page_title: Salchow jump
hierarchical_section_title: Salchow jump
caption_attribution_description: Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow at en:1908 Summer Olympics in London.
context_page_description: The salchow jump is an edge jump in figure skating. It was named after its inventor, Ulrich Salchow, in 1909. The salchow is accomplished with a takeoff from the back inside edge of one foot and a landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. It is "usually the first jump that skaters learn to double, and the first or second to triple". Timing is critical because both the takeoff and landing must be on the backward edge. A salchow is deemed cheated if the skate blade starts to turn forward before the takeoff, or if it has not turned completely backward when the skater lands back on the ice.
context_section_description: The salchow jump is an edge jump in figure skating. It was named after its inventor, Ulrich Salchow, in 1909.  The salchow is accomplished with a takeoff from the back inside edge of one foot and a landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot.  It is "usually the first jump that skaters learn to double, and the first or second to triple".  Timing is critical because both the takeoff and landing must be on the backward edge.  A salchow is deemed cheated if the skate blade starts to turn forward before the takeoff, or if it has not turned completely backward when the skater lands back on the ice.
caption: Ulrich Salchow, inventor of the salchow jump, in 1908
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