Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'egwuregwu Olympic nke 2008 na Beijing, Bugakova kpebiri ịhapụ ihe omume ya pụrụ iche, 100 m butterfly, na nnwale na
50 m n'ụdị nnwere onwe. O nwetara FINA B-ọkwa nke 26.29 site na Russian Swimming Championships na Saint Petersburg. Ọ gbara ndị ọzọ na-egwu mmiri asaa na okpomọkụ asaa, gụnyere onye otu ya bụ Marina Mulyayeva nke Kazakhstan. Bugakova gbara ọsọ nke ikpeazụ site na sekọnd atọ n'azụ Monika Babok nke Croatia na oge nke 29.73 sekọnd. Bugakova enweghị ike ịga n'ihu na ọkara ikpeazu, ebe o tinyere iri isii na asatọ n'ime ndị na-egwu mmiri iri itoolu na abụọ na ọkụ ọkụ.