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

Example Sentences

Pity it now goes for one more triple lutz that leaves the series limping.

From Los Angeles Times

She was playing catch up on Nakai - leader after the short program - and Sakamoto after Tuesday night following a mistake on her triple lutz where she failed to fully rotate in the element.

From BBC

But Nakai stumbled on her triple lutz, which played a major role in knocking her down below Liu and Sakamoto.

From BBC

And, going for a quad lutz, he fell to the ice in a moment that made the Olympics stop.

From BBC

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