{"id":64116,"date":"2026-02-12T18:52:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/finland-sends-ski-jumping-coach-home-over-alcohol-incident"},"modified":"2026-02-12T19:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T19:45:26","slug":"finland-sends-ski-jumping-coach-home-over-alcohol-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/mauritius\/all-news\/finland-sends-ski-jumping-coach-home-over-alcohol-incident","title":{"rendered":"Finland Sends Ski Jumping Coach Home Over Alcohol Incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. <\/strong> <\/span>The head coach of Finland\u2019s national ski jumping team has been sent home from the Winter Olympics after officials stated his conduct violated team rules, the country\u2019s Olympic authorities said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Igor Medved, a Slovenian national who has led the Finnish team since June 2024, was dismissed from the games following behavior linked to alcohol use, the Finnish Olympic Committee said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt concerns matters related to alcohol use,\u201d committee representative Janne Hanninen said, declining to provide further details but noting the incident did not occur during coaching duties or at competition venues, YLE news reported.<\/p>\n<p>The Finnish Ski Association, Medved\u2019s employer, said his future as head coach would be reviewed after the Olympics in Italy and that the immediate priority is allowing athletes to focus on competition.<\/p>\n<p>In a voice message, Medved confirmed he had left the Olympic village and apologized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am not proud of myself. I apologise to the athletes, coaches, support staff, the Olympic Committee, the Ski Association and the fans,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Medved explained that he attended a celebration hosted by Slovenia\u2019s ski jumping team after it won gold in a mixed team event and said alcohol affected him more strongly because he had not eaten.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter the competition, I was invited to Slovenia\u2019s gold medal celebration. I hadn\u2019t eaten anything, and after that, the alcohol did its job,\u201d he said, adding that he would not comment further publicly.<\/p>\n<p>Medved is a former ski jumper whose competitive career ended in 2003.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Mauritius<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Mauritius. The head coach of Finland\u2019s national ski jumping team has been sent home from the Winter Olympics after officials stated his conduct violated team rules, the country\u2019s Olympic authorities said on Thursday. 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