 Complete the following phrase:  By 1963, Rodnina had begun skating with her first partner Oleg Vlasov, coached by Sonia and Milan Valun. In 1964, her coach became Stanislav Zhuk, who paired her with Alexei Ulanov. They won four consecutive World and European titles. RodninaUlanov won their first World title in 1969, ahead of Tamara MoskvinaAlexei Mishin. They won their next two World titles, 1970 and 1971, ahead of silver medalists Lyudmila SmirnovaAndrei Suraikin. However, Ulanov fell in love with Smirnova, and prior to the 1972 Olympics, the couple made the decision to skate together the following season. RodninaUlanov went on to compete at the 1972 Olympics where they captured the gold. They then prepared for their last competition together, the 