First performed it in 1913. Depending on the number of rotations in the air, single, double, triple and quadruple lutz are distinguished. Lutz is the second most difficult after the Axel.
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Men began to perform double lutz in the 1920s, and at the 1962 World Championships, Canadian Donald Jackson performed the triple lutz for the first time, the judges gave him seven marks of 6.0 and he became the world champion. The second performer of the triple lutz was the figure skater from the GDR, Jan Hoffman, only in 1974, 12 years later, and he also became the world champion. The first triple lutz in a cascade with another triple jump (toe loop) was performed in 1984 by Alexander Fadeev. The triple lutz in the combination in the short program among the best singles was performed in the late 1970s and until 1987, when the leaders began to do the triple Axel.
Women began to perform lutz in the 1930s. In 1942, Canadian Barbara Ann Scott performed the first double lutz. At the European Championships in 1978, the famous Swiss Denise Bielmann completed the first triple lutz, the first among women to receive a score of 6.0 for technique. Then she managed to repeat this jump only at the 1981 World Championships, where she became the champion. At the 1983 and 1984 World Championships, Kay Thomson from Canada was able to perform the triple lutz. And only in 1988 at the Olympics it was performed by Canadian Elizabeth Manley and Japanese Midori Ito. At the 1989 World Championships, the Frenchwoman Suria Bonaly performed the first triple lutz in a cascade with another triple jump (toe loop). At the Grand Prix Final (2000), Russian figure skater Irina Slutskaya performed her first triple lutz in triple loop combination, for which she received a score of 6.0 for technique. The triple lutz in the combination in the short program among the best singles has been performed since the early 1990s.
Back in 1998, in the US Championships, Michael Weiss could conquer a quadruple lutz - a video replay showed a landing on two legs. In the same year, Weiss tried to perform it at the 98 Olympics, but fell down. Evgeni Plushenko fell on the road. The first ISU recognized quadruple lutz was performed on September 16, 2011 at a sectional tournament in the USA
If in childhood we all wondered why the most famous jump in figure skating among the people is named after such an element of our wardrobe as a sheepskin coat, then as we grow older, all these sheepskin coats and axels have become so tightly integrated into the life of a sports fan that we continue to call them correct names, without even thinking about the origin of these names. However, each of them has its own history.
To begin with, we note that in modern figure skating only six types of jumps are used, which are divided into two subgroups, three in each. Rib jumps are so named because to perform them, the skater pushes off the ice with the edge of his skate. These include jumps such as salchow, loop and axel. Toe or tooth jumps, for the execution of which it is necessary to push off with a toe on which special teeth are located, include flip, lutz and our favorite sheepskin coat.
Sheepskin coat
With a sheepskin coat, we offer and begin our acquaintance with jumping in figure skating. Its name comes from two English words toe loop, which means “loop on the toe”.
For the first time, the sheepskin coat was performed by an American figure skater. Bruce Mapes in 1920. At first, the skaters performed just a sheepskin coat, then they learned how to make a double sheepskin coat. The triple sheepskin coat, which can most often be seen performed by skaters in modern sports, was first counted at the 1964 World Championships to a figure skater by the name Litz. It took the skaters 19 years to risk adding another turn to this jump. And now at the 1983 World Cup, a Soviet athlete Alexander Fadeev performed it for the first time. However, the judges did not count the jump, seeing a mistake in it. The premiere was postponed for another five years - until 1988, when a Canadian figure skater flashed at the World Championships Kurt Browning. But he also made mistakes. The perfect quadruple sheepskin coat was completed only in 1991. Russian excels at European Championship Alexey Urmanov.
So far, only a three-turn jump has been submitted to women, although representatives of the beautiful half of humanity have also made attempts to perform a quadruple sheepskin coat. The first to do this in 1991 was a dark-skinned figure skater from France. Scuria Bonaly- unsuccessfully. Since then, the girls have not been able to cleanly perform a quadruple sheepskin coat. There is information that in training, the jump sometimes lends itself to a Japanese athlete Mickey Ando, but, it's one thing to perform it in training, and we suck another - in competitions. Perhaps she will try to take a chance at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.
The sheepskin coat itself is considered one of the easiest jumps in figure skating. The skater pushes off with the tooth of the left skate, makes a turn and lands on the right foot, back on the outside edge. The jump is relatively simple, as it is performed with a change of foot - a left push with a landing on the right. For skaters jumping clockwise, the actions of the left and right legs change accordingly.
