What gets a ski jumper disqualified?
A · Advanced · The start and officials · 4 of 5An equipment breach, such as an illegal suit or fluor wax, disqualifies the jumper from every round. Other breaches, such as starting early, a late arrival or using too long an in-run, zero only that jump. Protests are made to a jury member within 5 minutes and in writing within 15, with a CHF 100 deposit.
How it works
- Equipment breach: out of all rounds and off the results.
- Other breaches: that jump scores zero; later rounds still possible.
- Disqualifying reasons: fluor wax, training when the hill is closed, late at the start, too long an in-run, exceeding the start time, an early start.
- Not permitted to start: obscene names or symbols, unsporting behaviour at the start, equipment or wax rule breaches.
- Verbal protest: to a jury member within 5 minutes of the round.
- Written protest: within 15 minutes, with CHF 100.
- Not protestable: distances and style scores.
- Repeat offenders: the jury may propose longer sanctions.
The glossary has the disqualification, the not permitted to start, the NPS, the protest, the jury and the jumping judge.
Tricky cases
A jumper starts before the green light in round one. Out of the event?
No. That jump scores zero; they may still jump on if the ranking allows.
A suit fails the check after round two. What happens?
The jumper is disqualified from all rounds and removed from the results.
Can a protest be made only verbally?
No. Without a written protest and CHF 100, it is ignored.
When must a protest against an entry be made?
In writing to the competition secretary, before the competition starts.
Why the rule exists
Equipment rules exist because a bigger suit acts as a sail, so a breach taints the whole event. Start faults affect one jump, so they cost only that jump.
Where it differs
| Where | What changes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Equipment | All rounds, off the results | ICR 441.7 |
| Start and in-run faults | That jump only | ICR 441.7 |
| Team event | Whole team disqualified | ICR 453.7 |
From the rule book
FIS, The International Ski Competition Rules (ICR), Book III: Ski Jumping (edition June 2026), articles 441 and 442. Checked 14 October 2026. Official document: the FIS ICR, revised by the FIS Council.