Tusi se faʻaauau mo lenei palakalafa - O le muamua siamupini sinia a Shkolina o le 2008 Summer Olympics
, lea na ia faʻauʻuina ai le sefulufa ma le oso i le 1.93 mita. O lana taimi sili ona lelei o le 1.98 mita, na ausia ia Iulai i Kazan. I le 2009, na ia tutusa lenei maualuga ia Ianuari i Rijeka ae leʻi maeʻa lona fa i le 2009 European Indoor Championships. Na ia faʻauʻuina lona fa i le 2009 European Team Championships e ala i le faʻatusatusaina o lana tagata lava ia mo le taimi lona tolu i le tauvaga a le Super League i Leiria. I le 2009 World Championships ma le 2009 World Athletics Final na ia faʻaiʻuina lona ono, ma le 1.96 ma le 1.94 mita.