[3] In October, Chelaru competed at the 2009 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in London, United Kingdom.

[4] In April, Chelaru competed at the 2010 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships Birmingham, United Kingdom.

[5] In September, Chelaru competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in Ghent, Germany.

[7] In October, Chelaru competed at the 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

She contributed scores of 14.600 on vault, 14.000 on uneven bars, and 14.466 on floor towards the Romanian team's fourth-place finish.

[15] Later in March, Chelaru competed at the Artistic Gymnastics World Cup event in Cottbus, Germany.

[19] At the beginning of July, Chelaru competed at an international meet against France, Germany, and Italy in Bucharest, Romania.

[21] She performed on vault,[22] uneven bars,[23] and floor,[24] earning a total score of 42.732 toward the Romanian team's fourth-place finish in qualifications.