Lutz (figure skating)
The Lutz , named after the Austrian Alois Lutz (1898–1918), is a jump in figure skating . It can be jumped one or more times. So far, a maximum of four revolutions has been achieved. Alois Lutz showed the jump in competition for the first time in 1913.
execution
To perform a Lutz, the runner takes a backward run and shifts the weight onto the left leg. The left arm is in front of the body and the right one points roughly in the running direction (both parallel to the ice). Now the right skate stabs backwards into the ice. At the same time, the left leg is jumped off (from the outward edge, otherwise the jump is counted as a flip , which has a lower base value). The rotation is achieved by jerking the arms against the upper body, whereby the right one is a little slower because it has the longer way and makes a small arch. In addition, the upper body contributes to the rotation by turning the head slightly forward. This procedure applies to runners jumping to the left. For runners jumping to the right, the above explanation is exactly the opposite.
history
The first figure skater to show a triple Lutz in competition was Donald Jackson at the 1962 World Cup , and the first female figure skater was Denise Biellmann in 1978.
For the first time a quadruple Lutz was entered in the competition on September 16, 2011 by Brandon Mroz (USA).
literature
- Waltraud Witte: Figure skating basics . Meyer & Meyer Verlag, Aachen 2008 (new edition), ISBN 3898993310 .
- Carole Shulman: The Complete Book of Figure Skating . Human Kinetics, Illinois 2002, ISBN 0736035486 .
- Ellyn Kestnbaum: Culture on Ice: Figure Skating & Cultural Meaning . Wesleyan University Press, Middletown 2003, ISBN 081956642X .
- Lynn Kirby: A Perfect Landing (= Winning Edge Series , Volume 1). Thomas Nelson Inc., Nashville 1998, ISBN 0849958350 .
- Kristi Yamaguchi, Christy Kjarsgaard-Ness, Jody Meacham: Figure skating for dummies . John Wiley & Sons, Foster City 1997, ISBN 0764550845 .
