Salchow Definition

sălkou
noun
A move in figure skating in which the skater, while skating backwards, jumps from the back inside edge of one skate, completes a full rotation, and lands on the back outside edge of the other skate.
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Other Word Forms of Salchow

Noun

Singular:
salchow
Plural:
salchows

Origin of Salchow

  • After Ulrich Salchow (1877–1949), Swedish figure skater

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Named after the Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow.

    From Wiktionary

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