Lutzes

Part of speech: noun, verb

Definitions

1. A type of jump in figure skating involving a leap with a takeoff from the back outside edge of one skate
2. A maneuver characterized by an airborne twist and a landing on the same leg
3. This skating technique is often performed as a single, double, or triple jump during competitions

Etymology: "Lutzes" is the plural of "lutz", a figure skating jump named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who invented it. The jump is a takeoff from the back outside edge of one skate, with a pick of the other toe to launch into the air, and it is usually landed on the opposite back outside edge. The name thus preserves a person's surname, passed into skating vocabulary the way other sports terms have honoured their inventors.

Synonyms: jumps, vaults, flips, spins, twists

Antonyms: lands, stops, pauses