Who is better, Ni or Flisberg?
Ni Xia Lian leads with a GOAT score of 82.6 against 82.5 for Tage Flisberg — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ni vs Flisberg
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ni Xia Lian above Tage Flisberg: 82.6 vs 82.5. Ni Xia Lian leads on Longevity. Tage Flisberg leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak.
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NiWinner
82.6Ni wins: Longevity
Flisberg
82.5Flisberg wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇺 Ni Xia Lian
82.6
Ni leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ni Xia Lian
2. Tage Flisberg
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. 🇱🇺 Ni Xia Lian5 seasons played · career day 1,825386 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Tage Flisberg5 seasons played · career day 1,825307 titles
-20.5% vs Ni at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇺 Ni | 0 | 0 | 80 | 172 | 386 | 626 |
| 🇸🇪 Flisberg | 0 | 0 | 45 | 98 | 307 | 648 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | NiActive | FlisbergRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World team titles | 1 | — |
| European titles | 2 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 5 | — |
| European medals | 6 | — |
| Years at the top level | 42 | — |
| World Championship medals | — | 4 |
| World team medals | — | 3 |
| Swedish titles | — | 5 |
| Nordic titles | — | 4 |
| Seasons at the top | — | 9 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 98 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ni82.6
Flisberg82.5
FAQ
Where does Flisberg beat Ni?
Flisberg scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Ni leads on longevity.
How is the Ni vs Flisberg score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ni: 82.6, Flisberg: 82.5.
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