Best 3lutz by a lady

[Triple Butz]

The lutz is the second most difficult triple jump and, in the case of most ladies, often the most difficult one we see in their programs. Who did it best? Explain why, and feel free to post examples other than the ones I've listed.

Midori Ito http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDcctP-KVXo#t=0m30s

Tonya Harding www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5_7Iu82gi8#t=2m14s

Irina Slutskaya http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbK7zlfJAIE#t=1m0s

Viktoria Volchkova http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pbZs...elated#t=1m15s

Julia Sebestyen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fkrR...fvwrel#t=1m40s

Oksana Baiul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_fvrG3f0fI#t=0m40s

Yuna Kim http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JQOoGF8WfY

Emily Hughes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MYJm...elated#t=1m26s

Agnes Zawadzki http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snlPIaXKcSw#t=1m02s

Gracie Gold http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=enfbO9TTbU8#t=2m11s

Miki Ando http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR8QRfAWOtc#t=02m47s

Honorable mentions: Denise Biellmann (first ever!), Shizuka Arakawa, Vanessa Gusmeroli, Nancy Kerrigan, Lu Chen, Anna Rechnio (though her edge goes a bit flat), Joannie Rochette, Carolina Kostner, Maria Butyrskaya

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All of the ladies in the poll have BO edge, IMO, with the only possible exceptions being Slutskaya and Ito, who tend to roll inwards to some degree.

For me, it's a toss up between Volchkova, Sebestyen, and Harding. I went with Harding, who tends to have a bit more speed in and out.

[Sylvia]

Yebin Mok (2002 US Nationals FS): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h7ZaHKpFMk

[aliceanne]

I remember whenever Sebestyen was competing I would watch for her Lutz. It was huge! I used to enjoy Volchkova's and Arakawa's skating as well. Arakawa eventually rose to the top, but sadly Volchkova never did.

[Triple Butz]

Yebin Mok (2002 US Nationals FS): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5h7ZaHKpFMk

She deserves an honorable mention for sure! Not sure how I overlooked her, but I was always impressed how she managed to do such huge powerful jumps and make them work with soft delicate sections in the music.

[AxelAnnie]

I think VV's lutz was fabulous. I do think Joannie should have been on the list

[fsfan22]

Tough call, but I went with VV as well with Sebastyen a close 2nd. Midori always had great height and strength in her jumps, but her wrapped free leg always bothered me.

[BittyBug]

The name that immediately came to mind when I saw the title of this thread was Volchkova. Sebestyen had a beautiful lutz as well.

[Tony Wheeler]

Tatiana Malinina should have been included in the list, in my opinion.

Also, the most gorgeous 3Lutz I may have ever seen belongs to Maria Butyrskaya, in this performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PtnM_rDeJY#t=46s

[Triple Butz]

Tatiana Malinina should have been included in the list, in my opinion.

Also, the most gorgeous 3Lutz I may have ever seen belongs to Maria Butyrskaya, in this performance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PtnM_rDeJY#t=46s

That's the problem with only having 12 options

Another lady with a huge lutz at the same competition from the above link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWxeqEPrPek#t=0m56s

And Tatiana did have a great lutz as well:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeEg4ab7Wu0#t=0m40s

[Macassar88]

Volchkova
Butyrskaya
Tuktamisheva
Slutskaya
Kim

[RFOS]

Malinina was my first thought also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeEg4...tailpage#t=40s

(ETA: Whoops, now I see this exact link was just posted).

The others were really great too, thanks for posting.

[Triple Butz]

Malinina was my first thought also.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeEg4...tailpage#t=40s

(ETA: Whoops, now I see this exact link was just posted).

The others were really great too, thanks for posting.

You can never have too much of a good thing

[bardtoob]

Easy. Harding.

However, Liz Manley deserves to be in the poll.

[Triple Butz]

Easy. Harding.

However, Liz Manley deserves to be in the poll.

I thought about Manley, but I've hardly never seen her land a lutz with a strong edge on the landing.

ETA: Oops
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV179v0zjkM#t=0m40s

[VALuvsMKwan]

Malinina, Butyrskaya, Volchkova and Kerrigan all impressed me.

[Yazmeen]

Nancy Kerrigan. Textbook outside edge triple lutz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6qwtKRKeM Note the jump and commentary starting at 4:56 and especially the DEEP outside edge going into the jump. Slo-mo replay at 7:53.

[pinky166]

Kim or Ando

[pollyanna]

Can't decide between Volchkova and Harding. Also love Butyrskaya's and Ito's.

[robinhood]

From the videos you posted, Harding is the best. The speed and flow coming out is amazing, not to mention the height and spring
For me Arakawa had the softest landing of them all and looking back, you wonder what unfulfilled talent was Volchkova
Kim's are great too and spectacular with the speed she skates too and Chen's were super elegant

[floskate]

Nancy Kerrigan. Textbook outside edge triple lutz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v6qwtKRKeM Note the jump and commentary starting at 4:56 and especially the DEEP outside edge going into the jump. Slo-mo replay at 7:53.

Kerrigan's lutz - when it worked - was always a thing of beauty, as were all her jumps actually (again when they were landed ) The one you linked to is just incredible. Tough but it's hard to deny the sheer brilliance of Harding's lutz. They still make me go