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Lara Falk
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| Full name | Lara Falk | |||||
| Nationality |  Australia | |||||
| Born | 1 February 1997 | |||||
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| Country | Australia | |||||
| Sport | Para-alpine skiing | |||||
| Event | Giant slalom slalom | |||||
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Lara Falk (born 1 February 1997)[1] 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.[1]
Falk is the guide for Paralympic skier Patrick Jensen.[2][1] 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.[1]
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.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "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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