Career
She was given a lifetime ban from competition after failing a drug test at the 2008 Summer Olympics, her second doping offense. Blonska practiced rhythmic gymnastics from age five to ten. She then switched to basketball and later judo and cycle racing.
At age 14 she was introduced to athletics by a local coach.
In 1993, Blonska participated in the Ukrainian Youth Championships, in Odessa, entering the heptathlon competition for the first time. She recalls crying out of fear before the 800m event, but then falling in love with heptathlon after scoring good results.
Five months later she received an invitation to study at the Institute of Sports and Physical Culture in Kharkiv. She found herself without a trainer and had to coach herself for a year and a half, while working at night to make ends meet.
In 2000, Blonska graduated from the Kharkov Institute as trainer and teacher of physical culture and moved with fellow athlete Serhiy Blonskyy to Brovary.
She became a mother the following year. There she finished thirteenth and soon thereafter tested positive for steroids. She has said she was willing to appeal the IAAF"s decision, but lacked the financial backing to do southern
She served a two-year ban, before returning to the sport.
Blonska generally performed better after her ban than before it was imposed. Just prior to the Beijing Olympics, she finished eighth in pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships.
She had qualified for the long jump final, but the International Olympic Committee decided to throw her out of the Games completely. As this was her second doping offence she was given a lifetime ban from competitive athletics.
Her husband, Sergeii, was also banned for life.