If struggle isn't going to end any time soon solana still got worthy opponents like avalanche and Polkadot which are also doing so good, we never know which one will flip solana some day, it's crypto space to begin with a place where anything is possible isn't it?
At the technical level, Solana cannot be a direct opponent of Polkadot, but it is not necessarily true when doing capital operations. Gavin Wood is not very concerned about currency prices. He is more concerned about technical issues. I think Solana and him can't do anything at all To compare.