It was pretty much tied going into this race imo
8:57 the same year as an Olympic silver proves that she can run any type of race.
Elephant in the room for this argument is Emma’s WC gold, but that was before the emergence of BK and other fine runners today.
Frerichs with the AR, a top time of all time, and an Olympic and WC silver with no end in sight give me that status in my mind