If there’s a word in figure skating that doesn’t sound like an actual word, don’t feel crazy – it probably isn’t. It’s common for moves in individual sports to be named for the first person to perform ...

Excuse us, Sochi Olympic figure skaters, but just what is the difference between a lutz and a salchow? No one appreciates a good, ankle-fracture-defying jump more than us, but these jumps all look ...

Snowboarding has the McTwist. Freestyle skiing has the D-spin and the Misty. But no other winter sport move has a name quite like Salchow. The figure skating jump – pronounced “sow cow” (the syllables ...

The jumps are household names, at least in figure skating households: salchow, axel, lutz, loop, flip and toe loop. In order of difficulty, from the easiest to the hardest, they are: toe loop, salchow ...

Let's make no bones about it: the headlining sport in the Winter Olympics is figure skating. No other sport comes close to the drama, the athletes, the subplots, and politics that figure skating has.

Watching the Winter Olympics can be like trying to follow a TV show in another language. Its strange and strangely specific sports jargon may already have you wondering how on Earth you’ll be able to ...

With Olympic figure skating in full swing, viewers who don't pay much attention to sports are tuning in. A mix of artistry and athleticism, figure skating at the Winter Olympics brings a unique ...

Casual figure skating viewers, say it with me, “It’s not called a sowcow.” That jump with the funny-sounding name is not an ode to farm animals. It’s actually called a “salchow,” and it’s named in ...