Helsinki, Feb 12, 2026 (AFP) - Finland ski jump coach sent home from Olympics over booze

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2026-02-12

Finland's ski jumping head coach Igor Medved has been sent home from the Winter Olympics for violating the team's rules relating to "alcohol consumption", the Finnish Olympic Committee said Thursday. The head of the Nordic country's Olympic team Janne Hanninen would not be drawn on details. "We do not have zero tolerance for alcohol. Of course, there is zero tolerance in the jump tower and during coaching, but other than that there is no zero tol......

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