At the time, she was working full-time at the ACS International Schools, Cobham, Surrey and was in her third year of a Bachelor of Science degree course at St Mary's College, Twickenham.

[citation needed] After unsuccessfully seeking a place on Bath University's skeleton development team, she decided to apply for an ice school in Norway run by the British military to pursue the sport.

[citation needed] The following season in 2003 (after having only three weeks on-ice training since starting the sport), she qualified for the World Junior Championships where she finished in 10th position and was the highest-ranked British woman.

[7] Live television pictures were shown from her local pub, where a large crowd that had gathered to watch her race were cheering and celebrating her victory.

[8] After a summer of media commitments after winning her silver medal, Rudman returned to the British selection races in Lillehammer where she set an unofficial track record.

[circular reference] On 29 January 2010, Rudman was officially announced as part of the Team GB Skeleton Bobsleigh squad to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada.

An hour's delay to the race start affected the settings Rudman had chosen for the first run, which resulted in her finishing low in the overall standings after day one.

[citation needed] Rudman is married to fellow British skeleton competitor Kristan Bromley, with whom she has a daughter born in October 2007,[12] and another in January 2015.