: 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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Naumov’s performance wasn’t flawless but had its moments, a strong opening quad salchow and a solid triple lutz, triple-toe combination.
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Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
Despite stumbling on a quad lutz jump and forgoing a quad axel for a triple, Malinin’s score of 200 points was enough to hold off a clean and graceful program by Japan’s Shun Sato for the overall gold.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
From his opening quad lutz to his finishing triple lutz, the Japanese star was nearly perfect, producing an easier but cleaner program than Malinin had earlier.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
One of her jump combinations, a triple lutz-triple loop, earns among the highest points in women’s skating, and Liu’s speed and ease in flowing from the first jump immediately into the second with nothing to propel her but her own momentum, often earns her additional points for execution.
—Alice Park, Time, 1 Feb. 2026
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Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026
Despite stumbling on a quad lutz jump and forgoing a quad axel for a triple, Malinin’s score of 200 points was enough to hold off a clean and graceful program by Japan’s Shun Sato for the overall gold.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 8 Feb. 2026
From his opening quad lutz to his finishing triple lutz, the Japanese star was nearly perfect, producing an easier but cleaner program than Malinin had earlier.
—Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
One of her jump combinations, a triple lutz-triple loop, earns among the highest points in women’s skating, and Liu’s speed and ease in flowing from the first jump immediately into the second with nothing to propel her but her own momentum, often earns her additional points for execution.
—Alice Park, Time, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Lutz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lutz. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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