Rauschenbach was born 14 July 1967 in Dresden, East Germany.

He married Anett Pötzsch and is the stepfather of Claudia Rauschenbach.

They trained in Chemnitz and represented East Germany early in their career.

That year, Rauschenbach's skate blade struck Wötzel's head while they were performing side-by-side camel spins.

They won the 1994 German national title and represented Germany at the 1994 Winter Olympics, where they placed 13th.