Kulikova teamed up with Markov in 1996. They placed 6th at the
2000 World Junior Championships. Following the 2000–2001 season, Kulikova and Markov moved to
Newington, Connecticut, to train full-time with
Tatiana Tarasova and
Nikolai Morozov. They won the bronze medal at the
2002 Skate Canada International. They parted ways after the
2003 Russian Championships as a result of Tarasova and Morozov ending their coaching partnership – Kulikova chose to stay with Tarasova while Markov chose Morozov. Kulikova and Novikov teamed up in January 2003. They won the first competition they entered as a team, the
2003 Nebelhorn Trophy. They won two medals at the
Russian Championships and competed twice at the European and World Championships. Their best results were 7th at
2005 Europeans and 13th at
2004 Worlds. Kulikova / Novikov were coached by Tatiana Tarasova and
Evgeni Platov. They parted ways after placing 14th at the
2005 World Championships. Kulikova lives in the United States where she works as a choreographer. == Programs ==