In 1956, Luigi Grassi filmed various moments of the VII Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo. In this excerpt, the film opens on the stands of the Olympic Ice Stadium, where athletes from the Italian national team are portrayed in moments of waiting and conviviality. In the subsequent sequences, the camera moves to the outdoor ice rink, filming speed skaters, probably during trials rather than an official race, given the sparse presence of spectators in the stands.