Flip
The flip is considered the second most difficult tooth jump in figure skating. It is performed from the move back from the inner edge of the left leg, followed by a blow with the prong of the right leg, a turn and landing on the right leg on the move back-out.
The name of the jump is also a tracing paper from the English word flip, which means a click - a characteristic sound that figure skaters of the 30s of the twentieth century heard when starting to perform a flip. The chronicles did not preserve the name of the person who first performed the triple flip, but this happened in the mid-70s of the last century. Girls began to perform a three-turn flip no earlier than the beginning of the 80s. Flip in four turns has not yet submitted to anyone. Japanese Daisuke Tahakashi I tried to perform it several times, including at the 2010 World Championships, but the representative of the country of the rising sun never managed to do it purely.
Lutz
The most difficult of the tooth jumps, and the second most difficult of all jumps in figure skating, is the lutz. Unlike previous jumps, it was named after an Austrian figure skater Alois Lutz who performed it for the first time in 1913. It took the skaters about ten more years to learn how to perform the double Lutz. The triple jump was submitted to men only in 1962. The pioneer was a Canadian figure skater Donald Jackson, to which the triple lutz brought the championship. Interestingly, the second triple lutz was performed by a German athlete Jan Hoffman only 12 years later - in 1974. Attempts to perform a quadruple lutz began back in 1998. Did it at the US Championship Michael Weiss but landed on two feet. The stubborn American made another attempt at the Olympics of the same year, but fell. The second athlete who dared to perform a four-turn lutz was Evgeni Plushenko in 2001 - a fall on the road after a jump. And finally, only ten years later, the American Brandon Mroz cleanly performed a quadruple lutz at international competitions.
Despite the fact that for the first time lutz was performed in 1913, it was submitted to women only in the 30s of the twentieth century. In 1942 a Canadian Barbara Ann Scott performed a double lutz for the first time. At the European Championships in 1978, the Swiss Denise Bielmann performed a triple lutz for the first time.
The jump itself is as follows: the skater crouches on his left leg, rests his right prong on the ice and performs a jump, spinning due to the swing of the torso and arms. After a few turns counterclockwise, the skater lands on the right foot, a back-out stroke.
Salchov
One of the easiest jumps in figure skating is the salchow, the edge jump, the first in this test. The jump is named after the Swedish figure skater. Ulriha Salchow who performed it for the first time in 1909. We had to wait a little more than ten years for a double jump, until in the mid-20s of the twentieth century it was performed by a Swede Yillis Grafstrom. Also early, relative to the rest of the jumps, the man succumbed to the salchow in three turns. His first performer was Ronnie Robertson, captivating the public at the 1955 World Figure Skating Championships. And, finally, the quadruple salchow submitted to men in 1998. The young man performed it cleanly first. Timothy Gable.
Interestingly, at the dawn of figure skating, the judges considered the salchow to be a jump: not worthy of real ladies, because when it was performed, the skirt was pulled up above the knees. They noticed this when the first of the girls performed it by an American Teresa Veld at the 1920 Olympics. However, already in 1936, a 15-year-old Englishwoman Cecilia College performed salchow in two turns. Not far behind the men, already in 1959 a Czechoslovak athlete jumped a triple salchow Yana Mrazkova. And in 2002, at the junior competition, a Japanese Mickey Ando for the first time among girls, she performed a quadruple salchow, which so far remains the only quadruple salchow performed by representatives of the beautiful half of humanity.
The jump technique is very simple: the jump is entered from the back-inward arc, at the same time the free leg swings around the body, the landing is performed on the outer edge on the move back to the fly leg.
Rittberger
The generally accepted name for this jump is the rittberger, although in English-speaking countries it is still sometimes called a loop - another tracing-paper from the English word loop (loop).
The rest of the world pays tribute to the person who performed this jump for the first time at international competitions. This was done by a German figure skater Werner Rittberger way back in 1910. This is the second of three figure skating edge jumps listed in our article. Information about the performance of the first double jumps is lost in the annals of history, but for sure it happened in men in the 20s, and in women in the 30s of the twentieth century. The first triple loop was performed at the 1952 Olympics Dick Button, among women - Gabi Seifert- daughter and student of the famous coach Jutta Müller, at the European Championships in 1968. Quadruple loop, despite the promises of the young Evgenia Plushenko so far no one has been able to do it.
