Lutz jump
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox Figure Skating Element The Lutz is a figure skating jump named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater. It is a toe-pick assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. It is the second-most difficult jump in figure skating[1] and "probably the second-most famous jump after the Axel".[2]
History
The Lutz jump is named after figure skater Alois Lutz from Vienna, Austria,[2] who may have first performed it in 1913.[3] Historian Matthias Hampe, however, did not find contemporary sources that specifically referenced the jump before the 1920s, after Lutz's death.[4] Maribel Vinson wrote that it was rare in North America before 1930.[5]
In competitions, points are awarded based on the number of rotations completed during the jump. The base value of a successful single Lutz is 0.60 points, a double Lutz is 2.10 points, a triple Lutz is 5.90 points, a quadruple Lutz is 11.50 points, and a quintuple Lutz is 14 points.[6]
Firsts
| Abbr. | Jump Element | Skater | Nation | Event | References |
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| 2Lz | Double Lutz (women's) | Jacqueline du Bief | Template:Flagcountry | 1952 World Championships | [7] |
| 3Lz | Triple Lutz (men's) | Donald Jackson | Template:Flagcountry | 1962 World Championships | [8] |
| Triple Lutz (women's) | Denise Biellmann | Template:Flagcountry | 1978 European Championships | [9] | |
| 4Lz | Quadruple Lutz (men's) | Brandon Mroz | Template:Flagcountry | 2011 Colorado Springs Invitational 2011 NHK Trophy |
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| Quadruple Lutz (women's) | Alexandra Trusova | Template:Flagcountry | 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix Armenia Cup | [9] | |
| Side-by-side triple Lutz (pairs) | Meagan Duhamel and Ryan Arnold |
Template:Flagcountry | 2005 Canadian Championships | [11] |
Execution
The International Skating Union (ISU) defines the Lutz jump as "a toe-pick assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot".[3] Skaters tend to go into it with a long, diagonal take-off into one of the corners of the rink. It is a difficult jump because it is counter-rotational, which means that the skater sets it up by twisting in one way and jumping in the other. Many skaters "cheat" the jump because they are not strong enough to maintain the counter-rotational edge, resulting in taking off from the wrong edge.[2][12] A "cheated" Lutz jump without an outside edge is called a "flutz".[2]
Gallery
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Semen Daniliants prepares a Lutz take-off
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Wesley Chiu hits the ice with his right toe pick as his left blade remains on an outside edge
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Jamal Othman landing
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Video of Adam Siao Him Fa performing a triple Lutz jump
References
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Works cited
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