Emily Rahles-Rahbula

Emily Rahles-Rahbula (née Jansen) (born 19 December 1977) is a Para-alpine amputee skier from Australia. She competed at the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Torino, Italy and became Australia's first female Winter Paralympian.

Emily Jansen

Personal information
Nationality	Australia
Born	(1977-12-19) 19 December 1977 (age 47) Geelong, Victoria
Sport
Country	Australia
Sport	Para-alpine skiing
Achievements and titles
Paralympic finals	2006 Winter Paralympics

Personal

Emily Jansen was born on 19 December 1977 in Geelong, Victoria.^[1] Jansen was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer in her second year of university in 1997, which resulted in the loss of her right leg above the knee.^[2][1] She has a Chemical Engineering/Science degree from University of Melbourne and has been employed as a chemical engineer.^[1]

She married Australian para alpine skier Cameron Rahles-Rabula on 4 December 2010.^[3] They have two sons, named Archie and Finn.

Skiing

After her amputation, Jansen took up wheelchair basketball and skiing.^[2] Jansen was spotted skiing with her family in Mount Buller, Victoria and invited to attend a talent identification camp before joining the Australian Winter Paralympic squad in 2004.^[1] She competed as a single above the knee amputee (LW2).^[1] in 2005, Jansen competed for Australia for the first time and won two bronze medals in the giant slalom and super giant slalom in the NorthAm and Europa Cup seasons.^[2]

She became Australia's first female to compete at the Winter Paralympics after being selected on the 2006 Australian Winter Paralympic Team at Torino, Italy.^[1][4] At Torino, she completed in two events - Women's Giant Slalom Standing (21st) and Women's Slalom Standing (did not finish).