Ku qor sii wadida cutubkan - Ka dib markii uu bilada naxaasta ah ka qaatay 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, Kovtun wuxuu dhammeystirey kaalinta toddobaad ee labada shaqo ee Grand Prix, 2016 Skate America iyo 2016 Cup of China. Horyaalka Ruushka ee 2017
, wuxuu helay billad naxaas ah, isagoo kaalinta saddexaad ka galay Mikhail Kolyada iyo Alexander Samarin. Wuxuu ii sheegay in uu billaabay in uu la tashado dhakhtar cilmi nafsiga. Wuxuu ku guuleystay billaddii lacagta ahayd ee tartankii Yurub ee 2017, isagoo ku guuleystay rikoodh cusub oo shaqsiyeed barnaamijka gaaban, rikoodhka bilaashka ah iyo guud ahaan. Wuxuu kaalinta kow iyo tobnaad ka galay tartanka adduunka ee 2017.