Ramba uchinyora ndima ino - Ezhova akapinda muchikwata chemakwikwi e2001 World Championships muGhent, Belgium. Akakwikwidza pamabhawa asina kuenzana, bharanzi rebharanzi uye kurovedza pasi muchikamu chekupedzisira uye akabatsira kuwana menduru yesirivha. Somunhu oga akawana menduru yesirivha pabhenji. Mumakwikwi eEuropean Championships a2002 muPatra, kuGreece, akabatsira chikwata cheRussia kuwana menduru yegoridhe nokukwikwidza pamatanda asina kuenzana uye pabhenji. Somunhu oga akakunda menduru yegoridhe pachiyero uye akaisa 7th pamabhawa asina kuenzana. Gore rimwe chetero akaita chikwata chake chechipiri cheWorld Championships. Kwakanga kusina makwikwi echikwata pa2002 World Championships
asi akawana menduru yebronze pamabhawa asina kuenzana uye akaisa nzvimbo yechitanhatu pabhara rakaringana. Muna 2003, Ezhova akaisa 13th paRussia Championships. PaWorld Championships muna 2003 muAnaheim, California, chikwata cheRussia chaiva nhengo yaEzhova, chakakundikana zvikuru uye chakaiswa pachinhanho chechitanhatu mumakwikwi echikwata. Zvisinei, somunhu oga oga, akawana menduru yendarira pakuita bharanzi. Ezhova haana kukwikwidza muchikwata cheEuropean Championships. Gare gare gore iroro akapinda muchikwata cheMitambo yeOlympic yeZhizha ya2004 muAthens. Pamakwikwi eOlympics, Ezhova akakwikwidza pamabhawa asina kuenzana uye pabhara rinorema mune zvose zviri zviviri zvikamu zvekugadzirira uye pakupedzisira kwechikwata. Chikwata cheRussia chakawana menduru yebronze mumakwikwi echikwata. Somunhu oga, Ezhova haana kupfuurira kune chero munhu mumwechete.