Lara Falk

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.

Lara Falk

Personal information
Full name	Lara Falk
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1997-02-01) 1 February 1997
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Para-alpine skiing
Event(s)	Giant slalom Slalom
Medal record Guide for men's para-alpine skiing

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

1. "Lara Falk". Australian Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
2. Anshell, Nick (20 February 2018). "Lara Falk earns selection in the Australian Paralympic team for PyeongChang games". North Queensland Register. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
3. "Patrick Jensen". 2018 Winter Paralympics Official site. Retrieved 18 March 2018.