So recently I've been thinking, would a brilliant mathematician do extremely well in cp? Hypothetically speaking, if Terence Tao started learning data structures and algorithms for a month and then started grinding contests on Codeforces, would he make LGM in a couple months and maybe even secure a comfortable #1 place on top rating? Personally, I genuinely believe it might be possible but that might be due to my naivety and lack of experience. I am curious what you guys think.