00:00The Olympic skier who aired his affair on live TV wishes he could take it all back.
00:05He said in a statement,
00:06I deeply regret that I brought up this personal story on what was a day of celebration for Norwegian biathlon.
00:12I am not quite myself today, and I'm not thinking clearly.
00:16My apologies go to Johan Olaf, who deserved all the attention after the gold.
00:20His teammate gold medalist Johan Olaf Boten got headlines of his own,
00:25thanks to the frozen drool on his chin.
00:28It all goes back to this tearful, post-race moment.
00:39During an interview with the Norwegian network NRK,
00:43Sturleholm Logride made a stunning public confession.
00:46There is someone I wanted to share this with who may not be watching today.
00:51Six months ago, I met the love of my life,
00:53the most beautiful and kindest person in the world.
00:56Three months ago, I made the biggest mistake and cheated on her.
01:00And I told her a week ago, it has been the worst week of my life.
01:04He went on to say, I have the gold medal in life,
01:07and I am sure there are many people who will see things differently.
01:10But I only have eyes for her.
01:13Sport has come second these last few days.
01:15Yes, I wish I could share this with her.
01:17The viral confession just ahead of Valentine's Day overshadowed his bronze medal finish.
01:24Sturle skied to third place in the men's 20-kilometer biathlon on Tuesday,
01:29February 10th at the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
01:32He later called his bold confession social suicide,
01:36but hoped it would win back his girlfriend.
01:38Well, it certainly got her attention.
01:40While remaining anonymous, the ex broke her silence to the Norwegian tabloid VG, saying,
01:47It's hard to forgive, even after a declaration of love in front of the whole world.
01:51I did not choose to be put in this position, and it hurts to have to be in it.
01:56We have had contact, and he is aware of my opinions on this.
02:00She also thanked her family, friends, and even the strangers who sympathized with the awkward situation.
02:06One of those people was comedian Michelle Collins.
02:09The former co-host of The View tweeted,
02:12This was love-bombing behavior, and I'm glad she sees through it.
02:15One ex-user went further, calling it,
02:17Like, fully evil.
02:19While another wrote,
02:20Call me old-fashioned, but I don't think telling the world you cheated on your girlfriend
02:24right after you win an Olympic medal is the best idea.
02:28Sturle's latest statement also apologized to the woman dragged into this mess.
02:32Quote,
02:45Yeah, that's probably for the best, buddy.
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