Who is better, Ross or Bugajenkovs?
April Ross leads with a GOAT score of 87.6 against 87.6 for Ivans Bugajenkovs — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ross vs Bugajenkovs
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores April Ross and Ivans Bugajenkovs level at 87.6. April Ross leads on Longevity. Ivans Bugajenkovs leads on Honours.
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RossWinner
87.6Ross wins: Longevity
Bugajenkovs
87.6Bugajenkovs wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 April Ross
87.6
Ross leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. April Ross
2. Ivans Bugajenkovs
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇱🇻 Ivans Bugajenkovs5 seasons played · career day 1,826364 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 April Ross5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 titles
-97.0% vs Bugajenkovs at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ross | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 🇱🇻 Bugajenkovs | 0 | 0 | 58 | 123 | 276 | 690 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | RossRetired | BugajenkovsRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | 2 |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| World Tour titles | 30 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| World Championship gold medals | — | 1 |
| European titles | — | 2 |
| Soviet league titles | — | 6 |
| National team years | — | 11 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 94 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ross87.6
Bugajenkovs87.6
FAQ
Where does Bugajenkovs beat Ross?
Bugajenkovs scores higher on honours. Ross leads on longevity.
How is the Ross vs Bugajenkovs score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ross: 87.6, Bugajenkovs: 87.6.
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