 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Kovtun akabva mu2017 Finlandia Trophy uye basa rake rekutanga reGrand Prix, 2017 Skate Canada, nekuda kwekukuvara musana. Kovtun akakwikwidza muchirongwa chipfupi pa2017 Skate America, achiisa yegumi nembiri, uye akabva nekuda kwekuramba achitambura nematambudziko kumashure nemabvi. Pa2018 Russian Championships, akaiswa pachinzvimbo chegumi nenhanhatu muchirongwa chipfupi, uye zvakare akabva. Achitaura pashure pacho nezvomugumisiro wake wakaodza mwoyo, Kovtun akati chakanga chiri chiitiko chitsva uye kuti akanga asingagoni kurovedza muviri, nemhaka bedzi yokuti ndakanga ndisingakwanisi kukotama kuti ndisunge tambo dzangu dzeshangu ndokugadzirisazve. Akatangazve kudzidziswa muna February 2018. 