| Figure skating element | |
|---|---|
| Element name | Lutz jump |
| Scoring abbreviation | Lz |
| Element type | Jump |
| Take-off edge | Back outside |
| Landing edge | Back outside |
| Inventor | Alois Lutz |
The Lutz is a figure skating jump, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. It is a toepick-assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. It is the second-most difficult jump in figure skating[1] and "probably the second-most famous jump after the Axel".[2]