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  • Figure skating jumps
    Common Figure Skating Jumps Explained
    / Lutz

    …Lutz, who first performed the jump in 1913, this difficult maneuver is marked by a long backward arcing glide into the jump. The skater plants the toe pick and revolves in the air in the opposite direction of the arc used to begin the jump. The jump is landed on…

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    …Lutz, who first performed the jump in 1913, this difficult maneuver is marked by a long backward arcing glide into the jump. The skater plants the toe pick and revolves in the air in the opposite direction of the arc used to begin the jump. The jump is landed on…

    Read More