Maxim Kovtun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Maxim Pavlovich Kovtun | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Yekaterinburg, Russia | 18 June 1995|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure skating career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Began skating | 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 23 April 2019 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest WS | 6th (2015–16) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maxim Pavlovich Kovtun (Russian: Максим Павлович Ковтун; born 18 June 1995) is a retired Russian figure skater. He is a three-time European medalist (silver in 2015 and 2017, bronze in 2016) and four-time (2014, 2015, 2016, 2019) Russian national champion. On the junior level, he is the 2012 JGP Final champion. Kovtun has successfully landed two quad jumps in a short program, and three quads in a free program.
On 23 April 2019, Kovtun announced his retirement from competition.[1]