"Medved traveled home today. The matter concerns issues related to alcohol use. We take violations of the team's rules very seriously and reacted to the situation quickly,"
"I made a mistake and I am very sorry,"
"I want to apologize to the entire Finnish team, the athletes and also the fans."
Igor Medved, Finland's ski jumping head coach, was sent home from the Winter Olympics due to conduct described as related to alcohol use. Finland's Olympic committee treated the incident as a violation of team rules and said officials reacted quickly. Janne Hanninen, head of the Finnish team, confirmed Medved traveled home and linked the matter to alcohol use and rule violations. Medved issued an apology saying he made a mistake and expressed regret, apologizing to the Finnish team, the athletes and the fans. No additional details were released about the incident.
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