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salchow

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sal·chow  (slkou)
n.
A move in figure skating in which the skater jumps from one skate, completes a full rotation, and lands on the other skate.

[After Ulrich Salchow (1877-1949), Swedish figure skater.]

salchow [ˈsɔːlkəʊ]
n
(Individual Sports & Recreations / Ice Skating) a figure-skating jump made from the inner backward edge of one foot with one, two, or three full turns in the air, returning to the outer backward edge of the opposite foot
[named after Ulrich Salchow (1877-1949), Swedish figure skater, who originated it]


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The impact of their routine was lessened by shaky landings on his individual Axel jump, on her triple salchow and on their throw triple loop.
The impact of their routine was lessened by shaky landings on his individual Axel jump, on her triple salchow and on their throw triple loop.
I have combination jumps, salchows, lutz jumps, a flip jump, salchow toe loop combination, and a layback, camel, sit, change, spin combination.
 
 
 
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