Salchow jump

The salchow is 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. It was invented by Ulrich Salchow in 1909.

Usage note

Ulrich Salchow's surname was reportedly pronounced "sal-kov", but the name of the jump is invariably pronounced as either "sal-kow" (in North America) or "sal-koh" (in Europe).

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Skaters sometimes abbreviate the name of the salchow to either sal or sow.

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