Maxim Pavlovich Kovtun is one of the most promising figure skaters of our time. Despite his young age, he is the owner of a large number of awards of various levels.
Childhood
The athlete was born not so long ago, in the summer of 1995, in Yekaterinburg. He was born into a sports family. Father in the past also engaged in figure skating, and therefore began to instill in his son from childhood a love for this occupation. Today, Maxim’s mother recalls that for the first time he began to skate when he was not even two years old. Already in 1999, he began to study at the sports school of his native city. Considering that dad had trained with him earlier, he stood out clearly from the rest of the kids. His coach was Wojciechowska. It was under her leadership that the guy began to go to the first competition. At the age of twelve, he becomes the winner of the Crystal Horse tournament. In 2009, Maxim participates in the country's cup among young men and wins gold there. Then they start talking about him as about a rising star in Russian sports. He, in turn, was not conceited, but continued to work. In 2010, the skater Maxim Kovtun begins to compete in adult competitions. According to official figures, it was then that his professional career began, although for several years he played at youth tournaments.
Adult career
In the 2010-2011 season. Kovtun claimed for the championship of Russia. At that time, he was trained by Wojciechowska and Nikolai Morozov. The young skater moves to the capital to fully realize his potential. In the debut season, he performs unsuccessfully and takes only eleventh place. He also performs in the teen championship, but here he is only fifth.
Next year, he again won nothing at the adult level, but he showed himself great among the young men. Maxim Kovtun becomes the third in the country, fourth at the final grand prix, second and first at the grand prix of Estonia and Romania, respectively.
Season 2012-2013 showed that very soon the young man will fully compete with his older colleagues. He first participates in the world championship among adults, and also becomes the fifth in Russia and in Europe and participates in the team championship of the planet. As for the youth level, here he takes part in three tournaments and wins in each of them. It is worth noting that he will not perform more in this age category.
In the season 2013-2014. For the first time in his career, Maxim Kovtun wins the national championship. He becomes the second at the Grand Prix of Russia and China. It shows a decent level in other competitions where it takes part. The next year, it achieves even better results. At nineteen, Maxim became the two-time champion of Russia, for the first time rising to an honorable second place in the continental championship, and won the gold of the Chinese Grand Prix and Trophee Bompard. Plus, it becomes the silver medalist of the world championship among national teams.
However, the season 2015-2016. will not be as successful as the previous one. Maxim Kovtun managed to replenish the collection of awards with two gold medals and one bronze. At the moment, the skater is preparing for the upcoming competitions.
Opinions of experts
Most experts unanimously say that it is with this guy that the future of Russian figure skating is. Some say that he is the heir to Evgeni Plushenko, while others are confident that his potential is much higher.
In any case, Maxim Kovtun does not pay attention to such statements, because he does not try to be like anyone else. He does everything to develop his own riding style. At the moment, his father is training him. It is worth noting that he helps the athlete not only in terms of training, but simply supports the parting word. The skater has repeatedly noted that the support of a loved one played an important role in his formation as a professional.
Personal life
Recently, Maxim Kovtun and his girlfriend Adelina Sotnikova became the main characters of journalistic investigations. In fact, young people do not hide their relations, but they try not to advertise them very much. There is information that they communicate for a long time. Be that as it may, personal life does not affect the performance of a promising athlete at all.