salchow

noun

sal·​chow ˈsal-ˌkau̇ 

-ˌkȯv, 

-(ˌ)kō

variants often Salchow

: 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

Examples of salchow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the Four Continents winner just last month popped his opening quad salchow, fell on a later jump and never really recovered. —Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026

Naumov’s performance wasn’t flawless but had its moments, a strong opening quad salchow and a solid triple lutz, triple-toe combination. —Reid Laymance, Houston Chronicle, 10 Feb. 2026

Kagiyama opened with a quad toe-triple toe combination, landed a quad salchow and finished his short program with a peerless triple axel. —CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026

His short program Thursday night, which began with a quad salchow and ended with a triple-triple combination, was good enough to briefly give him the lead, and keep him in the mix heading into Saturday’s free skate. —Dave Skretta, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Ulrich Salchow †1949 Swedish figure skater

First Known Use

1921, in the meaning defined above