Sentence 1: Among women , the favourites were Sara Takanashi ( USA ) , Sarah Hendrickson ( Japan ) , Coline Mattel ( France ) and Evelyn Insam ( Italy ) .
Sentence 2: Among the women , Sara Takanashi ( USA ) , Sarah Hendrickson ( Japan ) , Coline Mattel ( France ) and Evelyn Insam ( Italy ) were the favorites .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?