In the season of 2008–09 she skated in no European Allround Championship nor in the World Allround Championship, since this season she decided to work more on her sprint qualities (500 m, 1000 m and 1500 m) for next year's Olympics in Vancouver.
During the 2008-09 season, she skipped both the European Allround Championship and the World Allround Championship to concentrate on improving her speed skating skills (500m, 1000m, and 1500m) for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.