salchow means 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. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 91 out of 100.
salchow is pronounced /ˈsalkɒv/.
noun
- 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.“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
- To perform a figure skating jump of this kind.