Accessible video transcript
[00:00–00:10]
[Arianna Talamona and Vanni Oddera travel in a DS Automobiles car along mountain roads in Alagna Valsesia, in the Monterosa area. The landscape is snowy.]
[00:11]
Vanni: Arianna, what causes your disability?
[00:13]
Arianna: It’s a rare neurological condition, inherited from my mom. I’ve had it since birth.
[00:18]
Vanni: Tell me one strength and one weakness.
[00:20]
Arianna: On one hand, determination—if I want something, sooner or later I get it. But I’m not very patient, I want things right away.
[00:27]
Vanni: You’re an athlete, a world champion swimmer. What’s your relationship with sport?
[00:32]
Arianna: Love and hate. Most of the time I enjoy it, but having to push yourself in training all the time… sometimes you just don’t feel like it.
[00:39]
Vanni: Does your disability allow you to drive?
[00:41]
Arianna: Yes, and I drive a lot. It gives me a sense of freedom, it lets me go wherever I want.
[00:45]
Vanni: What has competitive swimming taught you?
[00:47]
Arianna: In the water, you always have to face yourself. I wouldn’t be who I am today without swimming.
[00:52]
Vanni: Competing is a constant challenge. How do you experience it?
[00:54]
Arianna: Not always well. I tend to see it as competing against others, when I should understand that the real challenge is mostly with myself.
[00:59]
Vanni: You brought me here. Now are you ready to take the plunge?
[01:03]
Arianna: I am—are you?
[01:04]
Vanni: Yes.
[01:05–01:25]
[Arianna and Vanni are on a chairlift. Then they are secured to a rope and lowered into the void, suspended in the air above the snowy mountain landscape. Finally, the car is seen setting off again.]
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