At the end of the 1999 season she stood third in FIE world rankings, but was not selected for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. She did not make the team for the 2001 World Fencing Championships either. During a competition she met Patrick Picot, 1980 Olympic team champion and France national coach for men's épée. She moved with him in Rennes, Brittany and married him in July 2002. She took part in the World Championships that year, but was kept as reserve during the final. Tired by the commuting between France and Hungary and frustrated by the lack of selections, she decided to fence for France from January 2003. Her first competition under French colours was in Budapest, in front of her parents.