Sturla Holm Laegreid won Olympic bronze, broke down in emotional on-air confession

Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid competed in the 20km individual race at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympic Games, where he won a bronze medal (Source: Photo by AP)

Laegreid celebrated his first individual Olympic medal, adding to the relay gold he had won with Norway at the Beijing Winter Olympics (Source: Photo by AP)

He finished third in the 20km individual event, missing one target and finishing 48.3 seconds behind gold medalist Johan-Olav Botn, while France’s Eric Perrot secured silver (Source: Photo by AP)

Shortly after the race, Laegreid appeared emotional during a live post-race interview with Norwegian broadcaster NRK (Source: Photo by AP)

During the broadcast, he tearfully apologised, revealing that he had cheated on his girlfriend, calling it the biggest mistake of his life (Source: Photo by AP)

Fighting back tears, Laegreid said sport had taken a back seat in recent days as he struggled with his personal situation (Source: Photo by AP)

At a later press conference, he explained that he had chosen to share his confession publicly in hopes of showing how much his partner meant to him (Source: Photo by AP)

He also said he felt guilty about overshadowing teammate Johan-Olav Botn, who had won gold on his Olympic debut (Source: Photo by AP)

Johan-Olav Botn claimed gold, Eric Perrot of France took silver, and Sturla Holm Laegreid completed the podium with bronze in a dramatic biathlon final (Source: Photo by AP)