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  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
  lutz

  noun

  skating a jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, makes one, two, or three turns in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate

Lutz

American  

[luhts] / lʌts /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. 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.

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lutz British  

/ luːts /

noun

1. skating a jump in which the skater takes off from the back outside edge of one skate, makes one, two, or three turns in the air, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate

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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

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“Twilight” actor Kellan Lutz moved his family from L.A. to Nashville in 2023, but it sounds as though he could head back to the Golden State sometime in the future.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026

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

He messaged Lutz about his experiences: “It was definitely the sketchiest thing I have ever had to do.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

So this test—they named it the Bernard Lutz Philanthropic Exam, in honor of his philanthropicness—became fairly important in my life.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini

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

Malinin recovered to land a quad salchow before falling on his quad lutz.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2024

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