Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei whitianga - I hoki mai a Kovalenko ki te atamira a motu i muri i tana whiriwhiringa ki te kapa a Ruhia mo te 2019 World Junior Championships
i Vancouver, i Kānata. I te kēmu tuarua o te whakataetae a Ruhia, i tohua a Kovalenko hei kaitakaro o te keemu i muri i tana kaute tuatahi me tana tohu, i te whiwhinga i te toa-toa, i te wikitoria 2<unk>1 i runga i te Czech Republic i te Tihema 28, 2018. I mutu ia i te whakataetae me nga tohu e 3 i roto i nga keemu e 6, i awhina i a Russia ki te kii i te mētara parahi ki a Switzerland i te Hanuere 6, 2019.