[1] Her parents, Heather and Leonard, both competed in figure skating, and her older brother, Connor, played ice hockey.

In 2013, due to boot problems, Austman developed tendinitis in both of her Achilles tendons, causing her to miss part of the 2013–2014 season.

[4] In October, she debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series, finishing eighth in Tallinn, Estonia.

Austman sprained her left foot in September 2018, causing her to withdraw from the 2018 Skate Canada International.

[16] At the 2019 Canadian Championships, Austman returned to competition, and placed second in the short program, skating cleanly.

She stated that her result there validated her decision to withdraw from the Grand Prix, which would otherwise have worsened her physical health and confidence.

[18] Austman was assigned to compete at the 2019 Four Continents Championships, as silver medalist Aurora Cotop lacked the technical minimum scores necessary to attend.

She finished tenth at Four Continents, setting personal bests in the process, but failed to obtain the short program technical minimum score necessary to be eligible to attend the World Championships, missing it by 0.01 points.