Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Mgbe o nwetasịrị nrite ọla nchara na CS Finlandia Trophy 2016, Kovtun mechara nke asaa na ọrụ Grand Prix ya abụọ, 2016 Skate America na 2016 Cup of China. N'asọmpi Russia nke afọ 2017
, ọ natara ọla nchara, ebe ọ bụ onye nke atọ na Mikhail Kolyada na Alexander Samarin. O kwuru na ya amalitela ịgakwuru onye ọkà n'akparamàgwà mmadụ. O nwetara ihe nrite ọlaọcha na 2017 European Championship, na-enweta ihe ndekọ ọhụrụ nke onwe ya na obere mmemme, free skate na mkpokọta. Ọ nọrọ na nke iri na otu na asọmpi Iko Mbaụwa nke afọ 2017.