Etymology

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

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The story

Named after the Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.