[2] She was a member of the Methuen Ballet Ensemble in Salem, New Hampshire, for five years before moving to Colorado Springs.

[9] Yankowskas and Coughlin went on to a sixth-place finish in their debut at the World Championships in April 2011; it was the best result by an American pair since 2006.

[10][12][13] After leaving Sappenfield and Colorado Springs, Yankowskas moved in July 2011 to Canton, Michigan, to train with Johnny Johns and Adrienne Lenda at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena.

[14] She skated for seven weeks with Italian skater Matteo Guarise but the pairing did not go further because they were unable to agree on which country to represent.

In May 2013, Yankowskas formed a partnership with Hamish Gaman, coached by Johnny Johns and Marina Zueva in Canton, Michigan.

[20][19] After spending part of June 2014 in Montreal, coached by Bruno Marcotte and Richard Gauthier, the pair decided to move there in July.

On September 10, 2015, Yankowskas and Gaman announced their retirements from competitive figure skating due to lack of funding.