Kondratiuk was diagnosed with Osgood–Schlatter disease at age 13; as a result, he missed multiple seasons of competition and briefly considered leaving the sport before opting to continue.

[6] These results qualified him only as an alternate for the 2021 Russian Championships initially, but he was added to the roster following the withdrawal of Artur Danielian, the previous year's silver medalist.

[7] Ranked third in the short program and second in the free skate, he won the bronze medal at the event, which took place in Chelyabinsk in December.

[8] Kondratiuk was a virtual unknown before the championship, making his bronze medal a considerable surprise, with commentators remarking that he "basically came out of nowhere.

He ranked third in the short program and finished first in the free skate, ahead of national champion Mikhail Kolyada.

Kondratiuk was successful in his endeavour, placing fifth in the short program and second in the free skate to win the bronze medal and take the third of seven available Olympic spots.

He was only third in the free skate but narrowly won the gold medal, 0.67 points ahead of silver medalist Mikhail Kolyada.

Skating cleanly, albeit with a few held landings, he placed third behind Nathan Chen and Shoma Uno, securing eight points for the Russian team.