Nicola's primary background is within Athletics she represented her country on numerous occasions at Heptathlon competing in many Junior and Senior International championships. Nicola started Bobsleighing in Dec 2001 and immediately made an impact on the team. She was brakewoman for the GB 1 team in the inaugural women's race in the 2002 Olympic Games. In the 2002/2003 season Nicola began driving, and teamed up with Jackie Davies alternating between the back and front seat for most of the season.

For the 2003/2004 season Nicola was selected as the GB 1 driver winning the British Championships and finishing overall 16th place on the World Cup circuit. She then teamed up with Liz Pidgeon and went on to finish 14th in the World Championships.
Nicola and Jackie paired back up for the 2004/2005 season and immediately went back to their winning ways. After winning the World Push Championships in Leipzig during the summer, the girls went on to finish a creditable 8th place overall on the World Cup circuit. The most spectacular event was the World Championships in Calgary where the girls brought home a silver medal. This was the best World championship result by a British Bobsleigh Team in 40 years. The 2005/2006 season was another successful one with the girls improving heir overall world cup ranking to 7th place, and finishing a creditable 9th place in The 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. This was the best ever Olympic result by a women’s team and the best overall result for almost 10 years.

The 2006/2007 season saw a transition of teams with Nicola changing brakewomen; it was a promising start with podium finishes on the American and European cup circuits and a top 8 finish in the European championships. The 2007/2008 season saw a return to the top flight once again with a top 7 finish overall in the world rankings and top 6 finishes in both the European and World championships.

The 2008/2009 season was where Nicola really started to bring in the results required to suggest Olympic success. With one silver and two bronzes in the World Cup and a bronze medal in the European Championships the results were promising going into the World Championships in Lake Placid. Four consistent and excellent runs saw Nicola and the team come home as the 2009 World Champions. This was Nicola’s most successful season to date and, with the Olympic Games on the horizon bodes well for the coming season.