Half Lutz

The half flip from a back outside edge, the take-off of the Lutz, landing on the other toe and stepping forwards.

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The half flip, taken off from a back outside edge. You pick with the other toe, turn half way in the air, land on the toe of the foot that did not pick and step forwards, then a forward inside three turn holds the back outside edge, in Ice Skating Australia’s description.

The two sources disagree about the rotation. U.S. Figure Skating’s list of jumps marks the half Lutz as rotating like a counter, against the edge, which is the counter-rotation that makes the full Lutz hard. Australia describes both half jumps with the same rotation and says nothing of it. The counter-rotated reading is the one that matches the Lutz.

U.S. Figure Skating counts it as a jump on the Pre-Preliminary test. KiwiSkate assesses it at Free skating 3.

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• Half flipThe half Lutz is the half flip taken off from a back outside edge.

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