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So for Alissa Czisny is the lutz easier than the flip?
Yes, I think the Czisny's Lutz has always been better than her flip.
In this question & answer article from the Golden Slkate archives Alissa explains that when she was first learning the Lutz her coach (Julianne Berlin) taught her to approach on a big outside edge curve, instead of the straighter, flatter approach that most skaters use. Because of this, she says, she has never had problems with her Lutz take-off edge.
http://www.goldenskate.com/articles/2006/042207.shtml
This would explain why she adds a double-toe to her Lutz..
Alissa's 3Lz+2T is a money jump for her (although any jump can be an adventure for Alissa), but lots of skaters use that combo, even if they flutz.
Is this (pre-rotating the shoulders and rocking over to an inside edge on a Lutz attempt) legal according to ISU rules?
No. It should get an "e" call and a mandatory reduction in GOE.