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noun (sometimes lowercase) Skating.
a jump in which the skater leaps from the back outer edge of one skate to make one full rotation in the air and lands on the back outer edge of the opposite skate.
Origin:
1935–40; allegedly after Gustave Lussi (born 1898), Swiss figure skater, though the change in form is unexplained
1935–40; allegedly after Gustave Lussi (born 1898), Swiss figure skater, though the change in form is unexplained
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Word Origin & History
lutz
"skating jump," 1938, alt. of name of Austrian figure skater Alois Lutz (18981918), who invented it.
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