Sturla Holm Lægreid, born on 20 February 1997, is a Norwegian biathlete who grew up in Bærum near Oslo. He won his first World Cup race, the 20 km individual, in the season opener of 2020-21 in only his fifth start, and finished second overall that season behind Johannes Thingnes Bø. At the 2021 World Championships in Pokljuka he won four golds, in the individual, mass start and both relays. He won Olympic relay gold at the 2022 Games in Beijing with Tarjei Bø, Johannes Thingnes Bø and Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen, was world sprint champion in 2024 and won the overall World Cup in 2024-25. His article credits him with six Olympic medals, fourteen World Championships medals and twenty-one individual World Cup victories, and records his public apology after the 2026 Games.
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14 medals (7 gold, 6 silver, 1 bronze)
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Competed In: 2022 Winter Olympics, Career, 2022 Games
At the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, he displayed shooting weaknesses and did not win any individual medals
Competed In: 2026 Winter Olympics, Personal life
Moments after earning an Olympic bronze medal at the 2026 Winter Olympics
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