Goebel is the first skater in history to perform a quadruple salchow jump and the first American skater to perform a quadruple jump of any kind . On March 7 , 1998 , in Lausanne , Switzerland , at the Junior Grand Prix Final , Goebel became the first skater in the world to land a quadruple Salchow , and the first American skater to land a quadruple jump of any kind in competition .