Sonia Bianchetti Garbato and Giuliano Grossi skated pairs together for a short while.
Giuliano Grossi was the National Italian Roller Skating Champion, the Italian Junior Men's Figure Skating Champion, the Italian National Figure Skating Champion Runner Up and 1952 Italian Olympic Team alternate to Carlo Fassi. He went on to star in Holiday on Ice. He also skated with Sonja Henie and was one of Scott Hamilton's coaches.