When is a ski jumping round restarted?
A · Advanced · The start and officials · 3 of 5When a jump reaches 95 per cent of the hill size, the jury meets to decide whether the round is safe to continue. It may cancel and restart from a lower gate, or a higher one if jumps are too short. A jumper hindered by an official, an animal, spectators or force majeure may ask for a repeat.
How it works
- 95 per cent of HS: the jury meets to review the round.
- Too long: cancel and restart from a lower gate.
- Too short: stop and restart from a higher gate.
- With compensation: the gate can change without a restart.
- Repeat jump: allowed by the jury if a jumper was hindered.
- Weather: the jury may interrupt, postpone or cancel.
- Final result: if later rounds cannot be held, earlier rounds count.
- Not allowed: turning the trial round into a scored round after the fact.
The glossary has the repetition of a jump, the interruption and cancellation, the hill size, the jury, the trial round and the in-run.
Tricky cases
A spectator throws something on the in-run. What happens?
The jumper may appeal to the jury for a repeat jump.
The jury cannot decide at once on a repeat. What then?
The jump may be granted provisionally, and the decision announced to the public.
The final round is blown out. Who wins?
The scores from the rounds completed stand.
Can the trial round become the first scored round?
No. Declaring the trial as the first round afterwards is not permitted.
Why the rule exists
Restarting a round from a lower gate keeps landings within the safe part of the hill. Repeats for outside interference stop a jumper paying for something they could not control.
Where it differs
| Where | What changes | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Without compensation | Restart the round to change the gate | ICR 402.1.2.1 |
| With compensation | Change the gate in the round | ICR 422.1 |
| Team event | Rerun one group's round | ICR 453.5 |
From the rule book
FIS, The International Ski Competition Rules (ICR), Book III: Ski Jumping (edition June 2026), articles 402.1.2, 423 and 452.2. Checked 14 October 2026. Official document: the FIS ICR, revised by the FIS Council.