She studied health and human performance at Roanoke College in Virginia, and was captain of their women's soccer team.

She began racing internationally soon after and earned podium results in the Tour of New Zealand, Trofeo Costa Etrusca Iii in Italy, Drentse 8 Van Dwingeloo in Netherlands, as well as Liberty Classic road race in Philadelphia.

In 2012, Olds signed with Dutch team AA Drink–leontien.nl and won the Tour of Chongming Island World Cup[7] to earn a qualifying spot on the US National team for the Road race at the London Olympics.

[8] Olds carried on with her professional racing career with multiple UCI Women teams, and continued her ascent to become one of the top sprinters in the world.

Back in North America, she won the Winston-Salem Cycling Classic in North Carolina, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Gatineau in Quebec, Canada, and the White Spot/Delta road race in British Columbia, Canada.