Career
Competitive career
Having started skating when she was four, Ulanova trained in single skating under Rafael Arutyunyan until age 11 and then began ice dancing in Andrei Filippov"s group. After the event, Filippov moved to Australia and Ulanova/Stifunin joined Alla Belyaeva. They skated together until 1999, placing as high as fifth at the senior Russian Championships.
During the 1999–2000 season, Ulanova competed with Alexander Pavlov.
They placed fourth at the 2000 Russian Championships. Their partnership ended around 2001.
Professional career
After joining Holiday on Ice, Ulanova performed with Martin Šimeček for seven years and then with Michał Zych for three years. In 2011, Ulanova appeared on series 6 of Independent Television"s Dancing on Ice, partnered with Steven Arnold.
They were voted off in episode 4.
She took part in the 2011 Dancing on Ice Tour and partnered with professional skater Matt Evers. Ulanova did not appear in series 8 due to her pregnancy. She was partnered with Kyran Bracken for the 2014 series of Dancing on Ice.
