noun
- a figure skating jump in which the skater takes off from the back inside edge of one foot and lands on the back outside edge of the opposite foot after one or more rotations in the air
Usage: figure skating
Examples
- She executed a perfect triple salchow during her routine.
- The salchow is named after Swedish figure skater Ulrich Salchow.
- He struggled with the landing on his double salchow.
- The judges awarded high marks for her clean salchow jump.
- Learning the salchow requires mastering the proper takeoff technique.
- Her program included both a salchow and a toe loop.