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Sokolova vs Grbić

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SokolovaWinner
86.0

Sokolova wins: Longevity, Honours

Grbić
86.0

Grbić 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. Vladimir Grbić
86.0

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. 🇷🇺 Lyubov Sokolova5 seasons played · career day 1,825346 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇸 Vladimir Grbić5 seasons played · career day 1,8257 titles
-98.0% vs Sokolova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Sokolova0050110346718
🇷🇸 Grbić0012716

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.

MetricSokolovaRetiredGrbićRetired
World Championship titles2
Olympic medals2
European titles41
Grand Prix titles2
Years with the national team17
Olympic gold medals1
Olympic bronze medals1
World League medals4
Champions League titles2
Dominance w25%8284
Peak w20%9092
Longevity w20%8884
Honours w20%8886
Statistics w15%8284

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GOAT Rank · the data
Sokolova86.0
Grbić86.0
The people
Sokolova
Grbić

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