salchow
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.
Naomi Nari Nam and Themi Leftheris had a chance to grab a world team spot after Inoue and Baldwin stumbled, but Nam fell to a knee trying to land a throw triple salchow and also fell on the next throw, a triple loop.
Where it comes from
Named after the Swedish skater Ulrich Salchow.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry salchow (CC BY-SA 4.0).