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I must have missed this when it was posted in september, but I found something really interesting - to me - in Johnny's last Q&A on his website about those flips and lutzes:
I never really thought body type could influence an edge that much. He went on to say that poor technique is also a reason, but I just found his quote above was interesting.
http://www.figureskatersonline.com/johnnyweir/interact.htmlIt seems that many skaters do either a flip from an outside edge or a lutz from an inside edge and from what I’ve learned it has a lot to do with basic body construction. People with narrow hips have an easier time doing outside edges while people with wider hips find it easier to do an inside edge.
I never really thought body type could influence an edge that much. He went on to say that poor technique is also a reason, but I just found his quote above was interesting.