If we look at the execution technique, we have the following picture: the skater slides back and forth on the right leg, facing inside the circle, the free leg goes forward and crosswise. The whole body, with the exception of the supporting leg, turns counterclockwise, at the same time a push is made with the right foot. Landing goes on the right leg back-out.
Axel
Axel, the last of the rib jumps performed by skaters, is considered the most difficult. This is the only jump performed from a forward movement, so it has a unique technique compared to others. The skater slides back and forth on his right foot for some time, after which he makes a lunge - turns forward and steps on his left foot, while sagging on it. Sliding forward and out on the left skate, the skater jumps into the air, simultaneously braking with the skate and throwing the free leg forward. In the air, you need to quickly group, followed by a landing on the fly leg for a back-out move. Due to the fact that the jump is performed when the skater rides forward and lands on his back, he is the only one where the number of revolutions is not an integer, but with a half. A single axel is one and a half turns, a triple is three and a half.
Surprisingly, the most difficult jump is also the oldest. It is named after the Norwegian figure skater Axel Paulsen who performed it for the first time in 1882. By the way, he performed it on cross-country skates. Dick Button was the first skater to land a double Axel in competition. He did it at the 1948 Winter Olympics. Canadian figure skater Vern Taylor performed a triple axel with errors during the competition - at the 1978 World Championships. The first skater to complete a clean triple Axel was Alexander Fadeev at the 1981 European Championships. The quadruple axel has not yet submitted to anyone.
For a long time, the axel was an exclusively male prerogative. The first woman to perform the Axel is considered to be Sonya Henie- in the 1920s. Only in 1953 Carol Heiss became the first woman to complete a double Axel. The first woman to land the triple Axel was Midori Ito in 1988. This was a great achievement and since then only five girls have been able to repeat it, although for men fighting for victory in the World Championships and the Olympic Games, it is considered a must-have element of the program.
Today, professional athletes use a whole arsenal of jumping tricks, divided into two separate groups. The rib got its name due to the technique of repulsion by the edge of the skate. Rib jumps include Axel, Loop and Salchow.
The next group - toe jump in figure skating - requires repulsion with the toe of the skate, on which there are a number of special teeth. In this group of jumps, athletes most often perform the favorite sheepskin coat, lutz and flip.
Axel
Axel is a jump in figure skating, which is considered by skaters as the most difficult element to perform. The jump is the only one that can be reached when moving forward. Proper execution of the Axel requires the skater to slide outward and lunge forward on the right leg. During the jump, the skater simultaneously throws out one free leg and slightly slows down the other.
The air spin in the Axel needs to be quickly regrouped to provide a smooth landing on the fly leg. Despite repulsion during forward acceleration, the athlete lands with his back to the direction of motion. Therefore, this jump in figure skating is a unique element, where the number of rotations is calculated exclusively with halves.
For a long time, the axel was considered masculine. Only in the middle of the last century, the American Carol Heiss secured the title of the first woman who obeyed the double axel. Later, in 1988, the Japanese Midori Ito succeeded in a triple rotation during the element. Since that time, only five girls managed to repeat the achievement of the athlete at official competitions. However, the axel for women is not considered an absolutely mandatory element of the program.
Salchov
There is probably no easier jump for a professional skater than a salchow. This single rib jump was first performed by Ulrich Salchow in 1909. After a decade, athletes began to demonstrate double and triple salchows. Well, the quadruple jump obeyed the young figure skater Timothy Gable in 1998.
If we talk about the technique of performing the jump, then it is as follows. The approach to the rotation is carried out by an arc in the direction back-in. In parallel with this, a free leg swing is performed around the body. The athlete lands on the outer edge, after which the fly leg drops to the ground and continues to move.
The loop
The loop is a rib jump in figure skating, commonly known as the "loop". For the first time at international competitions, the element was performed by the German figure skater Werner Ritterberger back in 1910.
The loop technique requires sliding in the back-out direction with support on the right foot. In this case, the free leg crosses in relation to the supporting leg, turning the body counterclockwise. At the same time, repulsion is performed from the right leg.
Sheepskin coat
The most common jump in figure skating is called the toe loop. It is from him that many athletes begin their acquaintance with the technical elements of sports discipline. For the first time with a single revolution, the jump was performed in 1920 by the American athlete Bruce Mape. Later, three more rotations were added to the complexity of the element.
Today, skaters consider the sheepskin coat as a fairly easy jump in figure skating. For the technically correct execution of the element, it is required to take off from the toe of the left skate, rotate back and land on the outer edge of the supporting leg. Skaters performing a jump in a clockwise motion respectively change their foot for take-off and landing.
