About Maxim Kovtun
Maxim Pavlovich Kovtun is a retired Russian figure skater. He is a three-time European medalist and four-time 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. At the 2012 Russian Championships, Kovtun finished twelfth on the senior level and won the bronze medal on the junior level. Kovtun qualified for the JGP Final in Sochi, Russia, where he won gold by eleven points over silver medalist Joshua Farris. Kovtun finished seventeenth in his first World Championships, held in London, Ontario, Canada.
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