She is a two-time European medalist (bronze in 1994 and silver in 1995), and the 1994 Russian national champion.

Her costume was a streamlined solid-black dress and tights and produced a futuristic image consistent with the electronic music.

Figure skating writer and historian Ellyn Kestnbaum called Markova's free skating program "an abstract program, focused on stark geometric shapes and direct movement qualities rather than on the classical moves or flowiness associated with traditional femininity".

That year she was second after the short program, ahead of the eventual gold and silver medalists Lu Chen and Surya Bonaly.

Her inability to land a clean triple lutz in the long program dropped her off the podium.