Flip jump half turn
Compared to a toe loop of three or four rotations, the flip jump in figure skating is considered a relatively uncomplicated element. It is performed with cutting in a counterclockwise direction. Next, a roll is carried out on a slightly bent right leg at the knee. When moving on the outer surface of the blade of the skate with the arms extended in the frontal direction, a jump is entered.
By abruptly moving the right foot in front of the left and straightening the bent knee, a fairly simple half-turn can be performed. In this case, the hands act as a buoyant force.
So that the flip jump does not fail, starting from the moment of changing legs during repulsion, you need to try to hang for a moment in a suspended state. Fully left leg straightens only in the jump.
Flip
The second most difficult element among the group of toe jumps in figure skating is the flip. The element got its name due to the characteristic click that athletes hear during its execution. The triple flip was first performed in the mid-70s. Unfortunately, the quadruple jump in figure skating has not yet submitted to anyone.
The flip requires a backwards approach, with an emphasis on the inside edge of the skating leg. Next, the toe of the free leg hits the platform, after which repulsion occurs with rotation and rolls out back and out.
Lutz
Professional skaters regard the lutz as the most technically difficult toe jump. The element was first demonstrated by the Austrian athlete Alois Lutz at international competitions in 1913. It took some ten years for skaters to learn how to perform double and triple loots. It is noteworthy that the quad jump was submitted to the American Brandon Mroz only a century after the appearance of the element in competitive practice.
The technique of performing the element consists in rolling on the left leg with the toe of the free leg resting on the ice. The turn occurs simultaneously with the touch of the front part of the ridge of the site due to the sharp movement of the arms and torso. Carrying out several rotations in a counterclockwise direction, the athlete leans on the right leg with an exit back and out.
Eventually
Jumping is the most exciting element of figure skating. It is rotation in flight that forms the main part of the modern competition program. The dizzying jump stunts not only make the audience scream in fear, but also feel the joy of an adrenaline rush.
Having understood the technique of performing the basic jump elements, the athlete discovers a completely different facet of sports discipline, changes his vision of existing programs and his own view of the system of judicial evaluation.
is a sport that is characterized by the mandatory use of various elements of the program. Each skater must be able to perform not only the simplest elements, but also complex ones. These include the lutz rittberger cascade. Jumps are usually present in the program of any athlete, and the amount of points awarded to the skater depends on the level of their complexity. What are flip, sheepskin coat, rittberger, lutz and axel in? Let's consider this further.
To complicate the free program, those jumps are usually used that will bring more points. Men include quadruple jumps, and women find it easier to do triple jumps. The force of repulsion, swing of the free leg and support influence the height of the jump, and a beautiful exit ensures unmistakable mastery of the technique. Pairs in use outliers, the complexity of which determines the score obtained and the final position in the table.
It is customary to divide them into two groups:
- costal, in this case, repulsion occurs from the edge of the supporting skate.
- tooth or toe, in this case, the push falls on the toe or tooth of the free leg.
In each of these groups there are three types of jumps. Salchow, axel and rittberger are traditionally considered rib, and flip, sheepskin coat and lutz are notched. Salchow, axel, sheepskin coat, rittberger, lutz, flip - how to distinguish everything?
An ordinary spectator cannot always correctly determine the element that the skater performs. This is especially true of the Lutz Rittberger Cascade - one of the most spectacular and difficult programs. For quadruple jumps, they can calculate from 10 to 15 points. But they are difficult to fulfill, the Lutz score is 13.6, - 12.0.
Therefore, novice skaters strive to master jumps of increased complexity as quickly as possible.
For a jump that is not twisted to 180 degrees, 70% of the score is usually charged. And if it was not possible to complete the jump, then the elements are evaluated one step lower. For example, a triple may be considered a double, and instead of 6 points, the athlete will receive 2.1 as for a double jump.
Which jumps are compatible?
Performing a second jump from the same position in which the landing was after the first is implied by the technique of performing a cascade. Any moves or regroupings of the athlete are prohibited. Both loop and loop are standard elements to perform.
Skaters may choose to salchow or flip as their second jump. However, after the introduction of updated judging, these combinations become unimpressive, since the scores for them are not high enough. It is considered non-standard to perform a lutz made in the other direction. However, this requires great skill. The skating program for single skaters necessarily includes a cascade consisting of the first triple and second double jumps.
