One of the unspoken realities when it comes to gauging how athletes are going to fare once they reach the highest level is that everyone, to a certain degree, sets a ceiling for how far they believe those athletes are going to climb in their respective weight division.
It’s not anything dismissive or derogatory; there is only one champion and 15 spots in the rankings, so not everyone is going to reach those heights. That leads to trying to forecast where individuals will top out.
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What makes things interesting is when competitors come along that continually force everyone to re-think their expectations, which is what Jasmine Jasudavicius has been doing for the past two years.