Disqualification and re-skates
ISU · 2026A confirmed racing foul normally disqualifies the skater from that distance. Deliberate fouls can have wider consequences for participation and earlier results in a combined competition. A non-finish and a disqualification are different results. Team events can carry an individual member’s disqualification through to the whole team.
The rule
A confirmed racing foul normally disqualifies the skater from that distance. Deliberate fouls can have wider consequences for participation and earlier results in a combined competition. A non-finish and a disqualification are different results. Team events can carry an individual member’s disqualification through to the whole team.
In practice
A skater obstructed through no fault of their own is entitled to a fresh start once the referee establishes the qualifying circumstances. If the first race was completed, the better time counts. A broken skate or dirty ice is not by itself an accepted obstacle. The rules provide a minimum rest entitlement before the re-skate, and mass start uses separate procedures.
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