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Sokolova vs Stoyanovskiy

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SokolovaWinner
86.0

Sokolova wins: Longevity

Stoyanovskiy
85.8

Stoyanovskiy wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Lyubov Sokolova
86.0

Sokolova leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories. Twice a world champion with Russia and a two-time Olympic silver medallist.

1. Lyubov Sokolova
86.0
2. Oleg Stoyanovskiy
85.8

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇷🇺 Oleg Stoyanovskiy5 seasons played · career day 1,825375 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Lyubov Sokolova5 seasons played · career day 1,825346 titles
-7.7% vs Stoyanovskiy at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Sokolova0050110346718
🇷🇺 Stoyanovskiy0055120375742

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricSokolovaRetiredStoyanovskiyActive
World Championship titles2
Olympic medals21
European titles4
Grand Prix titles2
Years with the national team17
World Championship gold medals1
World Tour titles6
Youth world titles2
Olympic appearances1
Dominance w25%8284
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%8878
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%8288

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sokolova86.0
Stoyanovskiy85.8
The people
Sokolova
Stoyanovskiy

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