Lara Falk | |
Fullname: | Lara Falk |
Headercolor: | green |
Textcolor: | yellow |
Birth Date: | 1 February 1997 |
Country: | Australia |
Sport: | Para-alpine skiing |
Event: | Giant slalom slalom |
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]