 Stepanova/Bukin started their season at the 2018 CS Finlandia Trophy where they won the gold medal with a personal best score of 200.78 points.This was already their third victory at the Finlandia Trophy since they had won this event also in 2014 and 2016.In early November Stepanova/Bukin won their first Grand Prix gold medal at the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki.