Who is better, Kimura or Gamova?
Saori Kimura leads with a GOAT score of 80.3 against 80.2 for Yekaterina Gamova — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kimura vs Gamova
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Saori Kimura above Yekaterina Gamova: 80.3 vs 80.2. Saori Kimura leads on Longevity. Yekaterina Gamova leads on Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KimuraWinner
80.3Kimura wins: Longevity
Gamova
80.2Gamova wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Saori Kimura
80.3
Kimura leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Saori Kimura
2. Yekaterina Gamova
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. 🇯🇵 Saori Kimura5 seasons played · career day 1,825352 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Yekaterina Gamova5 seasons played · career day 2,55636 titles
-89.8% vs Kimura at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Kimura | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 352 | 716 |
| 🇷🇺 Gamova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 50 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KimuraRetired | GamovaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic medals | 1 | 2 |
| World Championship medals | 1 | — |
| World Cup medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Years with the national team | 14 | — |
| World Championship titles | — | 2 |
| European Championship titles | — | 3 |
| Champions League titles | — | 3 |
| MVP awards | — | 4 |
| Grand Prix titles | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 76 | 76 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 86 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 80 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kimura80.3
Gamova80.2
FAQ
Where does Gamova beat Kimura?
Gamova scores higher on statistics. Kimura leads on longevity.
How is the Kimura vs Gamova score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kimura: 80.3, Gamova: 80.2.
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