salchow

English

Etymology

Named after the Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈsalkɒv/, /ˈsalkəʊ/

Noun

salchow (plural salchows)

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.
- 2007 January 27, Lynn Zinser, “Sights Set on Title, Meissner Is All Smiles”, in New York Times‎:
  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

salchow (third-person singular simple present salchows, present participle salchowing, simple past and past participle salchowed)

(intransitive) To perform a figure skating jump of this kind.