1. salchow - Noun
2. salchow - Verb
salchow (plural salchows)
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.
salchow (third-person singular simple present salchows, present participle salchowing, simple past and past participle salchowed)
(intransitive) To perform a figure skating jump of this kind.
Elite-level pair skaters usually attempt at least one of: double Axel, triple toe loop, or triple Salchow. Source: Internet
Three are edge jumps — the Salchow, loop, and Axel — and three are toe jumps which use the toe picks on the front of the blade — the toe loop, flip, and Lutz. Source: Internet
Recalling jumping technique in the 1980s, Orser said, "We'd swing that free leg through, whether it was an Axel or a Salchow or even a toe loop. Source: Internet
To perform a Salchow or flip on the back end of a combination, a half loop (which is actually a full rotation, but lands on a left back inside edge) may be used as a connecting jump. Source: Internet