His mother, who worked as an alpine skiing coach, introduced him to the sport.
[2] He participated three times at World Cup: twice (2015, 2017) in giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, and once (2018) in super-G in Val Gardena, Italy, where he finished 61st.
His best World Cup result was 58th in giant slalom in Sölden, Austria, on 25 October 2015.
After the 2023 World Cup, Kovbasnyuk had to join the military service against the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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