Michael vs Matt
USA · Open Men · 1 result Michael Gaetani
KAZ · Open Men · 1 result Matt Nikishin
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: New York 2026, Open Men · Matt: New York 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Michael and Matt sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Wall balls (faster than 92% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 42%).Matt: strongest on BBJ (faster than 93% of the field), weakest on Row (faster than 38%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Matt: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 63% | 61% |
| Push | 77% | 87% |
| Pull | 44% | 78% |
| BBJ | 71% | 93% |
| Row | 42% | 38% |
| Carry | 76% | 48% |
| Lunges | 54% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 92% | 73% |
| Roxzone | 66% | 58% |
| Runs | 55% | 52% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Matt |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 63% | 61% |
| Sled push | 77% | 87% |
| Sled pull | 44% | 78% |
| Burpee broad jump | 71% | 93% |
| Row | 42% | 38% |
| Farmers carry | 76% | 48% |
| Sandbag lunges | 54% | 64% |
| Wall balls | 92% | 73% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 66% | 58% |
| Runs (8 km) | 55% | 52% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men: 44:02 running, 34:56 at the stations and 6:02 in the roxzone; the longest station was the sandbag lunges (5:35).Below, Matt · New York 2026 · Open Men: 44:34 running, 33:56 at the stations and 6:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (6:14).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · New York 2026 · Open Men | Matt · New York 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:13 | 5:35 |
| SkiErg | 4:29 | 4:30 |
| Run 2 | 5:05 | 5:05 |
| Sled push | 2:43 | 2:30 |
| Run 3 | 5:33 | 5:16 |
| Sled pull | 5:07 | 4:08 |
| Run 4 | 5:30 | 5:34 |
| Burpee broad jump | 4:50 | 3:46 |
| Run 5 | 5:52 | 6:06 |
| Row | 5:06 | 5:09 |
| Run 6 | 5:07 | 5:33 |
| Farmers carry | 2:03 | 2:25 |
| Run 7 | 5:14 | 4:57 |
| Sandbag lunges | 5:35 | 5:14 |
| Run 8 | 6:28 | 6:28 |
| Wall balls | 5:03 | 6:14 |
| Roxzone | 6:02 | 6:31 |
| Finish | 1:24:51 | 1:24:52 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Matt | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York 2026 Open Men · 28 May 2026 | 1:24:51 | 1:24:52 | 0:01 · Michael faster |
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