Gardner made her professional debut on 8 September 2001 at the Mount Buller women's aerial event.

Since her debut, she has competed in the Europa, Nor-Am, and World Cup.

Her best World Cup result was third at Fernie, British Columbia and Sauze d'Oulx, Italy.

[3] She completed a bachelor's degree in Applied Science (Human Movement) at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology.

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