In 1956, Sante Montanari captured images of the pairs figure skating competition at the VII Winter Olympic Games in Cortina d’Ampezzo, held on February 3 and 4. The footage shows a couple engaged in a complex choreography, featuring synchronized jumps, fast sequences, and sculptural figures, with the man in a light suit and the woman in the traditional short skating dress. The Olympic gold in this discipline was won by the Austrians Sissy Schwarz and Kurt Oppelt.