[2] In 2018, Kiryakova became part of the main senior group with Elena Bineva, Simona Dyankova, Laura Traets, and Madlen Radukanova, replacing the injured Teodora Aleksandrova.

At the Sofia World Cup, they won gold in the group all-around and in 5 hoops and bronze in 3 balls + 2 ropes.

[3] Then at the Baku World Cup they won gold in both apparatus finals but lost the group all-around to Italy.

[9] Kiryakova dedicated the group's 5 hoops gold medal to her mother, who had a stroke days before the World Championships began.

The Bulgarian team of the senior group, Boryana Kaleyn, and Katrin Taseva finished in fourth place.

[18][19][20] Kiryakova was selected to represent Bulgaria at the 2020 Summer Olympics alongside Laura Traets, Simona Dyankova, Madlen Radukanova, and Erika Zafirova.

[23][24] The Bulgarian group withdrew from the World Championships in Kitakyushu, Japan, four days before the start of the competition, after an injury to Traets.