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Nicolai vs Ross

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RossWinner
87.6

Ross wins: Dominance

Nicolai
87.4

Nicolai wins: Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 April Ross
87.6

Ross leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic beach volleyball champion in Tokyo after silver and bronze at earlier Games.

1. April Ross
87.6
2. Paolo Nicolai
87.4

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. 🇮🇹 Paolo Nicolai5 seasons played · career day 1,826325 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 April Ross5 seasons played · career day 1,82511 titles
-96.6% vs Nicolai at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Nicolai0055115250675
🇺🇸 Ross00131122

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.

MetricNicolaiActiveRossRetired
Olympic medals13
European titles2
World Tour titles830
World Championship medals1
Olympic appearances4
Olympic gold medals1
World Championship golds1
Olympic Games contested3
Dominance w25%8486
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%8686
Honours w20%8888
Statistics w15%8886

Fan vote — data vs the people

GOAT Rank · the data
Ross87.6
Nicolai87.4
The people
Nicolai
Ross

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