[3] At her second European Championships in 1984, she won the bronze medal, and she represented the Soviet Union at the 1984 Winter Olympics, where she placed 5th.

She won the silver medal at the 1984 World Figure Skating Championships after performing a free program with three triple jumps.

[5] She changed coaches to Stanislav Zhuk in 1984, but in 1986 she and Marina Zoueva sent a letter of complaint about his abusive behavior to the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and he was made to retire.

Among her current and former students and choreography clients are Johanna Allik,[6] Jasmine Alexandra Costa,[7] Alisa Drei,[8] Jelena Glebova,[9] Mari Hirvonen,[10] Christian Horvath[11] Svetlana Issakova,[12] Taru Karvosenoja,[13] Viktor Romanenkov,[14] Viktoria Shklover & Valdis Mintals,[15] Dmitri Tchumak,[16] Arlet Levandi and Eva-Lotta Kiibus.

On February 21, 2024, it was reported that the Estonian Anti-Doping and Sports Ethics Foundation had received allegations of abuse, such as derisive language and directing skaters to ignore injuries, from multiple former students of Levandi's.