 Gushchina represented Russia at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing competing at the 4x100 metres relay, together with Aleksandra Fedoriva, Yuliya Chermoshanskaya and Yevgeniya Polyakova.In their first round heat they placed second behind Jamaica, but in front of Germany and China.With this result they qualified for the final in which they sprinted to 42.31 seconds, the first place and the gold medal.