Laurent Tobel, who skated through the fire alarm? And he was so unconventional that none of the spectators left, because they assumed that it was just part of his program. That was memorable. So I’ll add to the game:
Skaters who had to cope with something unexpected while competing...
Yokoi Yuhana, who had to stop her program due to a blackout, wait for a looooooong time while the organizers got it fixed, and then skate the rest of her program
A pigeon on the ice during an early season competition last year, forcing Stepanova & Bukin to suspend their RD mid-tango. The memory of young Bukin standing motionless in the corner in a fierce tango attitude as the rink crew shooed away the pigeon continues to entertain me