salchow
noun
sal·chow
ˈsal-ˌkau̇ 
-ˌkȯv,
-(ˌ)kō
often capitalized
: a figure-skating jump with a takeoff from the back inside edge of one skate followed by one or more full turns in the air and a landing on the back outside edge of the opposite skate
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Levito elegantly landed her triple lutz-half loop-triple salchow sequence and other most difficult jumps while captivating the crowd as the final skater of the evening.
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Janie McCauley, ajc, 28 Jan. 2023
The salchow is an edge jump, accomplished with a takeoff from the back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.
—Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022
Levito looked unfazed, elegantly landing her triple lutz-half loop-triple salchow sequence and other most difficult jumps while captivating the crowd as the final skater of the evening.
—Janie McCauley, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
The quad salchow carries a base value of 9.70 points; Mr. Hanyu was given none of them.
—Dave Skretta, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2022
The difference in gold may have come down to Sui and Han opening with a quad twist, a high-scoring element that made up for a sloppy triple salchow and kept them from losing their lead of 16 hundredths of a point after the short program.
—Dave Skretta, ajc, 19 Feb. 2022
Valieva was shaky on an opening quad salchow, then stepped out on a triple axel and fell altogether on a quad toe loop-triple toe loop combination.
—Dave Skretta, chicagotribune.com, 17 Feb. 2022
Female skaters who have landed the quad in international competition At the junior world championships, Trusova, now known as the Quad Queen, landed two quads — a toe loop and a salchow.
—New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022
The Chinese pairs team Sui Wenjing and Han Cong has landed quad salchow throws and quad twists in competition.
—Joyce Rubin, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2022
Janie McCauley, ajc, 28 Jan. 2023
The salchow is an edge jump, accomplished with a takeoff from the back inside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.
—Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 4 Feb. 2022
Levito looked unfazed, elegantly landing her triple lutz-half loop-triple salchow sequence and other most difficult jumps while captivating the crowd as the final skater of the evening.
—Janie McCauley, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Jan. 2023
The quad salchow carries a base value of 9.70 points; Mr. Hanyu was given none of them.
—Dave Skretta, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 Feb. 2022
The difference in gold may have come down to Sui and Han opening with a quad twist, a high-scoring element that made up for a sloppy triple salchow and kept them from losing their lead of 16 hundredths of a point after the short program.
—Dave Skretta, ajc, 19 Feb. 2022
Valieva was shaky on an opening quad salchow, then stepped out on a triple axel and fell altogether on a quad toe loop-triple toe loop combination.
—Dave Skretta, chicagotribune.com, 17 Feb. 2022
Female skaters who have landed the quad in international competition At the junior world championships, Trusova, now known as the Quad Queen, landed two quads — a toe loop and a salchow.
—New York Times, 16 Feb. 2022
The Chinese pairs team Sui Wenjing and Han Cong has landed quad salchow throws and quad twists in competition.
—Joyce Rubin, Vogue, 15 Feb. 2022
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“Salchow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salchow. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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