Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Ezhova so n'òtù egwuregwu maka asọmpi Iko Mba Ụwa nke 2001 e mere na Ghent, Belgium. Ọ gbara asọmpi na ogwe na-adịghị larịị, mgbatị na mgbatị n'ala na ngwụcha egwuregwu wee nyere aka nweta ọla ọcha. N'otu n'otu, o ritere ọlaọcha n'egwuregwu ịgba ọsọ. N'asọmpi asọmpi bọl nke mba Europe e mere na Patras, Gris, n'afọ 2002, o nyeere òtù egwuregwu Russia aka inweta ihe nrite ọlaedo site n'ịgba bọl n'elu osisi ndị na-adịghị larịị na n'elu osisi ndị na-eme ka a na-enwe nkwụsi ike. N'otu n'otu, o meriri nrite ọla edo na ogwe aka ma tinye nke asaa na ogwe osisi na-adịghị edozi. N'otu afọ ahụ, ọ banyere n'otu egwuregwu nke abụọ ya n'asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa. Enweghị asọmpi otu egwuregwu n'asọmpi ahụ.
2002 World Championships mana o nwetara ihe nrite ọla nchara na ogwe osisi na-adịghị edozi ma tinye ebe nke isii na ogwe osisi. N'afọ 2003, Ezhova gbara onye nke iri na atọ na Russian Championship. Na asọmpi egwuregwu ụwa nke 2003 na Anaheim, California, ndị otu Russia nke Ezhova bụ onye otu ya, dara ada nke ukwuu wee nọrọ na 6th na asọmpi otu. Otú ọ dị, n'otu n'otu, o nwetara ihe nrite ọla nchara n'egwuregwu ịgba ọsọ. Ezhova esoghị n'otu egwuregwu European Championship. Ka oge na-aga n'afọ ahụ, ọ banyere n'òtù egwuregwu nke 2004 Summer Olympics dị na Athens. N'egwuregwu Olimpik, Ezhova gbara asọmpi n'elu osisi na-adịghị edozi ahụ na ebe a na-edozi ahụ n'asọmpi abụọ na nke ikpeazụ. Ndị Russia nwetara ọla nchara n'asọmpi ndị otu. N'otu n'otu, Ezhova agafebeghị na nke ikpeazụ ọ bụla.