Due to an injury, Pogorilaya did not participate in the Russian test skates in Sochi during 9–10 September 2017. On 15 October 2017, she performed a new Spanish-themed short program during the second stage of the Russian Cup series held in Yoshkar-Ola; she finished behind Stanislava Konstantinova and Polina Tsurskaya. She withdrew from the next segment due to back discomfort.