Famous coach Mishin A.N. divides cascades into two types:
- The first - the second jump is made due to the residual torsion from the first. An example is any standard jump, for example, lutz, and then rittberger.
- The second is the execution of the first and second jumps separately, for example, one-legged or salchow.
Execution technique
It consists of 5 stages:
- Sunset - the athlete accelerates, turns around and picks up speed.
- Cushioning − Skater squats on one leg to get a push.
- Push - it occurs with the help of the supporting leg for rib jumps, and in the socks with the help of the free one. Lutz execution technique involves not only the participation of the body, the swing of the free leg and the steepness of the line of entry, but also the slope inside the exit arc. This is necessary so that the athlete does not fall after jumping.
- Flight - for the implementation of several revolutions in a short time, the athlete needs to group up, and when landing, you need to ungroup very quickly. In a triple jump, the skater usually spins around his axis for incomplete three revolutions from 2.25 to 2.5 revolutions, about half of the circle is spent on repulsions, and another quarter on landing.
- Landing - A technique for either exercise involves the left spin skater landing on the toe of the right skate and then exiting on the bottom edge.
In pairs and singles
In pair figure sports, it is customary to skate any elements using the technique of synchronized movement. Both partners must simultaneously make the chosen one, so that not only the spectators, but also the judges have the impression of balance. The technique should be similar, if there is a difference, then the departure should be coordinated. After performing any jump, the poses of the athletes must be identical. Among the strongest skaters, the triple salchow and sheepskin coat or double axel are popular, and complex elements in programs are very rare. Short ones don't.
Lutz is performed for single skaters as an entry, then back and to the right, exit on the outer edge of the left skate to a position along a long arc in the opposite direction. So it can be recognized among other species. The torso is turned outward to the right and to the other side. Then a jump is made, and you need to get down on your left foot, lean on your right toe and spin with your hands and body. Rotation is counterclockwise. Landing - on the right foot to move back and out. One of the common mistakes in the technique of this complex jump is the transition to the inner edge from the outer one, and as a result of the flip, it is also called a flutz.
How to distinguish
The loop technique begins by sliding outward on the right leg back for left skaters, with the free left leg crossed over to the right. The body must be turned counterclockwise and make a push with a landing. The skater drops to the right leg and moves outward backwards. In order to perform it correctly, it is necessary to accelerate with the help of triplets, they will help to achieve the correct speed.
In doubles, being in parallel or in series with each other. This is their feature, and if it is supposed to be, then it is performed from a mirror position. Both partners must jump in the same direction without changing the distance or spacing between them. The judges evaluate the distance, it should not exceed 1.5 m. The duration of the flight should be equal, and the landing should also be the same and simultaneous. Usually the partner is closer to the judges. In order to correctly assess the position, the couple trains a lot, so it is important to practice the execution for a long time.
As you can see, you can distinguish between types of jumps, the main thing is to know what are their differences, features and techniques. Of course, in the midst of the competition, you can not immediately distinguish it from a rittberger, but a salchow from a flip. But with some training, you can learn and even see mistakes, inaccuracies.
Lutz is a jump in figure skating, named after the figure skater Alois Lutz, who first performed it back in 1913. In the initial position before the push, the athlete slides back and out along a gentle arc. Then he squats on the supporting leg, rests his free teeth on the ice and performs a jump. The rotational movement in the Lutz jump is created in two ways: by the rotation of the upper body and by the locking movement of the prong of the ridge of the take-off leg. Attempts of preliminary rotation on the ice change the very essence of the jump, since it is its power character (for a long time, the triple lutz was considered a purely male jump) and the greater (relative to other jumps) real number of turns in the air determine its high base cost.
But, thanks to the gentle attitude of the judges towards this, the correct technique for performing the lutz is gradually becoming a rarity. More and more athletes and coaches are mastering modern technologies with repulsion using a rib and prerotation. Let's start with anti-lutz examples.
Separation from the purest inner edge, edge repulsion. You can think of this as an incorrect salchow with an additional push off with the second leg. It is possible - as a flutzberger (flutz + loop), since the separation is carried out from the edge of the right leg with pre-rotation, as in the loop. One thing is obvious - this is not a lutz at all, but an incomprehensible something that deserves an "e" mark in the protocols and a maximum penalty (-3 for a wrong edge and -2 for a bad lead, a total of -3 without options, despite any hands on top of the head).
The prerotation is 180 degrees on the lutz, where normally it should be from almost 0 to 90 (the maximum).
