When difficulty turns into positivity: Vanni Oddera meets Laura Miola

In a carefree adventure on the snow, Vanni Oddera, freestyle motocross champion and champion of altruism, meets Laura Miola, a content creator and influencer “of positivity,” as she likes to define herself. Convinced during adolescence that her disability was a limit not only to her autonomy but also to her femininity, today she has discovered the awareness that a woman is beautiful “whether standing or sitting.” What does she feel when she drives her car? She feels no limits, and even though she can do it only with her hands, the sensation is one of absolute freedom.

When difficulty turns into positivity: Vanni Oddera meets Laura Miola

Accessible video transcript

[00:04–00:10]

[Laura Miola and Vanni Oddera get into a Jeep and drive along a snowy mountain road.]

[00:11]

Vanni: Laura, how would you describe yourself in two words?

[00:14]

Laura: I’d say a positivity influencer.

[00:16]

Vanni: What’s the craziest experience you’ve ever had in your life?

[00:19]

Laura: Skydiving.

[00:21]

Vanni: And what did you feel in that moment?

[00:24]

Laura: A sense of absolute freedom. You have no limits because to fly you don’t need arms or legs.

[00:25–00:33]

[Laura smiles as she speaks. The blue sky is visible in the background.]

[00:33]

Vanni: What’s your relationship with your beauty, with who you are, with putting yourself out there?

[00:38]

Laura: During my teenage years, I kind of felt like disability didn’t quite fit in, you know? As I grew up, I learned to appreciate myself, to love myself, and to understand that a woman is beautiful whether she’s standing or sitting.

[00:39–00:52]

[Laura speaks while looking at Vanni. Vanni nods as he listens.]

[00:52]

Vanni: What do you feel when you drive your car, when you’re free, on your own, just going?

[00:56]

Laura: I don’t feel my limits, even though I drive with my hands. I truly feel a sense of absolute freedom.

[01:04]

Vanni: I brought you here, now are you ready to take on the challenge?

[01:08]

Laura: Absolutely ready!

[01:09–01:28]

[Laura drives a snowmobile with Vanni on board. Then Laura is seated on an adapted sit-ski. Smiles and waving gestures are visible.]