[2] At age seven, she began training at CSKA Moscow under the guidance of Elena Blagova, who would teach her double and triple jumps.
She placed first in the short program — winning a small gold medal for the segment — eighth in the free skate, and fifth overall.
[3][4] She was then diagnosed with two large cysts and incipient bone necrosis, leading to surgery in Geneva in 2011 and in Moscow in 2012.
After taking gold at the Swiss Championships, she won her first international medals for her new country, silver at the 2014 Bavarian Open and bronze at the 2014 Challenge Cup.
After placing 12th at the 2014 Trophée Éric Bompard and 11th at the 2014 NHK Trophy, she finished second to Eveline Brunner at the Swiss Championships.
Although selected for the World Championships in Shanghai, after a poor performance at the Hellmut Seibt Memorial she decided to cede the spot to Brunner.