alongside the 'love of his life', but chose to reveal after winning that he'd made a massive mistake by cheating on her.
And if the internet piling into him wasn't enough, Lægreid became the butt of the joke once again after one of his opponents roasted the broken-hearted biathlete, despite the Norwegian claiming another bronze medal in the men's biathlon 10km sprint event on Friday.
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Speaking after the race, which saw Lægreid finish just two-tenths of a second ahead of Emilien Jacquelin, the Frenchman decided to aim at his opponent.
"I was beaten by an unfaithful guy,' the 30-year-old biathlete joked to Norwegian outlet VG Sport after the sprint.
"I will f*** him on Sunday, we'll see," he added, presumably referring to the men's final this weekend, although given Lægreid's much-discussed history, who knows?
Lægreid delivered perhaps the strangest post-medal comments in Olympic history earlier this week when he confessed to cheating on his former partner, in what appeared to be a desperate plea to win her back.
He said: "There's someone I wanted to share this with who might not be watching today.
"Six months ago, I met the love of my life and the most beautiful and kindest person in the world. And three months ago, I made my biggest mistake and cheated on her.
"I had a gold medal in my life. I only have eyes for her. I don't know what I want to achieve by saying this, but sports have been in a different line in recent days. So I wish I could share it with her."
While he later admitted that crying on camera and talking about his ex wasn't the best plan of action, he did hold out hope that she would respond when she saw his comments.
Although she has stayed anonymous, she did, in fact, see the viral moment involving her former partner, and it doesn't seem to have paid off in the way that he had hoped.
She said: "Even after a declaration of love in front of the whole world, it's hard to forgive.
"I did not choose to be put in this position, and it hurts to have to be in it. We have had contact, and he is aware of my opinions on this."
Well, it was worth a try, I suppose. I'd say that karma is a b***h, but the biathlete still has two Olympic medals in his back pocket after cheating, so it can't be all bad.
Hopefully, they both end up finding their true gold medals again soon.
Topics: Winter Olympics
James Moorhouse