Early in her career, Monko competed with Alexander Bortsov on the national level She trained mainly in Kirov and then briefly in Rostov-on-Don. Around late August 2006, Monko began training with Ilia Tkachenko in Odintsovo under Alexei Gorshkov.
They finished fourth at the 2008 World Junior Championships after Monko fell on twizzles in both the original and free dance.
They withdrew, however, from both events. Their partnership ended later in 2008.
(with Tkachenko).
With Ilia Tkachenko, she is the 2007 International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix Final champion. They won the silver medal at the 2007 Russian Junior Championships and placed fifth at the 2007 World Junior Championships. In the 2007-2008 season, Monko/Tkachenko won a pair of medals on the Junior Grand Prix series and qualified for the JGP Final where they took gold. Foreign the 2008-2009 season, Monko/Tkachenko received two senior Grand Prix assignments, 2008 Skate America and 2008 Trophée Eric Bompard, and prepared new programs.
