Ulrich Salchow was born in Denmark, but because of his Swedish descent and his move to Sweden at an early age, he skated for Sweden.
He’s considered one of skatings greatest of all-time, having won 10 World Championships, nine European Championships, and an Olympic Gold Medal in 1908, the first time the sport was ever contested at the Olympics. (Fun Fact: Figure skating was first contested in London during that year’s Summer Olympics thanks to the availability of indoor artificial ice and no Winter Games at the time.)
One of Salchow’s signature moves, known as the Salchow Star, now simply bears his last name. The jump (seen in the video below) has the skater taking off from the back inside edge of one foot and landing on the back outside edge of the other foot. It does not utilize the toe pick.
Following his skating career, Salchow served as president of the International Skating Union (1925-37), chair of the Swedish Cycling Association (1905-07) while still an active skater, and served as the chair of the Swedish Skating Association three times (1917-20, 1923-32, and 1935-38). He also founded the Swedish Boxing Federation for which he was chair from 1919-32.
Salchow died at age 71 in 1949 in Stockholm.
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