Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Bayan ya ɗauki lambar tagulla a CS Finlandia Trophy na 2016, Kovtun ya gama na bakwai a duka ayyukansa na Grand Prix, 2016 Skate America da 2016 Cup of China. A gasar zakarun Rasha ta 2017
, ya sami lambar tagulla, bayan ya gama na uku ga Mikhail Kolyada da Alexander Samarin. Ya ce ya soma zuwa wurin likitan tunani. Ya lashe lambar azurfa a Gasar Zakarun Turai ta 2017, yana samun sabbin abubuwan da suka fi dacewa a cikin gajeren shirin, kyauta kyauta da kuma gaba ɗaya. Ya kasance na goma sha ɗaya a Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya ta 2017.