SHELLEY Rudman continued her comeback from illness with an 11th-placed finish at the the eighth FIBT World Cup round of the seasn in Austria today.
Rudman, who was struck down by a chest infection and flu over Christmas, clocked a combined 1:51.55 for her two runs in Igls, to finish more than a second behind race winner Elena Nikitina, of Russia.
Her next assignment is the World Championships in St Moritz, Switzerland, next week.
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