Not everything is fine with Lutz and the reigning world champion among men. All the same European Championship of this year, the angle is not very good, but it is clear that the edge is at least doubtful (mark "!" in the protocol is required):
All the same use of the edge when repulsed:
And still the same preliminary rotation, exceeding the allowable for this jump:
But if Javier jumps only one triple and wins a penny on the favor of the judges (by the standards of men's skating), then the new generation is already teaching expensive quadruple Lutz with might and main using new methods. The undisputed "leader" here is the world champion among juniors Vincent Zhou with a sub-quadruple flutzberger. The silver medalist, Dmitry Aliev, is also trying to keep up:
Yes, with such a Lutzberger, it is not surprising to learn a Lutsik in three and a half real turns and pass it off as a quadruple. Not without reason, few people recognized his last lutz on Instagram as a quadruple.
However, in general, Russian single skaters make lutz very high quality. They are repelled by teeth, degrees do not hide. These include, for example, Alexander Samarin, Maxim Kovtun, and the most striking example, perhaps, is Mikhail Kolyada:
Teeth into the ice - and into the air! Pre-rotation is near-zero, more precisely, it is absent at all, since these are already details of the execution technique, and pre-rotation is the deliberate theft of a part of the turnover that exceeds the limits. It is not surprising that Mikhail is not yet given a quadruple lutz - with his correct execution of the jump, he usually lacks 45+ degrees of twist, which the owners of the "cheat" technique would have long been easily hidden in prer.
Lutz Artur Dmitriev Jr. exemplarily performs in the same way.
In women's skating, among the top skaters, Elena Radionova has the right lutz - apparently, Inna Goncharenko is generally strong in jumping technique. It is not surprising that with puberty, Elena had to pump up her legs for her power performance of the lutz, and still she sometimes under-twists it a little, about 45-60 degrees, because of which the quality of the trips suffers. But this does not mean at all that she is somehow worse than cheating juniors.
And the highest concentration of correct Lutzes, of course, is in the group of Alexei Nikolaevich Mishin. Often people ask why they don’t succeed with all Misha’s technique and they sometimes lose to one or another rival / rival? So the real lutz is HARDER! Elizaveta Nugumanova:
Teeth into the ice - and into the air! According to the classics. Pre-rotation within 60 degrees and such, in fact, is not - the usual twisting into a jump. But Liza still does not have enough strength and sometimes under-rotations come out, which could easily be hidden in a prer with a technique a la Dudakov-Tutberidze.
Elizaveta Tuktamysheva has a similar performance, with the only difference being that everything is in order with her power and under-rotation crawls out extremely, extremely rarely. When they write that the ideal technique is the Tuktamyshev myth just because it does not stamp 7 triples in each free program, this immediately betrays a person who does not understand anything in figure skating. Technique is not a stable swotting of jumps (often with large pre-rotations), but a correct and high-quality execution:
Carolina Kostner, although she did not study with Mishin, is also the owner of a real Lutz. And in general, she has always been distinguished by the reference performance of jumps and their twisting in the air, the absence of unacceptable pre-rotations.
The most interesting thing is that, despite the punishments prescribed in the rules for the violations indicated in the post when performing the lutz, they are not applied in practice. Even on the wrong edges, the judges often turn a blind eye, which is quite the finish line. There is nothing to say about the wrong separation. Thus, the "cheat" lutz is more profitable from all points of view: it is less energy-intensive (after it it is easier to cleanly finish the rest of the program), it is easier to make (fewer revolutions due to prerotation), it is less likely to be torn off, it allows you to hide potential underrotation in prerotation. Moreover - the criterion of "ease of execution" in goya (assessment for the quality of performance) is also easier to get on it: a jump a la Miyahara, of course, will look effortless against the background of a real, powerful performance. For a lutz - the way it should be - this is even an anti-criterion, it turns out.
Epic pre-rotation of Miyahara
The conclusion from all this, of course, is not that tomorrow we all run to learn the Lutz cheating technique. And the fact that figure skating has come close to the need for changes in the rules that encourage correct, technical performance. They already have ribs, you just need to observe it, and you also need to add about repulsion, moreover, directly into the base cost of the jump - in the form of rewards for correct execution or deductions for "cheating". Otherwise, waves of new skaters with incorrect technique will overwhelm figure skating, and athletes with the correct technique will continue to remain at a disadvantage. And the same women's competitions will finally slide to the one whose Federation will better wind up the scores of its “Miyahara” - barely coming off the ice and hiding its momentum, but stable, prestable.
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