Lutz jump
The Lutz is a figure skating jump, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. It is a toepick-assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. It is the most difficult jump and the second-most famous jump after the Axel.
| Figure skating element | |
|---|---|
| Element name | Lutz jump |
| Scoring abbreviation | Lz |
| Element type | Jump |
| Take-off edge | Back outside |
| Landing edge | Back outside |
| Inventor | Alois Lutz |
History
The Lutz jump is the second-most difficult jump in figure skating[1] and "probably the second-most famous jump after the Axel".[2] It is named after figure skater Alois Lutz from Vienna, Austria, who first performed it in 1913.[2][3] 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, a double Lutz 2.10, a triple Lutz 5.90; and a quadruple Lutz 11.50.[4]
Firsts
| Abbr. | Jump Element | Skater | Nation | Event | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2Lz | Double Lutz (women's) | Alena Vrzáňová | Czechoslovakia | 1949 World Championships | [5] |
| 3Lz | Triple Lutz (men's) | Donald Jackson | Canada | 1962 World Championships | [6] |
| Triple Lutz (women's) | Denise Biellman | Switzerland | 1978 European Championships | [6] | |
| 4Lz | Quadruple Lutz (men's) | Brandon Mroz | United States | 2011 Colorado Springs Invitational 2011 NHK Trophy | [7] |
| Quadruple Lutz (women's) | Alexandra Trusova | Russia | 2018 ISU Junior Grand Prix Armenia Cup | [6] | |
| 4Lz+3T | Quadruple Lutz-triple toe loop combination | Boyang Jin | China | 2015 Cup of China | [6] |
| Side-by-side triple Lutz (pairs) | Meagan Duhamel and Ryan Arnold | Canada | 2005 Canadian Championships | [8] |
Execution
The 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.[9] A "cheated" Lutz jump without an outside edge is called a "flutz".[2]
References
- ^ Park, Alice (22 February 2018). "How to Tell the Difference Between the 6 Figure Skating Jumps You'll See at the Olympics". Time Magazine. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b c (PDF). U.S. Figure Skating. p. 2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b Media guide, p. 15
- ^ . Lausanne, Switzerland: International Skating Union. 23 May 2018. p. 2. Archived from the original on 21 March 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Elliott, Helene (13 March 2009). "Brian Orser Heads List of World Figure Skating Hall of Fame inductees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d Media Guide, p. 16
- ^ Sarkar, Pritha; Fallon, Clare (28 March 2017). "Figure Skating – Breakdown of Quadruple Jumps, Highest Scores and Judging". Reuters. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ "Pairs: Meagan Duhamel/Ryan Arnold". International Skating Union. 29 July 2007. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Abad-Santos, Alexander (5 February 2014). "A GIF Guide to Figure Skaters' Jumps at the Olympics". The Atlantic Monthly. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
Works cited
- * "ISU Figure Skating Media Guide 2018/19" (22 September 2022). (Media Guide) International Skating Union. Retrieved 9 October 2022.