Education
She joined in 2008 the national senior team and took part in her first World championships in Beijing, where Ukraine finished 13th.
She joined in 2008 the national senior team and took part in her first World championships in Beijing, where Ukraine finished 13th.
Pochkalova is a student at the Lviv State University of Physical Culture. In 2009 she earned a bronze medal at the Junior World Championships in Belfast. She finished the 2008-2009 season no.1 in junior rankings and no.26 in senior rankings, a career best as of 2014.
This early success was followed by a dry spell.
They were largely defeated by Russia in the first round and finished last after the classification matches. In the 2012-2013 season Pochkalova returned to a top 50 ranking with a table of 16 at the Xuzhou Grand Prix, a quarter-final at the European Championships and a second round at the World Championships.
She took part in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as a member of the Ukrainian team