Geria began her shot put training in 2003 and by April 2007, she started to train with the tug of war trainer Mikhail Demyanovich Geraskevich.[2][3] She became an international tug of war competitor and a member of the Ukrainian national team that participated in several tournaments.[2]
Geria started training for strongwoman competition by September 2009 with her coach Geraskevich and on 30 May 2010, she set her first world record in stone put with a 120 kg lifting stone.[3] Geria has been a regular competitor at strongwoman and Highland games events as well as tug of war tournaments and has various international and national level records.[2][3][4]