She graduated in 1941, and until 1949 worked as a physical education teacher in Irkutsk. She then moved to Moscow to continue her sports studies at the Moscow Institute of Physical Education, and the same year won silver medals at the national championships and at the World Student Games.
After graduating in 1941, she taught physical education in Irkutsk until 1949. She then moved to Moscow to further her studies at the Moscow Institute of Physical Education, where she achieved silver medals at both the national championships and the World Student Games that same year.