Galina Alexeyevna Kulakova (Russian: Галина Алексеевна Кулакова, born 29 April 1942) is a Soviet-Russian former cross-country skier, arguably the best skier on distances shorter than 10 km in the early 1970s.

She was the most successful athlete at the 1972 Winter Olympics, along with Ard Schenk of the Netherlands.

Kulakova also won the 10 km event at the Holmenkollen ski festival in 1970 and 1979.

At the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Kulakova finished third in the 5 km event, but was disqualified due to a positive test for banned substance ephedrine.

[1] All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).