Lutz
noun
a jump in which the skater leaps from the back outer edge of one skate to make one full rotation in the air and lands on the back outer edge of the opposite skate.
Lutz
American
[luhts]
/ lʌts /
noun
(sometimes lowercase)
lutz
British
/ luːts /
noun
Usage
What does Lutz mean? The Lutz is a figure skating jump in which the skater jumps from the back outside edge of one skate, rotates (at least once) in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate. It is sometimes spelled uncapitalized, as lutz. The jump can be performed with multiple rotations, resulting in a double Lutz (two rotations), triple Lutz (three rotations), or quad (or quadruple) Lutz (four rotations). The Lutz is one of the six recognized jumps in competitive figure skating. Because it is done with the use of the skate’s toe-pick, it is classified as a toe jump (along with the toe loop and flip; the loop, Salchow, and axel are classified as edge jumps). The Lutz is considered one of the most difficult jumps to perform. Example: To the casual viewer, the Lutz and Salchow may look similar, but they require much different techniques.
Etymology
Origin of Lutz
First recorded in 1935–40; after Alois Lutz (1898-1918), Austrian figure skater, who first performed the jump in 1913
Example Sentences
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But BofA’s Allen Lutz was more doubtful that AI would pay off for Doximity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
Usually, big swings in crude prices come mainly from shifts in global demand and expectations – not from supply disruptions, according to widely cited research in 2009 by the economist Lutz Kilian.
From Salon ● May 13, 2026
Earlier this decade, Lutz said, he had an epiphany about how advanced Beijing has become when he bought a China-made Buick Envision crossover, which GM exported to the U.S.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
Gianna Lutz, who lives outside Greenville, S.C., said that Van Dyke contacted her last year on Facebook to express romantic interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026
On one of the outside courts I found two of them practising: Stan Smith and Bob Lutz, the number- one doubles team in the world.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Pity it now goes for one more triple lutz that leaves the series limping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
After a slight slip on the quad lutz, Shaidorov kept his head when all about were losing theirs and produced two clean quad techniques of his own.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Midway through his free skate, Malinin stumbled out of a quadruple lutz that was supposed to be the start of a jump sequence that would be his single highest-scoring element.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Siao Him Fa scored 92.50 points for his skate, a tribute to Leonardo da Vinci, which he opened with a perfectly executed quadruple lutz.
From Barron's ● Nov. 21, 2025
The bronze medalist a year ago landed an effortless quad lutz, the second-hardest jump in the sport, and four more quads during the rest of his free skate Saturday.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
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