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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Noun
Singular:
salchow
Plural:
salchowsOrigin 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.
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