Olympian who went viral for being unfaithful won way more medals than you would've guessed

Norway's Sturla Holm Laegreid will always be most known from his 2026 Winter Olympics viral interview in which he confessed to cheating on his girlfriend.

Somehow, though, Laegreid also had one of the most impressive performances of any Olympian along the way.

On Friday, Laegreid won his third silver medal of these Games. He has also won two bronzes.

Five medals total is quite the haul for Laegreid, who shone in every biathlon event.

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Laegreid first made headlines 10 days ago, when his post-race interview took an unexpected turn.

This is what he said that day:

"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 sure many people now see me in a different light, but I only have eyes for her," he said. "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."

He also explained why he decided to share it that day.

"It was the choice I made. We make different choices during our life and that's how we make life," he said, via ESPN. "So today I made a choice to tell the world what I did, so maybe, maybe there is a chance she will see what she really means to me. Maybe not."

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Since then, Laegreid kept climbing the medal stand.

No telling how his heart is doing, though.

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