Law 8: Interruptions, music failures and adverse conditions

An interruption runs from the moment the competitor stops performing or is ordered to by the Referee, whichever comes first, until the competitor resumes.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.1; ISU Sports Rules SYS 2026, Rule 811.2 · recall

The Technical Panel decides whether the interruption came at the entrance to or during an element, and the Technical Controller informs the Referee.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.1 · recall

If the tempo or quality of the music is deficient or it stops, the competitor must stop on becoming aware of it or at the Referee's acoustic signal, whichever is earlier.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.2 · applied

A music problem within the first 20 seconds lets the competitor choose between restarting the program and continuing from where they stopped.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.2 a · applied

On a restart the judges and the Technical Panel evaluate the program from the beginning, disregarding the earlier evaluation; on continuing, the earlier evaluation stays.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.2 a · applied

No deductions apply for interruptions caused by music deficiencies.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.2 · recall

Lighting, the condition of the ice or an item thrown onto it are unrelated conditions; a lace, the clothing or the skates are the competitor's own.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.3-4 · applied

The interruption starts when the skater stops or is ordered to; the Referee decides the point of interruption and tells the skater, the judges and the Technical Controller; it ends when the skater resumes.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.1 · applied

After the first 20 seconds the program resumes from the point of interruption, or just before an element it hit; a jump already called is deleted, and the skater may repeat it.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.2 b · applied

A failure of the lighting is an adverse condition unrelated to the competitor or the equipment, and no deductions apply for such interruptions.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.3 · applied

A problem that can be remedied without delay needs no report to the Referee and the music goes on; resuming within 40 seconds brings an interruption deduction.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.4 a · applied

After a problem of the competitor or the equipment, the skater resumes from the point of interruption or, if it hit an element called before the stop, right after that element, and the call stays.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.4 b · applied

The 5.0 deduction for the three-minute allowance also covers an interruption of up to 40 seconds immediately before it.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.4 b · applied

A problem with the skater or the equipment between the call to the start and the starting position that cannot be remedied within 60 seconds earns three additional minutes and a 5.0 deduction.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.6 i · applied

For the first starter of the group, a problem during the warm-up that cannot be remedied in time earns three additional minutes before the call, without deduction, and it does not count as the program's one resumption.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.7 · applied

If the Referee does not allow the skater to resume within 3 minutes of stopping, the competitor is withdrawn.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.5 · applied

A competitor who does not complete the program gets no marks and is considered withdrawn.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.9 · recall

For a problem of the skater or the equipment the music plays on at first; after 40 seconds the Referee has it stopped, and the skater has up to three more minutes.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.4 · applied

The Referee stops the performance by an acoustic signal and has the music stopped, follows the Medical Protocol, consults the team physician or the organiser's doctor, and then decides.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.5 · applied

Only one interruption with the three-minute allowance is allowed in a program. A is that allowance; B, a second stop of 15 seconds, only costs a deduction; C, a second stop of more than 40 seconds for the skater's own problem, means the skater is withdrawn. D is where the program would have ended.

Source: ISU Sports Rules S&P/ID 2026, Rule 515.4 b and 515.8 · applied