Evan's 3Lz-3T could it be any cleaner?

[gfskater]

I posted this on another thread but thought it deservied it's own

Check out this completely backward takeoff of a 3Lz 3T by Evan Lysacek.

Wow he is totally backward on takeoff and totaly rotated on landing.

Oh yea, and totaly outside edge....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbfhXScMxdQ


and he is 6' 2" to boot.
Wow!

 

[Mathman]

Remember, though, that this is a Lutz. The Lutz is the one jump that can't really be pre-rotated. Lysacek's triple Axel on the other hand has drawn a lot of criticism for pre-rotation.

 

[Blades of Passion]

To respond to the thread title - Yes, it could actually be cleaner.

He doesn't have a deep outside edge on his Lutz takeoff.

It's a great jump combination as it is, though.

 

[gfskater]

To respond to the thread title - Yes, it could actually be cleaner.

He doesn't have a deep outside edge on his Lutz takeoff.

It's a great jump combination as it is, though.

OK maybe, but that would up the GOE in my mind.

What I meant by clean is that there is no question that it is an outside edge.with
no reason to think about giving it an e, <, or !

 

[antmanb]

OK maybe, but that would up the GOE in my mind.

What I meant by clean is that there is no question that it is an outside edge.with
no reason to think about giving it an e, <, or !

Ok, but the majority of the men do Lutzes that are completely clean. In this i don't think Evan is alone.

Ant

 

[doug_log]

Remember, though, that this is a Lutz. The Lutz is the one jump that can't really be pre-rotated.

Mathman,

I would disagree here. Check out Plushenko's Lutz toe-picking. Looks to me like he is clearly prerotating 1/4.

- Doug