Winter Olympics 2026, Feb. 11 -- Norway's Sturla Holm Lægreid stunned viewers after finishing third in the men's 20km biathlon, using his moment on the podium to deliver an unusually candid confession about his private life.

Sturla Holm Lægreid won bronze in the men's 20km biathlon at the Winter Olympics on Tuesday, but it was not his skiing, shooting or finishing kick that dominated the national conversation in Norway.

Instead, the 27-year-old biathlete broke down in tears during a live interview with NRK, apologising for having an affair and describing the days leading into the race as "the worst week of my life".

While Norway celebrated another podium finish in a sport it has long dominated, Lægreid's raw interview - ...