 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Vadzidziswa muboka rimwe chete muOdessa, Grushina naRuslan Goncharov vakabatanidzwa pamwe chete muna 1989. Vakapedza vari vechina pa 1992 Junior Worlds. Vakanga vari 18th mumutambo wavo wekutanga wevakuru veNyika pa1994 World Championships. Mukutanga kwa1997, Grushina naGoncharov vakatanga kudzidziswa nevadzidzisi Natalia Linichuk naGennadi Karponosov muNewark, Delaware. Vakapedza vari 15 pamaOlympics avo okutanga muna 1998. Vakakunda menduru yavo yekutanga yeGrand Prix, sirivheri, pa1999 Skate Canada International. 