Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Pakuvamba mubasa rake, Markuntsov akakwikwidza munyika yose nokuda kweRussia pamwero wechiduku naValentina Razskazova. Akabudirira zvikuru naYuko Kawaguchi, achikwikwidza nokuda kweJapan. Vakashanda pamwe chete muna 1999 uye vakava vaviri vokutanga kumiririra Japan kuti vawane menduru paISU Championship, izvo zvavakaita pavakakunda menduru yesirivha pa
2001 World Junior Championships. Ndivo vakundi vomunyika yeJapan muna 2002 na2003. Nzvimbo yavo yepamusoro pane ISU Senior Championship yaive yechinomwe pa2003 Four Continents. Vakadzidziswa naTamara Moskvina. Vakagumisa kudyidzana kwavo mushure megore ra2002-2003.