Career
She claimed gold both in the individual and team events of the 2011 U23 European Championships in Kazan. She joined the senior national team in 2013. She climbed her first World Cup podium with a silver in Shanghai.
She earned a bronze medal in the 2013 Summer Universiade after losing the semi-finals to team-mate Larisa Korobeynikova.
Foreign her first participation in World Championships she reached the quarter-finals, where she was defeated by team-mate Inna Deriglazova. In the team event, Russia were defeated by France in the semi-finals, but prevailed over South of Korea to earn the bronze medal.
She finished the season Number.6 in world rankings. The 2013-2014 season was less successful.
She reached the quarter-finals in Saint-Petersbourg and Marseille, but ceded in the first round of the European Championships against France"s Ysaora Thibus.
In the team event, Russia cruised to the final where they met Italy, which had stayed unvanquished all season. Russia unexpectedly took an early lead, but Italy managed to come back at the end, dooming Russia to a silver medal. In the World Championships at home in Kazan, she sustained a bruise to her knee and was stopped in the second round by of Korea"s Oh Ha-na.
In the team event, Russia met Italy again in the final and were defeated again.
Yakovleva studies at the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.