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Well, Mathman, can we say Usain Bolt isn't the greatest sprinter because of the improvement in training methods, running surface, clothing/shoes, time measurements took place? ...
I think that the issue is somewhat different. In track and field, the criterion is clear. You are the best 100-meter guy if you run faster than anyone else in the race, and you are the GOAT if you run faster than anyone else in history.
In figure skating, Alina is the GOAT of backloading. She is the greatest backloader in history. This is a title that will never be in jeopardy, since the rules have now changed. She is also right up there for the title of "most transitions." She skates fast. Good for her.
Is she the best jumper of all time? No triple Axel. No quad.
Is she the best spinner, the best at moves in the field? Is she the all-time Interpreter of Music?
Things start to get a little trickier, in my opinion.
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