Career
As a junior, Makarenko competed as an individual gymnast but switched to competing in the Russian Group under Russian Head Coach Irina Viner. She was again part of the group that competed at the 2011 World Championships. She was part of the gold medal winning Russian Group at the 2012 European Championships and at the World Cup Final in Minsk.
Foreign six months leading up to the Olympic Games, the Russian gymnasts only ate buckwheat in their diet.
She suffered a knee injury and was temporarily replaced by Diana Borisova in the Russian Group. Struggling with injuries, Makarenko finally retired from competitive gymnastics.