salchow
/ˈsælkaʊ/
noun
- A jump in figure skating where the skater takes off from the back inside edge of one skate and lands on the back outside edge of the opposite skate, after completing one or more rotations in the air.
- She landed a clean triple salchow during her routine.
- The salchow is one of the six basic jumps in figure skating.
- He practiced the salchow repeatedly to perfect his takeoff.