The next year, she competed at the 2011 World Championships in Montpellier, France, and this time advanced to the final.

The Romanian Gymnastics Federation protested the result, claiming that her scores were too low and there were problems with the makeup of the judging panel.

[5] Later that year, Picupescu finished 18th in the all-around at the 2012 European Championships in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Unusually, her ribbon final routine was accompanied live by the singer of the song she had chosen to compete with.

[6][7] Piscupescu competed at the 2013 World Games in Cali where she finished 11th in Hoop, 13th in Ball and 20th in Clubs and therefore did not qualify to any apparatus finals.

[4] Picupescu began working at the Romanian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation after her retirement and became its vice-president, but she resigned at the end of January 2025.

[11] In January 2025, Piscupescu was one of several Romanian rhythmic gymnasts who came forward with allegations of abuse from coaches.