She competed for the Russia women's national volleyball team in the 2008[2] and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

[3] She also won the gold medal at the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship, playing with Dinamo Kazan.

Ulanova is 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) tall 61 kilograms (134 lb),[4] born as Yekaterina Vladimirovna Kabeshova on August 5, 1986, in Ivanovo, Soviet Union.

[6] Ulanova won with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan the 2013–14 CEV Champions League held in Baku, Azerbaijan, defeating 3-0 the home owners Rabita Baku in the semifinals[7] and 3-0 to the Turkish VakıfBank İstanbul in the final.

[8] Ulanova won the 2014 FIVB Club World Championship gold medal playing with the Russian club Dinamo Kazan that defeated 3–0 the Brazilian Molico Osasco in the championship match.