Congratulations to Shelley from all the team at King of Shaves on her silver medal at this years Winter Olympic Games in Turin!

High performance shaving software pioneer, King of Shaves, are proud to help sponsor Great Britain's Number One female Bob Skeleton athlete, Shelley Rudman. Shelley, who comes from Pewsey in Wiltshire, qualified to represent the United Kingdom at the Winter Olympics in Turin 2006, earning herself the only woman's place in Team GB's bob skeleton squad. She then did the team proud by winning silver medal in the Skeleton on the 16th February 2006!

The partnership between King of Shaves and Shelley - the first female athlete the shaving software company has sponsored - is a perfect fit, aligning with King of Shaves' understanding of precision, blade technology, speed and distinction. Shelley will become the face of King of Shaves Woman, a collection of revolutionary and innovative female shaving products, providing the ultimate alliance of beauty and high performance.

Shelley's previous recent career highlights include being the World Student Champion 2005, British Woman's Champion 2004 and 2005, current British World Cup leader and silver medalist in the European Championship 2006.

As sponsors of both Shelley and 'Team Bromley' (which consists of Dr Kristan Bromley, European and British Bob Skeleton Number One, and his brother and coach Richard) the King of Shaves deal enabled both athletes to keep on track for a medal at this year's Winter Olympics held in Turin, Italy from 10th-26th February. Shelley competed in the women’s skeleton event, which took place on Thursday 16th February winning a silver medal, the first of the games for Team GB.

In preparation for the Games, Shelley and Kristan competed in the FITB World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Tours’ World Cup Circuit and raced against the world’s best skeleton athletes.

Skeleton is gaining in popularity with sport fans and athletes alike. The appeal lies in the 'extreme' nature of the sport - the speed, the Gs, and the closeness of the body to the ice. The sport involves the athlete racing down a man-made ice track, adopting a face down, headfirst minimal drag riding position on the board - a sleek composite sled. Speeds reached are in excess of 90 mph and the athlete experiences G forces of +5.

Read what the media and press are saying about Shelley here.

For the latest results, go www.bobsleigh.com and select 'results' from the menu.

Visit the Shelley Rudman supporter's site www.shelleyrudman.co.uk.

For information on Kristan Bromley, please click here.

Photos by Charlie Booker.

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