[2] Beginning at age 6, Groshkova trained under Olympic-gymnast-turned-coach Elvira Saadi at the Moscow Dynamo Club,[3] which is the gym where 2000 Sydney Olympics floor and vault champion Elena Zamolodchikova later trained.

[4] In 1986, Groshkova placed third all-around and earned a share of the U.S.S.R team gold medal at the Junior GDR-USSR Dual Meet.

[1] At the 1989 U.S.S.R. championships, Groshkova placed 3rd in the all-around, and at the 1989 Tokyo Cup she won floor exercise.

Also in 1990, Groshkova won the all-around at the Trophee Massilia and the Avignon International.

[1] The major skills in her repertoire included a double twisting double back somersault[5] and double layout[6] on floor; a Comaneci and full-in dismount on uneven bars;[7] and a combination back handspring to full-twisting laid-out backflip, along with a full-in dismount on balance beam.