Ghigoarță began gymnastics when she was seven years old.
Espoir Ghigoarță made her international debut at the 2019 Elek Matolay Memorial and placed fourth all-around in the espoir division. At the 2019 Petrom Cup, a domestic competition, she placed fifth all-around. She then finished second in the all-around behind
Amalia Puflea at the 2019 Romanian Junior Championships in the youth age group.
2020–21 Ghigoarță's only competition of 2020 was the Romanian Championships in November. She placed tenth in the open all-around and won the bronze medal in the junior floor exercise final. At the 2021 Romanian Championships, Ghigoarță only competed on the uneven bars and balance beam, finishing third and fourth, respectively. Then at the Tournoi International, she won a gold medal with teammates
Andreea Preda and
Sabrina Voinea and the bronze medal in the all-around. In the event finals, she won a gold medal on the floor exercise and a bronze medal on the uneven bars behind Germany's
Helen Kevric.
2022 Ghigoarță began the 2022 season at the
City of Jesolo Trophy, helping the Romanian team place fourth. Individually, she won the bronze medal on the balance beam behind Americans
Tiana Sumanasekera and
Madray Johnson. She then won the all-around title at the Romanian Junior Championships. She also won the all-around gold medal in the junior division of the Petrom Cup. She was selected to compete at the
European Youth Olympic Festival alongside
Sabrina Voinea and
Amalia Puflea, and they won the team gold medal. She also placed fifth in the all-around and on the uneven bars. Ghigoarță competed at the
Junior European Championships and won a silver medal alongside her Romanian teammates. Individually, she won a silver medal in the all-around behind Germany's
Helen Kevric. She also qualified for the uneven bars and balance beam event finals, placing eighth and sixth, respectively. She competed against the senior gymnasts at the Romanian Championships and won the all-around silver medal behind
Ana Bărbosu. In the event finals, she won a gold medal on the floor exercise and a silver medal on the balance beam. Then at the Gymnova Cup, she won gold medals on both the balance beam and the floor exercise. She only competed on the uneven bars and the balance beam at the Romanian Junior Individual Championships, winning gold medals on both. == Senior gymnastics career ==