Akhaimova was born on 17 March 1997 in Vladivostok, Russian Far East, but she has resided with her parents in Saint Petersburg since August 2012.

[6][7] Akhaimova finished ninth in the all-around at the 2014 Russian Championships, and she placed fourth in both the vault and floor exercise event finals.

[3] After the Olympics, she competed at the Toyota International where she finished fourth on the uneven bars and seventh on the balance beam.

[17] Akhaimova began the season at the Russian Championships where she became the national floor exercise champion and was runner-up on vault.

[19] She then won a bronze medal on the floor exercise at the Osijek World Challenge Cup behind Brazilians Thaís Fidélis and Flávia Saraiva.

[20] She was selected to represent Russia at the 2017 Summer Universiade alongside Shelgunova, Spiridonova, Darya Elizarova, and Maria Paseka, and they won gold in the team competition.

[26] On September 29, Akhaimova was named on the nominative team to compete at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar, alongside Alexeeva, Melnikova, Aliya Mustafina, and Simakova.

[36] The following day, she won the silver medal on vault, behind Marina Nekrasova of Azerbaijan and just ahead of teammate Nabieva.

[40][41] During the qualification round, she helped Russia qualify for the team final in third place behind the United States and China.

[43][44] After the World Championships, Akhaimova competed at Elite Gym Massilia where she placed fourth in the all-around and second on vault, behind Jennifer Gadirova of Great Britain.

[46] In January, it was announced that Akhaimova would represent Russia at the American Cup, taking place on March 7.

[47] However, in late February, Akhaimova and Nikita Nagornyy announced on Instagram that Russia withdrew from the upcoming competition due to the escalation of the COVID-19 pandemic worldwide.

[48] In late September, it was announced that Akhaimova would be competing at an upcoming competition in Hiroshima to take place in November alongside Angelina Melnikova, Elena Gerasimova, and Yana Vorona.

[50] Akhaimova competed at the Russian Championships in March; however, she withdrew from finals after sustaining a minor ankle injury.

[53] In July, it was decided that Akhaimova would be a part of the team and Elena Gerasimova would compete as an individual alongside Anastasia Ilyankova.