What other deductions can I get (time, late start, interruptions, illegal elements)?

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Deductions are per violation. Level A is Pre-Juvenile, Juvenile and STAR 5-8; B is Pre-Novice and Novice (and STAR 9-Gold); C is Junior and Senior. Deduction A B C Program time violation (per 5 seconds short or over) 0.20 0.50 1.00 Late start (1-30 seconds late; 31+ seconds is withdrawal) 0.20 0.50 1.00 Illegal element (per violation) 0.40 1.00 2.00 Interruptions of up to 40 seconds are deducted by the Referee: Level 11-20 sec 21-30 sec 31-40 sec Pre-Juvenile, Juvenile 0.20 0.40 0.60 Pre-Novice, Novice 0.50 1.00 1.50 Junior, Senior 1.00 2.00 3.00 For an interruption using the three-minute allowance, the deduction is 1.00 (Pre-Juvenile, Juvenile), 2.50 (Pre-Novice, Novice) or 5.00 (Junior, Senior) per program. Source: Scoring of Skate Canada Competitions, section 4 (last updated 30 June 2026).

Deduction	A	B	C
Program time violation (per 5 seconds short or over)	0.20	0.50	1.00
Late start (1-30 seconds late; 31+ seconds is withdrawal)	0.20	0.50	1.00
Illegal element (per violation)	0.40	1.00	2.00

Level	11-20 sec	21-30 sec	31-40 sec
Pre-Juvenile, Juvenile	0.20	0.40	0.60
Pre-Novice, Novice	0.50	1.00	1.50
Junior, Senior