Nicholas vs Gaku
AUS · Open Men · 7 results Nicholas Zayat
JPN · Open Men · 2 results Gaku Kirikae
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Nicholas: Helsinki 2026, Open Men · Gaku: Sydney 2026, Open Men
This chart shows where Nicholas and Gaku sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Nicholas: strongest on BBJ (faster than 87% of the field), weakest on Pull (faster than 2%).Gaku: strongest on BBJ (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Push (faster than 6%).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas: faster than | Gaku: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 11% | 37% |
| Push | 5% | 6% |
| Pull | 2% | 20% |
| BBJ | 87% | 98% |
| Row | 4% | 19% |
| Carry | 6% | 37% |
| Lunges | 20% | 84% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 38% |
| Roxzone | 18% | 56% |
| Runs | 28% | 89% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Nicholas | Gaku |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 11% | 37% |
| Sled push | 5% | 6% |
| Sled pull | 2% | 20% |
| Burpee broad jump | 87% | 98% |
| Row | 4% | 19% |
| Farmers carry | 6% | 37% |
| Sandbag lunges | 20% | 84% |
| Wall balls | 20% | 38% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 18% | 56% |
| Runs (8 km) | 28% | 89% |
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.Nicholas · Helsinki 2026 · Open Men: 45:37 running, 43:23 at the stations and 8:26 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (8:46).Below, Gaku · Sydney 2026 · Open Men: 32:50 running, 36:45 at the stations and 8:23 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (7:49).
See the numbers
| Part | Nicholas · Helsinki 2026 · Open Men | Gaku · Sydney 2026 · Open Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 5:42 | 3:22 |
| SkiErg | 5:02 | 4:33 |
| Run 2 | 5:36 | 3:50 |
| Sled push | 3:43 | 3:53 |
| Run 3 | 5:36 | 3:58 |
| Sled pull | 7:08 | 5:36 |
| Run 4 | 5:15 | 3:50 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:53 | 3:12 |
| Run 5 | 5:38 | 3:57 |
| Row | 5:39 | 5:10 |
| Run 6 | 5:23 | 4:02 |
| Farmers carry | 3:02 | 2:15 |
| Run 7 | 5:46 | 4:05 |
| Sandbag lunges | 6:10 | 4:17 |
| Run 8 | 6:41 | 5:47 |
| Wall balls | 8:46 | 7:49 |
| Roxzone | 8:26 | 8:23 |
| Finish | 1:37:18 | 1:17:51 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Nicholas | Gaku | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney 2026 Open Men · 1 Jul 2026 | 1:55:42 | 1:55:44 | 0:02 · Nicholas faster |
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