Meaning & use
Salchow
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A figure skating jump in which the skater takes off from the back inside edge of one skate and lands on the back outside edge of the other.
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She landed a clean triple Salchow to open her free skate.
The commentator praised the skater's effortless double Salchow.
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Named after Swedish figure skater Ulrich Salchow, who first performed the jump in 1909.
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