Maxim Kovtun

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Maxim Kovtun

Kovtun at the 2012–13 JGP Final
Personal information
Full name Maxim Pavlovich Kovtun
Country represented Russia
Born (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995
Yekaterinburg, Russia
Residence Moscow, Russia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Coach Elena Buianova, Tatiana Tarasova
Former coach Nikolai Morozov, Maria Voitsekhovskaia
Choreographer Peter Tchernyshev, Irina Tagaeva
Former choreographer Tatiana Tarasova, Nikolai Morozov
Skating club CSKA Moscow
Former skating club Vorobievie Gory
Training locations Moscow
Former training locations Yekaterinburg
Began skating 1999
World standing 10 (As of 19 January 2014 (2014-01-19))[1]
ISU personal best scores
Combined total 240.34
2013 Rostelecom Cup
Short program 92.53
2013 Rostelecom Cup
Free skate 164.32
2013–2014 GPF
Medal record
Competitor for  Russia
Men's Figure skating
Russian Championships
Gold 2014 Sochi Men's Singles
Junior Grand Prix Final
Gold 2012–2013 Sochi Men's singles

Maxim Pavlovich Kovtun (Russian: Максим Павлович Ковтун;[2] born 18 June 1995) is a Russian figure skater. He is a silver medalist at two Grand Prix events (2013 Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup), the 2012 JGP Final champion, and the 2014 Russian national champion.

Career

For details on jumps including abbreviations, see figure skating jumps.

Taken to the ice rink by his father, Kovtun began skating at age four in Yekaterinburg and was coached mainly by Maria Voitsekhovskaia in his early years.[3] He also trained in ice hockey but chose skating at age ten.[4]

Junior

In the spring of 2011, Kovtun began training with Nikolai Morozov. He debuted on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit in the 2011–12 season, winning gold at his first event in Romania and silver in Estonia. He qualified for the 2011–12 Junior Grand Prix Final where he finished 4th. At the 2012 Russian Championships, Kovtun finished 12th on the senior level and won the bronze medal on the junior level. He was assigned to the 2012 World Team Trophy—his first senior international event—following Sergei Voronov's withdrawal due to injury.[5] He finished 12th at the event.

In the summer of 2012, Kovtun switched coaches to Elena Buianova (Vodorezova).[6][4] He began the 2012–13 season by winning a pair of gold medals at JGP events in Croatia and Germany. In Croatia, he scored a personal best 80.00 points in free skating TES.[7] Kovtun qualified for the JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where he won gold by 11 points over silver medalist Joshua Farris.[8] At the event, he scored 149.78 points for his free skate which included a 4T-3T, 3A-3T and 3A.[9]

Senior

Kovtun said he would try two quads in his free program at the 2013 Russian Championships.[10] Although he finished 5th on the senior level, he was named in the Russian team to the 2013 European Championships because Russian regulations guaranteed berths only to the top two finishers while a committee had the right to choose the third entry.[11][12] In his European debut, Kovtun placed 7th in the short program, 4th in the free skate, and 5th overall with a total score of 226.57 points. In the free skate, his fourth combination (3S-2T) was deemed invalid. Kovtun finished 17th in his first World Championships, held in London, Ontario, Canada. He was 8th in the men's event at the 2013 World Team Trophy and Team Russia finished 4th.

In the 2013–14 season, Kovtun made his senior Grand Prix debut at the 2013 Cup of China. He placed second in the short—landing a 4S-3T, 4T and 3A—and first in the free skate, in which he landed a 4S, 4S-2T, 3A-2T and 3A. Kovtun won the silver medal overall behind China's Han Yan. He won another silver medal at the 2013 Rostelecom Cup. The results qualified him to his first senior Grand Prix Final. He finished 5th overall at the event in Fukuoka, Japan.

At the 2014 Russian Championships, Kovtun placed second in the short program and first in the free skate. He won the gold medal ahead of three-time Olympic medalist Evgeni Plushenko. Kovtun again finished 5th in his second appearance at the 2014 European Championships.

Personal life

Maxim Kovtun's two older brothers formerly competed in figure skating and his father, Pavel, is a skating coach and former pair skater.[6][3]

Programs

Season Short program Free skating Exhibition
2013–2014
[6]
  • Summertime
2012–2013
[13]
  • Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
2011–2012
[14]

Competitive highlights

Results[15]
International
Event 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14
Worlds 17th
Europeans 5th 5th
Grand Prix Final 5th
GP Cup of China 2nd
GP Rostelecom Cup 2nd
International: Junior
JGP Final 4th 1st
JGP Croatia 1st
JGP Estonia 2nd
JGP Germany 1st
JGP Romania 1st
EYOWF 2nd J.
National
Russian Champ. 11th 12th 5th 1st
Russian Junior 5th 3rd
Team events
World Team 5T / 12P 4T / 8P
GP = Grand Prix; JGP = Junior Grand Prix
TBD = Assigned; WD = Withdrew
T = Team result; P = Personal result
Medals awarded for team result only.

