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Vinony

salchow

noun

  1. a figure-skating jump with a takeoff from the back inside edge of one skate followed by one or more full turns in the air and a landing on the back outside edge of the opposite skate
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsalkɒv/ / /ˈsalkəʊ/

noun

Etymology: Named after the Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow.

  1. A figure skating jump with a takeoff from a back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air.

    “Naomi Nari Nam and Themi Leftheris had a chance to grab a world team spot after Inoue and Baldwin stumbled, but Nam fell to a knee trying to land a throw triple salchow and also fell on the next throw, a triple loop.”

verb

Etymology: Named after the Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow.

  1. To perform a figure skating jump of this kind.