Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: 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
I te 2017 Russian Championships, i whakawhiwhia e ia 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.