Detailed results

(Small medals for short and free programs awarded only at ISU Championships — Worlds, Europeans, and Junior Worlds. At team events, medals awarded for team results only.)

Kovtun at the 2012–13 JGP Final
Kovtun at the 2011–12 JGP Final
2013–2014 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
15-19 January 2014 2014 European Championships Senior 4
83.15		 5
149.22 		5
232.37
24–27 December 2013 2014 Russian Championships Senior 2
93.08		 1
174.05 		1
267.13
5–8 December 2013 2013–14 Grand Prix Final Senior 5
68.92		 5
164.32 		5
233.24
21–23 November 2013 2013 Rostelecom Cup Senior 1
92.53		 2
147.81 		2
240.34
1–2 November 2013 2013 Cup of China Senior 2
81.84		 1
156.81 		2
238.65
2012–2013 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
11–14 April 2013 2013 World Team Trophy Senior 7
76.67		 8
145.12 		8
221.79
10–17 March 2013 2013 World Championships Senior 19
65.85		 14
141.55 		17
207.40
23–27 January 2013 2013 European Championships Senior 7
74.46		 4
152.11 		5
226.57
25–28 December 2012 2013 Russian Championships Senior 3
75.38		 5
149.64 		5
225.02
6–8 December 2012 2012 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 2
72.53		 1
149.78 		1
222.31
10–13 October 2012 2012 JGP Germany Junior 1
68.13		 2
124.91 		1
193.04
4–7 October 2012 2012 JGP Croatia Junior 2
69.47		 1
149.72 		1
219.19
2011–2012 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
18–22 April 2012 2012 ISU World Team Trophy Senior 11
60.93		 12
111.53 		12
172.46
5–7 February 2012 2012 Russian Junior Championships Junior 5
65.21		 2
128.74 		3
193.95
5–7 February 2012 2012 Russian Championships Senior 12
66.11		 11
127.82 		12
193.93
8–11 December 2011 2011 Junior Grand Prix Final Junior 4
63.68		 4
130.08 		4
193.76
13–15 October 2011 2011 JGP Estonia Junior 2
58.47		 2
128.40 		2
186.87
22–24 September 2011 2011 JGP Romania Junior 2
61.14		 1
121.77 		1
182.91
2010–2011 season
Date Event Level SP FS Total
12–19 February 2011 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival Junior 1
60.93		 2
100.82 		2
161.75
2–4 February 2011 2011 Russian Junior Championships Junior 4
63.32		 6
119.25 		5
182.57
26–29 December 2010 2011 Russian Championships Senior 6
67.63		 12
120.87 		11
188.50

References

  1. ↑ "ISU World Standings for Single & Pair Skating and Ice Dance : Men". International Skating Union. 23 November 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Ковтун Максим Павлович" [Kovtun Maxim Pavlovich] (in Russian). fskate.ru. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Khodorovsky, Boris (April 2013). "ЮНОСТЬ МАКСИМА" (PDF) (in Russian). Figurnoye Kataniye (magazine). ; "Same article" (HTML). 
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Luchianov, Vladislav (17 December 2012). "New coaches raise Kovtun's skating to next level". IceNetwork. 
  5. ↑ Kuznetsov, Artem (9 April 2012). "Командный ЧМ поможет фигуристу Ковтуну найти путь развития - тренер" [The World Team Trophy will help figure skater Kovtun in his development, according to coach]. rsport.ru (in Russian). 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Maxim KOVTUN: 2013/2014". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. 
  7. ↑ "Personal Bests: Maxim KOVTUN". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. 
  8. ↑ Kondakova, Anna (7 December 2012). "Kovtun captures Junior Men’s title in Sochi". GoldenSkate. 
  9. ↑ "ISU Grand Prix Final 2012: JUNIOR MEN FREE SKATING JUDGES DETAILS PER SKATER". International Skating Union. 
  10. ↑ "Максим Ковтун: задачу в Сочи ставлю себе серьезную – отобраться на чемпионат Европы" [Maxim Kovtun: My goal in Sochi is to be selected for the European Championships]. Ves Sport (in Russian). 20 December 2012. 
  11. ↑ "Russian figure skaters revolt against national team’s coaches". RussiaToday. 28 December 2012. 
  12. ↑ "Фигурист Ковтун все-таки заменил Меньшова в составе сборной на ЧЕ" [Figure skater Kovtun still in the team for the European Championships instead of Menshov]. rsport.ru (in Russian). 10 January 2013. 
  13. ↑ "Maxim KOVTUN: 2012/2013". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. 
  14. ↑ "Maxim KOVTUN: 2011/2012". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. 
  15. ↑ "Competition Results: Maxim KOVTUN". International Skating Union. 

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