She and the Russian Junior Group won the gold medal at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games.

She was part of the gold medal-winning Russian Group at the 2012 European Championships and at the World Cup Final in Minsk.

[1] For six months leading up to the Olympic Games, the Russian gymnasts only ate buckwheat in their diet.

[2] Makarenko and the rest of the Russian Group returned to competition at the 2013 Moscow Grand Prix where they won the all-around, at the Thiais Grand Prix they also won the all-around gold medal as well as in the event finals.

She suffered a knee injury and was temporarily replaced by Diana Borisova in the Russian Group.