A biathlete from Norway won a bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics and then made a bizarre, emotional confession about his girlfriend afterwards.

The 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina will feature 116 medal events over 16 sports. Norway leads Winter Olympic history with 405 all-time medals; USA is second with 330. NHL players will compete in hockey competition for first time since 2014.

ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — Johan-Olav Botn of Norway shot perfectly in his Olympic debut to secure the gold medal in the men’s 20-kilometer individual biathlon at the Milan Cortina Winter Games on Tuesday.

Norway's Sturla Holm Lægreid apologized for admitting he cheated on his girlfriend moments after winning a bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Winter Olympics 2026 medal table: Current standings as USA trail to hosts Italy and Norway - Follow the medal count at the 2026 Winter Games in Italy as Norway and USA battle for supremacy

Norway is the heavy favorite to win the most medals at the Olympics, according to Kalshi’s Olympic prediction markets.

ANTERSELVA, Italy (AP) — A day after a stunning confession on live television that he had cheated on his girlfriend, Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid on Wednesday said he regrets going public with his private life at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.

Updated 2026 Winter Olympics medal count for Milano Cortina on Feb. 11, plus the Day 5 results that moved the standings.