Career
Paniot began skating in 2003. In his early years, he was taught by Yuriy Sukholentsev and Oleksandr Zelensky in Ukraine. From 2009 to 2011, he was coached by Alexei Tchetverukhin in Russia.
He debuted on the International Skating Union Junior Grand Prix (JGP) series the following season, in late August 2012.
In February 2013, Paniot took silver at the European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Poiana Brașov, Romania. He trained mainly in Kiev until 2014.
2014-2015 season: International Skating Union Championship debut
During the 2014-2015 season, Paniot trained mainly in Irvine, California, coached by Viacheslav Zagorodniuk. Making his senior international debut, he finished 12th at the Warsaw Cup, an International Skating Union Challenger Series event.
He was selected to compete at two senior-level International Skating Union Championships and reached the free skate at both.
In January, he finished 16th at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm, Sweden, having ranked 14th in the short program and 18th in the free skate. In March, he placed 20th in the short, 24th in the free, and 24th overall at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai, China. 2015-2016 season
Paniot finished second to Pavlov at the Ukrainian Championships in December 2015.
He changed coaches in January 2016, joining Nikolai Morozov a week before the Ukrainian Junior Championships.
In March, he competed at the 2016 World Junior Championships in Debrecen, Hungary and qualified for the free skate by placing 15th in the short. He was 8th in the free skating and 11th overall.