The Level Playing Field
The Level Playing Field is an online sports platform which seeks to tell the untold stories of sport. We are now delving into the podcast world, with our first series about everyday women in sport. This podcast series is all about talking to 'everyday' women about their journeys with sport. A few months back, I put out a rather vague and blanket post on some public Facebook groups I'm on, asking if there were any young women out there who wanted to share their story and their experience with sport. They could be of any ability, any age, any sexuality, any race, anything! Unbelievably I received over 150 responses. This podcast series is therefore a short collection of interviews I did with various different women. Some are elite athletes, some are newbies to their sport, some do sports I'd never even heard of! Ultimately, the aim of this podcast is to either encourage you to get active, learn more about the sport we discuss, or simply just be inspired by the stories you hear.
The Level Playing Field
Vaila Chapman
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Emily
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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In this episode, we talk to Vaila Chapman. Vaila is an ex-competitive snowboarder and now a skateboarder living in Edinburgh. Vaila has a particularly interesting experience with sport. They competed in snowboarding at the top level when they were younger, but since that, Vaila has gone on to use they/them pronouns, and most interestingly has set up a Queer skating group in Edinburgh. So I wanted to get Vaila on not only to talk about their incredible sporting achievements but also their journey with gender identity through the lens of sport. I hope you enjoyed this episode and be sure to check out the Queer Skate Collective on Instagram.