These deductions are subtracted from the final score.

Stop (Restart) – Minus 1
Any stop of yo-yo spin with string fully unwound is counted here.

Discard (Change) – Minus 3
Any yo-yo change will be counted.
If the contestant cannot make the yo-yo come back to the hand at the end of the freestyle, both a stop and a discard is counted.

Detach (String Cut) – Minus 5
Yo-Yo coming apart, string cut, or string detach.