salchow

noun

sal·​chow ˈsal-ˌkau̇ How to pronounce salchow (audio)
-ˌkȯv,
-(ˌ)kō
often capitalized
: 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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Levito elegantly landed her triple lutz-half loop-triple salchow sequence and other most difficult jumps while captivating the crowd as the final skater of the evening. Janie McCauley, ajc, 28 Jan. 2023 The salchow is an edge jump, accomplished with a takeoff from the back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022 Levito looked unfazed, elegantly landing her triple lutz-half loop-triple salchow sequence and other most difficult jumps while captivating the crowd as the final skater of the evening. Janie McCauley, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023 The quad salchow carries a base value of 9.70 points; Mr. Hanyu was given none of them. Dave Skretta, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2022 See all Example Sentences for salchow 

Word History

Etymology

Ulrich Salchow †1949 Swedish figure skater

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of salchow was in 1921

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“Salchow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salchow. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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