Shelley Rudman out for the season – she’s expecting her second child

Pewsey’s winter sports champ Shelley Rudman will not be competing in the coming season as she is expecting her second child.

Announcing this on her website with a ‘Breaking News – Exciting News!’ headline, the skeleton bobsleigh slider said that she, her husband Kristan Bromley and their daughter Ella were “super excited’.

Shelley, who is 33-years-old and shot to fame in the with an OIympic silver at Turin in 2006 wrote: “I will not be competing in the forthcoming competitive season and defending my World Championship title.”

Shelley and Kristan, who is also a world champion skeleton competitor, and Ella are currently living in Sheffield.