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Bursts into tears and apologizes to girlfriend on live TV after bronze medal at Olympics

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An Olympic medal does not always bring happiness: such is the case with biathlon star Sturla Holm Lægreid, who has become the main topic in Norway following his desperate confession at the Milan Cortina Olympics. After winning the bronze medal in the Olympic pursuit race, Lægreid burst into tears on live TV at NRK microphones, confessing his infidelity.

Luca FranzosiMilan Cortina, social media on edge after Pietro Sighel’s exultation. Photo

Social on tilt after Pietro Sighel's exultation
The champion decided to cross the finish line of the mixed short track relay in this way
Once certain of the gold medal, Sighel turned toward his rivals to look them in the face

As was easily predictable, Sighel's exultation sparked great controversy
Many users on social have criticized the champion by calling him unsportsmanlike and a blowhard
"I wanted to try to close in an epic way for the home crowd" pointed out Pietro Sighel

"We had the time to do it, I tried to control and then turn around to spruce up the audience a bit"

"I didn’t want to disrespect the opponents, absolutely: it was more to leave a mark on the home crowd" told Eurosport

Petro Sighel’s justifications did not appease the many fans who continued to insult him on social networks

As often happens, many of the insults come from users who do not have a real name as a username
Most often the accounts that post the harshest messages have fancy names and photos…
L'Italy, however, won the gold medal by finishing ahead of Canada, Belgium and China

“Sports takes a back seat now, I had a horrible week – explained Lægreid – . This is my first Olympic medal and I want to thank everyone who helped me along the way, there’s someone, however, who may not be looking at me today. Six months ago I met the love of my life, the most beautiful and kindest person in the world. But three months ago I made my biggest mistake and betrayed her”.

“I told her a week ago– said the Olympic athlete between sobs -. And it was the worst week of my life. There are probably many people who look at me with different eyes, but I only have eyes for her. I don’t really know what I mean by this now, but sports has taken a back seat in the last few days. I wish I could share it with her”.

The 28-year-old athlete still hopes for forgiveness: “I had a chance to find true love and I made a resounding mistake, and I realized right away that I can&#8217t live my whole life keeping it from her. The’only way to achieve the goal is to say everything and put everything on the table, and hope he can still love me”.

“I will never tell anyone who she is, because I don&#8217t want to give her additional weight in the midst of all this. She is probably still processing what happened last week, but I hope she can still love me”. The confession and outburst divided Norway in two, between those who thought the time and place was wrong, and those who praised him for his sincerity.

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