Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Mgbe egwuregwu Olympic gachara, Berezhnaya/Sikharulidze so sọọ mpi n'asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa nke afọ 1998 ebe ha ritere ihe nrite ọlaedo. Ka oge na-aga n'afọ ahụ, ha ji oge ụfọdụ gaa ọzụzụ n'ebe a na-akpọ Stamford Twin Rinks nke dị na Stamford, Connecticut. Ha meriri 1998 Skate America na 1998 NHK Trophy. Na Jenụwarị 1999, ha hapụrụ asọmpi European Championship mgbe obere mmemme ahụ gasịrị n'ihi Berezhnaya nwere influenza. Ha nwetara nturuugo ụwa nke abụọ ha na 1999 World Championships
na March 1999.