Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy has issued brutal putdown to the Winter Olympics star who confessed to cheating on his girlfriend in a post-race interview.
On Tuesday afternoon, Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Lægreid took home the bronze medal in the Men’s 20km Individual race in the Winter Games in Italy.
But despite his triumph, Lægreid was overcome by emotion after he admitted to being unfaithful to his girlfriend of six months while being interviewed after his big win.
Speaking to Norwegian broadcaster NRK, Lægreid confessed: ‘There’s someone I wanted to share this with who might not be watching today.
‘Six months ago, I met the love of my life and the most beautiful and kindest person in the world. And three months ago I made my biggest mistake and cheated on her,’ the 28-year-old lamented.
The emotional admission drew a myriad of reactions from fans on social media afterwards and now Barstool Sports boss Portnoy has weighed in with his own take.
Barstool Sports boss Dave Portnoy has issued brutal putdown to the Winter Olympics star who confessed to cheating on his girlfriend in a post-race interview
Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm made the bizarre admission during his post-race interview
Taking to X on Tuesday, Portnoy wrote: ‘Bro cheated on his gf 3 months into the relationship? Thats like the honeymoon phase. Cry me a river’.
In the replies to Portnoy’s post, fans were in full agreement with the Barstool boss.
One wrote: ‘For real, three months in and already stepping out is crazy. That’s when you’re supposed to still be obsessed with each other. If you’re cheating that early, just stay single. Zero sympathy there’.
‘This dude is wild [laughing emojis]’, another fan posted in response to Portnoy.
Similarly, another wrote: ‘All time loser moment. Absolutely brutal’.
In his bizarre post-race interview, the Olympian explained that he had told his girlfriend about his infidelity only one week ago.
Lægreid went on to say that it had been ‘the worst week of my life,’ before tearfully declaring: ‘I had a gold medal in my life…I only have eyes for her. I don’t know what I want to achieve by saying this…I wish I could share it with her.’
The Olympian went on to say that he wanted to be a ‘good role model’, but that ‘I have to admit when I make mistakes.
‘You have to admit when you do something you can’t stand for, and hurt someone you love so much.’
Barstool boss Portnoy was quick to call out the Olympic star – with many fans in agreement
The admission comes after he won his first-ever Olympic bronze in a nerve-jangling men’s 20km individual biathlon race at the Antholz-Anterselva Biathlon Arena
Lægreid could be seen crying on camera as he made his shocking confession.
After calming down, the biathlete continued, telling the NRK broadcaster he was willing to drop a metaphorical ‘nuclear bomb’ during the interview to try and win his girlfriend back.
‘Because I am already hated by her, and I hope that maybe it can make her realise how much I love her,’ he added.
When asked about the identity of his girlfriend, the sportsman refused to reveal her name out of respect.
‘She’s probably still processing last week’s message, but I hope there’s light at the end of the tunnel for both of us. And that she can still love me,’ he declared.
Lægreid revealed that he decided to go public about his infidelity the night before his big race, telling the television channel: ‘Last night I had a kind of revelation that I should drop this bomb… Then we’ll see what happens. I have nothing to lose.’
Lægreid’s teammate, Johannes Dale-Skjevdal, later revealed to the broadcaster that the bronze medalist had told him about his infidelity, saying: ‘We have known that.
‘I don’t have many comments about it now. It’s good that he is open about it, and if he wants to talk about things, that’s fine.’
