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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Marcus Christenson

‘It is hard to forgive’: former girlfriend of Norwegian Olympic biathlete responds to apology for affair

Sturla Holm Lægreid shows his emotion after winning Winter Olympics bronze in the biathlon.
Sturla Holm Lægreid shows his emotion after winning Winter Olympics bronze in the biathlon. Photograph: Andrew Medichini/AP

The former girlfriend of the Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid has responded to his public apology for having an affair, saying it “is hard to forgive” what he did.

It was after Lægreid had won bronze in the individual 20km on Tuesday that he, unprompted, opened up on what he described as the “hardest week of my life,” saying: “Half a year ago I met the love of my life. The world’s most beautiful and nicest person. Three months ago I made the mistake of my life and cheated on her, and I told her about that a week ago. This has been the worst week of my life.”

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