Lyudmila Stanislavovna Smirnova (Russian: Людмила Станиславовна Смирнова; born July 21, 1949, in Leningrad[1]) is a retired pair skater who competed for the Soviet Union.

Smirnova began figure skating in 1955 and became a member of the USSR National Team in 1968.

[3] They were the 2nd strongest Soviet pair behind Irina Rodnina and Alexei Ulanov, and placed second behind them at both the World and European Championships three times (1970–1972).

[citation needed] In 1972, Smirnova was awarded the Medal For Labour Heroism.

[4] Their daughter, Irina Ulanova, is a former pair skater who skated with Alexander Smirnov,[5] and Maxim Trankov for about three years.