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Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid admitted in a televised interview to having an affair after winning bronze in the men's 20 km at the Winter Olympics.

The Guardian
Norwegian biathlete wins Winter Olympics bronze and then tells TV interview of affair

Sturla Holm Lægreid stuns viewers watching in Norway ‘Three months ago I made the mistake of my life’ The Norwegian Sturla Holm Lægreid broke down in tears after winning bronze in the men’s 20km biathlon, apologising for having an affair and saying: “It has been the worst week of my life. ” Johan-Olav Botn won gold, with the Frenchman Éric Perrot in second, but it was Lægreid who stunned television viewers in Norway after opening up to the broadcaster NRK about his private life over the past six months. Continue reading. . .

Norwegian biathlete wins Winter Olympics bronze and then tells TV interview of affair
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The Guardian
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Vermont native ends US men’s 50-year medal drought Result continues strong showing at Milan-Cortina Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo wins seventh gold Ben Ogden delivered the most significant result in US men’s cross-country skiing in decades on Tuesday afternoon, winning Olympic silver in the men’s sprint classic at the Milano Cortina Games to end a 50-year medal drought. And afterwards he credited the relaxation he finds in knitting. The mustachioed 25-year-old finished in 3min 40. 61sec after surging through the final with his trademark classical technique, less than a second behind Norway’s Johannes Høsflot Klæbo, who secured the seventh Olympic gold medal of his career in 3:39. 74. Klæbo’s teammate Oskar Opstad Vike took bronze after climbing from 20th in qualifying to the podium. Continue reading. . .

‘My needles are waiting’: Ben Ogden credits knitting habit after cross-country silver
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NRC
Bij de olympische biatlon telt maar één ding: de ademhaling bij het schieten

De twintig kilometer individueel, deze dinsdag gelopen op de Winterspelen, is het zwaarste nummer uit de biatlon: eindeloos lang en met een extra zware straf op misschieten. , , Er is veel tijd voor vervelende stemmetjes. ”

Bij de olympische biatlon telt maar één ding: de ademhaling bij het schieten
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Der Spiegel
Biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid wins bronze – and confesses live on TV to an affair

Sturla Holm Lægreid won bronze, then tears flowed, but not of joy: the biathlete reported unprompted that he had cheated on his ex-girlfriend.

Biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid wins bronze – and confesses live on TV to an affair
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The Guardian
Mikaela Shiffrin’s Winter Olympics drought continues after slalom slump in team event

American wastes strong downhill leg from Johnson Slalom standout missed out on medals in 2022 Raedler and Huber win gold for Austria Medal table | Live scores and schedule | Results Mikaela Shiffrin extended her Olympic slump with a fourth-place finish in the new team combined event at the Milan Cortina Games on Tuesday after partner Breezy Johnson led the opening downhill leg. Shiffrin, the most successful World Cup racer of all time with a record 108 victories -71 of them in slalom, also a record - has now gone seven straight Olympic races without a medal. Continue reading. . .

Mikaela Shiffrin’s Winter Olympics drought continues after slalom slump in team event
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Die Presse
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Ski. Ariane Rädler und Katharina Huber feiern in der Team-Kombination den Gold-Coup. Eine Justizwache- und eine Polizei-Sportlerin überraschen alle. Dieser Sieg ist ihre Erfüllung.

Rädler und Huber: Goldene Selbstbestätigung zweier Außenseiterinnen [premium]
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Aftenposten
Norwegian Gold Rush and Swedish Grand Slam: The Biggest Winner Was the Woman Who Fought Death in the Previous Olympics

VAL DI FIEMME: First a Swedish grand slam. Then a Norwegian gold rush. But the biggest winner was the woman who battled death in the last Olympics.

Norwegian Gold Rush and Swedish Grand Slam: The Biggest Winner Was the Woman Who Fought Death in the Previous Olympics
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Le Figaro
2026 Olympic Games Éric Perrot with no regrets after silver medal in biathlon

Story - The French athlete said he was satisfied with his second place in the men's individual event, believing he was defeated by someone stronger.

2026 Olympic Games Éric Perrot with no regrets after silver medal in biathlon
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Der Standard
Biathlete bronze medalist Lägreid confesses infidelity live on TV

The Norwegian biathlete bronze medalist Lägreid confessed to his girlfriend about his infidelity just before the Olympic Games – she subsequently broke up with him: 'The hardest week of my life'.

Biathlete bronze medalist Lägreid confesses infidelity live on TV
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Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Silver for Germany: 'I was incredibly excited during Emma's run'

The alpine skiers Kira Weidle-Winkelmann and Emma Aicher are only 0.05 seconds behind gold at the Olympic debut of the new team event. They reward the coach's gamble

Silver for Germany: 'I was incredibly excited during Emma's run'
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Süddeutsche Zeitung
Silver in the team combination: just a blink away from gold

After 0.04 seconds in the downhill, Emma Aicher is 0.05 seconds short of victory in the team combination with Kira Weidle-Winkelmann. She earns, after the day's fastest slalom, her second silver medal at these Games.

Silver in the team combination: just a blink away from gold
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Der Standard
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ÖSV-Läuferinnen nutzen die Gunst der Stunde. In 220 Weltcuprennen erzielten die beiden zwei Podestplätze, jetzt tragen sie olympisches Gold

Gold für Austria 2: Ariane Rädler und Katharina Huber gewinnen sensationell Olympia-Kombi
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