 After Sauvage retired from competitive wheelchair athletics following the 2004 Games, she became Ballard's coach.her training partner is Madison de Rozario.Ballard competed in Sydney in the 2000 Summer Paralympics but did not win any medals, placing fourth in both the 100 m and 200 m events; she was also a torch bearer, and featured in the entertainment section of the opening ceremony, where she circled the track in the air, suspended by a blimp and giant inflated angels.