salchow

Inside-edge takeoff

A salchow is a figure skating jump launched from the back inside edge of one skate, with the skater rotating in the air and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.

Named after Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow, who first performed it in 1909.

The jump can be single, double, triple, or quadruple depending on rotations: She landed a clean triple salchow.

technique

takeoff

Departure or parody

landingDescent's final moment
rotationTurning on an axis
entryAccess or submission

check out · blade · knee bend · arm position · counterrotation · timing · flow · spring · single · double

artistry

choreography

Designing performance movement sequences

musical interpretationPerformer's artistic reading
performanceCarrying out a task
expressionConveyed thought or feeling

elegance · flow · poise · extension · line · grace · presentation · costume · program · footwork

competition

figure skating

Choreographed athletic ice performance

Winter OlympicsCold-season international athletic gathering
world championshipsPremier international title competition
ISUAthletic abbreviation, three letters

medal · podium · score · judges · singles · pairs · short program · free skate · protocol · Grand Prix

jumps

axel

Rotating ice leap

lutzBackward-edge skating jump
toe loopEdge-launched skating jump
flipQuick turning motion

loop · combination · sequence · double · triple · quad · element · underrotation · fall · pop

Opposites

jump takeoff method

salchowtoe loop

Edge-launched skating jump

lutz · flip · toe jump

technical difficulty

salchowaxel

Rotating ice leap

triple axel

Family

salchows

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