Alexei Ulanov

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Olympic medal record
Figure skating
Gold 1972 Sapporo Pairs

Alexei Ulanov (Алексе́й Никола́евич Ула́нов, born November 4, 1947) was a Soviet pairs figure skater and Olympic champion. He won the 1972 Olympics with partner Irina Rodnina. They were coached by Stanislav Zhuk and trained in Moscow.

Rodnina and Ulanov competed together from 1968 to 1972, winning several World and European championships. The culmination of their career was their 1972 Olympics win. By this point Ulanov had fallen in love with fellow skater Lyudmila Smirnova. Rodnina and Ulanov separated, and Ulanov began skating with Smirnova.

Smirnova and Ulanov skated together for two years (1973-1974), enjoying modest success at Worlds and Europeans.

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