Generally, I'd say yes. Being high-rated in these competitions requires quite a high amount of practice and participation, so in that time, you could've been l

Generally, I'd say yes. Being high-rated in these competitions requires quite a high amount of practice and participation, so in that time, you could've been learning a lot of new skills and building things. However, knowing a lot about algorithms can be very useful in many situations as well. And for instance, Google has those (in)famous algorithms questions in their interviews, so I guess you'd be more confortable in them.