Zmievskaya began coaching the young Oksana Baiul in 1992. Her grandparents had died, followed by her mother in 1991, and Baiul was estranged from her father. Zmievskaya acted as her guardian from 1992 and the girl lived with her family in Odesa. Daughter Nina later married Viktor Petrenko. She has created choreography for many of Zmievskaya's students.
