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In early October, Kolyada announced that a recurrence of his sinusitis would cause him to miss at least the first half of the season. Coach Valentina Chebotareva expressed the hope that he would be able to return for the 2020 Russian Championships, but ultimately this was not possible. Kolyada resumed training in early January 2020.

Kolyada's sinusitis became serious again immediately prior to the 2019 Russian Championships, leading to his hospitalization, and his participation at nationals being uncertain until days prior. Competing in less than top form, he nevertheless won the silver medal, placing second in the short program and third in the free skate.

At the 2019 World Championships in Saitama, Kolyada placed tenth in the short program after failing to execute his planned quad. He rose to sixth in the free and sixth overall with a program with only minor errors, saying "there were some little technical issues, but overall, I am pleased with how I did. The audience was very supportive and I felt that."

He then had his biggest achievement yet, finishing third at the Grand Prix Final. The next month, he won his second consecutive Russian figure skating title, and despite errors won bronze for the second consecutive year at the 2018 European Championships.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, Kolyada was part of the Olympic Athletes from Russia team in the team event. He performed poorly in the short program, falling on both quadruple jump attempts and singling his triple Axel, placing eighth overall. He placed second in the free skate. Team Russia won the silver medal overall. In the men's individual event, he placed eighth.

Kolyada won the bronze medal at the 2018 World Championships in Milan, Italy, being second after the short, but dropping to third after errors in the long.

Over the summer, Kolyada suffered from sinusitis, which would continue to plague him throughout the fall. He started his season by competing in two ISU Challenger Series events. In mid-September he won the gold medal at the 2018 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy and in early October he won another gold medal at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy. At both events, Kolyada ranked first in both the short program and the free skate. In early November he placed fourth at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki. Two weeks later, he placed fourth again, now at the 2018 Rostelecom Cup. In early December, Kolyada competed at the 2018 CS Golden Spin of Zagreb where he won the silver medal after placing first in the short program and second in the free skate.

Kolyada started his season with a gold medal at the 2017 CS Ondrej Nepela Trophy, after ranking 10th in the short program and first in the free skate. In the free skate, he landed his first quad lutz in international competition. He placed fourth at the 2017 CS Finlandia Trophy and won the bronze medal at the 2017 Rostelecom Cup, and later the gold medal at the 2017 Cup of China, qualifying him for the Grand Prix Final.

In January 2016, Kolyada placed ninth in the short program, third in the free skate, and fifth overall at the European Championships in Bratislava, Slovakia. From 30 March to 1 April, he competed at the 2016 World Championships in Boston. Ranked sixth in the short and fifth in the free, he finished fourth overall, just missing the bronze to China's Boyang Jin.

Kolyada placed fourth at the 2016 CS Finlandia Trophy and 2016 Rostelecom Cup. His next Grand Prix assignment was the 2016 NHK Trophy. In December 2016, he won his first Russian national title. At the 2017 European Championships, he won the bronze medal behind Javier Fernández and Maxim Kovtun. He placed fourth in the short program and third in the free skate. In the free program he fell on a quad Lutz, but the jump was counted as fully rotated. At the 2017 World Championships he placed seventh in the short program and ninth in the free skate, finishing 8th overall. At the 2017 World Team Trophy he placed fourth in the short program, and fifth in the free skate with Team Russia finishing second place overall. In the free skate and attempted a quad Lutz but fell on the landing although the jump was counted as fully rotated.

Kolyada finished third in the Challenger Series (CS) rankings after winning silver at the 2015 Ondrej Nepela Trophy and bronze at the 2015 Ice Challenge. Skating in his first Grand Prix competition, he placed fifth at the 2015 Rostelecom Cup in November. The following month, he won the silver medal at the Russian Championships in Yekaterinburg.

Kolyada fractured his right ankle in August 2014, leading to two surgeries and five months off the ice. He withdrew from the 2014 Rostelecom Cup, which would have been his Grand Prix debut, and the 2015 Russian Championships. In March 2015, he won gold at the Gardena Spring Trophy.

Kolyada began competing on the ISU Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series in 2011. In 2013, he won the Russian Junior Championships and was assigned to the World Junior Championships where he finished 6th.

Kolyada also decided in this season to add a new choreographer to his team, two-time World champion and 2006 Olympic silver medalist Stéphane Lambiel, along with his long-time choreographer, Olga Kliushnichenko.

Kolyada began learning to skate in 2000. Coach Valentina Chebotareva invited him to join her group when he was five, after observing him at a small rink.

Mikhail Sergeyevich Kolyada (Russian: Михаил Сергеевич Коляда , pronounced Koh-lyah-DAH; born 18 February 1995) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2018 World bronze medalist, 2017 European and 2018 European bronze medalist, 2017 Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, 2017 Cup of China champion, 2017 and 2018 Russian national champion.

Mikhail Sergeyevich Kolyada was born on 18 February 1995 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. He has three younger siblings. He is enrolled at the Lesgaft National State University of Physical Education, Sport and Health. On May 20, 2019, Mikhail announced that he was engaged, and in July 2019 he married retired pairs skater Daria Beklemisheva.