Career
She started her career as an artistic roller skater, winning multiple national championships and placing second and third at world championships. Her inline speed coach was Bob Manning. In 1996 she made another career move by giving it a try on ice, in order to have a chance to make the Olympic team
She is also known by the nicknames Miami Ice and J-Rod "dame cucita".
She was previously married to American speed skater K. C. Boutiette, who was the first to switch from inline speed skating to ice skating and motivated Rodriguez to do the same.