Sedakova's first major international competition was the 1991 World Championships held at Perth in January, where although she failed to win a medal, she placed fourth in both the solo and duet competitions, where she partnered with Gana Mazimova [REF].
After the break-up of the Soviet Union, the former Soviet states (except the Baltic states) competed together at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona as the Unified Team.