Finland's ski jumping coach Igor Medved ousted from Olympics over team rule violation

Finland skis jumpers volition person to navigate the remainder of the 2026 Milan Cortina Olympics without caput manager Igor Medved.

The coach's removal from the Games centered astir what officials described Thursday arsenic an alcohol-related issue.

The Finnish Olympic Committee added that Medved's behaviour violated squad behaviour policies.

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The Olympic Rings basal adjacent Anterselva di Sopra (Antholz Obertal), which volition big the biathlon contention astatine the Sudtirol Arena Alto Adige, arsenic portion of the Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games 2026, successful Anterselva Di Mezzo, Italy, Jan. 31, 2026. (REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)

Other details surrounding the incidental that led to Medved being sent location were not instantly made available.

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Finland's Wille Karhumaa jumps during the skis jumping proceedings circular of the nordic combined idiosyncratic Gundersen mean hill/10km lawsuit astatine Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium successful Predazzo (Val di Fiemme) during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games connected Feb. 11, 2026.  (Javier SORIANO / AFP via Getty Images)

"Medved traveled location today. The substance concerns issues related to intoxicant use. We instrumentality violations of the team's rules precise earnestly and reacted to the concern quickly," Janne Hanninen, caput of the Finnish team, said successful a statement.

Medved admitted helium had made a mistake and apologized, saying, "I made a mistake and I americium precise sorry. I privation to apologize to the full Finnish team, the athletes and besides the fans."

Ilkka Herola of Team Finland jumps successful the Ski Jumping Trial Round of Nordic Combined Individual Gundersen Normal Hill/10km connected time 5 of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic games astatine Predazzo Ski Jumping Stadium connected Feb. 11, 2026 successful Val di Fiemme, Italy. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

Finnish Ski Federation enforcement manager Marleena Valtasola said the enactment volition reappraisal Medved’s lasting up of aboriginal Olympics.

"An unpleasant concern has arisen: intoxicant was consumed successful usurpation of squad rules," Valtasola said. "We person decided that Medved volition not enactment successful the Olympics. The different issues volition beryllium discussed with him aft the Games. Now it is indispensable to safeguard the athletes’ attraction and reconstruct serenity to the squad and for Igor."

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She added: "We person a coagulated unit successful spot and we are assured we tin grip the concern successful the champion imaginable way."

Medved was named caput manager of the Finnish squad successful June 2024.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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