Tuhia he haere tonu mo tenei irava - I muri i te tango i te mētara parahi i te 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy, ka mutu a Kovtun i te tuawhitu i ana mahi Grand Prix e rua, te 2016 Skate America me te 2016 Cup of China. I te 2017 Russian Championships
, i whakawhiwhia ia ki te mētara parahi, i te mutunga o te tuatoru ki a Mikhail Kolyada me Alexander Samarin. I mea ia kua timata ia ki te toro atu ki tētahi tohunga hinengaro. I wikitoria ia i te mētara hiriwa i te 2017 European Championships, i whiwhi i nga rekoata whaiaro hou i te papatono poto, i te rerenga koreutu me te katoa. I whakanohoia e ia te tekau ma tahi i nga Whakataetae o te Ao 2017.