lutz

noun

ˈləts How to pronounce lutz (audio)
: a backward figure-skating jump with a takeoff from the outside edge of one skate followed by a full turn in the air and a landing on the outside edge of the other skate

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Finishing with a lofty quadruple lutz to triple toe, Malinin was on. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2026 Nakai, too, squandered roughly six points for downgrading a planned triple lutz-triple toe loop combination. — Bora Erden, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Liu, skating first in the final group of six skaters, opened with a triple flip, and then after a double Axel landed a triple lutz, triple loop combination. — Scott M. Reid, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026 Naumov’s performance wasn’t flawless but had its moments, a strong opening quad salchow and a solid triple lutz, triple-toe combination. — Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lutz

Word History

Etymology

probably irregular from Gustave Lussi †1993 American (Swiss-born) figure-skating coach

First Known Use

1938, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lutz was in 1938

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“Lutz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lutz. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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