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| Full name | Lara Falk | |||||
| Nationality |  Australia | |||||
| Born | (1997-02-01) 1 February 1997 (age 27) | |||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||
| Event | Giant slalom slalom | |||||
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Lara Falk (born 1 February 1997) is an Australian skier and sighted guide for visually impaired skiers. She was Patrick Jensen's guide at the 2018 Winter Paralympics.
Falk lives in Cooriemungle, Victoria and is studying a Bachelor of Urban, Rural and Environmental Planning at La Trobe University.
Falk is the guide for Paralympic skier Patrick Jensen. At the 2016/17 World Para- alpine Skiing Europa Cup event in Veysonnaz, Switzerland, they won the bronze medal in the Men’s Super-G and giant slalom visually impaired. At the 2017 World Para-alpine skiing World Championships in Tarvisio, Italy, they finished ninth in the men's slalom Slalom Visually Impaired.
At the 2018 Winter Paralympics, Jensen with his guide Falk finished 11th in the men's giant slalom visually impaired and did not finish in the men's slalom visually impaired.
References
- ^ "Lara Falk". Australian Paralympic Committee. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- Anshell, Nick (20 February 2018). "Lara Falk earns selection in the Australian Paralympic team for PyeongChang games". North Queensland Register. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
- "Patrick Jensen". 2018 Winter Paralympics Official site. Archived from the original on 18 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
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