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
The phrase “more modern ways of thinking” may curdle the blood of the reader, who may brace for Ms. Lutz to inculpate her subject in matters of race, class and gender.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 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
There were five practice exams in the book, and after I did them all, I was thrilled to discover an ad at the back for twelve more Bernard Lutz test-prep books.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
But Nakai stumbled on her triple lutz, which played a major role in knocking her down below Liu and Sakamoto.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 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
He underrotated a quad lutz that he connected to the triple toeloop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 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
After starting his program with a textbook quad axel — a jump only Malinin has landed in competition — he doubled a planned quad loop, fell on a quad lutz and doubled another planned quad.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2024
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