Finland ski jump coach sent home for alcohol issue

Field Level Media
12 Feb 2026, 20:49 GMT+10

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PREDAZZO, Italy -- Finland have dismissed national ski jumping head coach Igor Medved from the Winter Olympics after team officials determined the Slovenian had breached internal regulations following an alcohol-related incident during the Games.

The former ski jumper, who has apologized, guided Finland to sixth place in Tuesday's mixed team event but will play no further role in Milano Cortina, with Lasse Moilanen set to take over for the remainder of the Olympics, the team said.

'Medved has traveled home today. It is about issues related to alcohol consumption. We take the violation of the team's rules seriously and react quickly,' Janne Hanninen, manager of the Finnish team, said in a press release on Thursday.

The Finnish Ski Association said the 44-year-old Medved remains under contract and that the matter will be formally reviewed once the Olympics have finished, the release said.

'I made a mistake and I'm very sorry. I want to apologize to the entire Finnish team, the athletes and also the fans. I wish the team peace to focus on the Games and continue the good work. I will not comment further on the matter,' Medved said.

The next ski jumping medal event will be the men's individual Large Hill on Saturday.

--Reuters, special to Field Level Media

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