Who is better, Sokolova or Nalbert?
Lioubov Sokolova leads with a GOAT score of 86.4 against 86.3 for Nalbert Bitencourt — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Sokolova vs Nalbert
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lioubov Sokolova above Nalbert Bitencourt: 86.4 vs 86.3. Lioubov Sokolova leads on Longevity. Nalbert Bitencourt leads on Peak, Honours, Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SokolovaWinner
86.4Sokolova wins: Longevity
Nalbert
86.3Nalbert wins: Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Lioubov Sokolova
86.4
Sokolova leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lioubov Sokolova
2. Nalbert Bitencourt
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. 🇧🇷 Nalbert Bitencourt5 seasons played · career day 2,55529 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Lioubov Sokolova5 seasons played · career day 1,8259 titles
-69.0% vs Nalbert at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Sokolova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 🇧🇷 Nalbert | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 44 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SokolovaRetired | NalbertRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship golds | 2 | — |
| European titles | 3 | — |
| Olympic silver medals | 1 | — |
| Champions League titles | 4 | — |
| Grand Prix medals | 4 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 1 |
| World League titles | — | 5 |
| World Championship medals | — | 1 |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| MVP awards | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 86 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Sokolova86.4
Nalbert86.3
FAQ
Where does Nalbert beat Sokolova?
Nalbert scores higher on peak, honours, statistics. Sokolova leads on longevity.
How is the Sokolova vs Nalbert score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Sokolova: 86.4, Nalbert: 86.3.
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