Mr. Grossi - Figure Skating Master Coach:
Giuliano Gross loved skating and was a perfectionist and figure skating master. He was known as "Mr. Grossi" to his students. He came to America to teach in the early 1960s. He taught skating in Ohio, Indiana, and in California.
In the midwest, he built a top skating program from scratch. He then moved to southern California with his students so that his students could train in the warmer climate. In southern California, he was well respected by everyone in figure skating.
Date and Place of Birth:
Giuliano Grossi was born on November 8, 1929 in Italy to Giuseppe and Maria Grossi.
Skating Accomplishments:
- National Italian Roller Skating Champion
- Italian Junior Men's Figure Skating Champion
- 1952 Italian Olympic Team Alternate
- Star, Director, and Choreographer of Holiday on Ice
- One time skating partner to Sonja Henie
- US Figure Skating and ISI Coach
- One of Scott Hamilton's Coaches
Italian Skating Champion and Ice Show Star:
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 figure skatng legend Sonja Henie and was one of Scott Hamilton's coaches.
Giuliano Grossi and Sonia Bianchetti Garbato - Pair Skating Team 1952:
Sonia Bianchetti Garbato was a top figure skating official with the International Skating Union (ISU). She began her career with the ISU in 1963 and served until 1992.
Sonia Bianchetti Garbato and Giuliano Grossi skated pairs together for a short while.
Giuliano Grossi - A Noble Gentleman:
"We shall not forget Giuliano Grossi's nobility and grace and the special memories that he leaves with each of us. His quiet generosity should come as no surprise, for he was after all a most noble gentleman." Joseph Mathieu
