People · Canada
Charles-Olivier Rivard
2×2 · top 0.59% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2019 · 2019RIVA02
Charles-Olivier Rivard has been competing for 8 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 1.02, set at Open de Gatineau 2026, puts him in the top 0.59% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 38th in Canada. Until November 2008, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 23 competitions since February 2019, he has put 845 official solves on the record across 13 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 15% around a typical one; 84% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds hold a tighter spread. His 3×3 best has come down from 26.88 in February 2019 to 7.47, a 72% improvement. He has entered 23 competitions, more competitions than 97% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2×2 | 1.02 | 3.92 | top 0.59% | 38 / 7,173 | |
| 3×3 | 7.47 | 9.96 | top 1.9% | 197 / 10,392 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 13.33 | 17.29 | top 4.9% | 111 / 2,620 | |
| 4×4 | 38.54 | 46.22 | top 10.4% | 244 / 3,118 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.05 | 7.46 | top 13.5% | 522 / 4,858 | |
| Megaminx | 1:11.75 | 1:24.73 | top 16.7% | 146 / 1,375 | |
| Skewb | 5.08 | 7.70 | top 18.8% | 433 / 2,907 | |
| Square-1 | 16.73 | 27.67 | top 20.3% | 171 / 952 | |
| 5×5 | 1:25.91 | 1:32.33 | top 24.0% | 286 / 1,499 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 34 moves | 39.67 | top 26.7% | 80 / 283 | |
| 6×6 | 2:49.11 | 3:11.54 | top 35.7% | 184 / 665 | |
| 7×7 | 4:38.70 | 5:19.94 | top 44.0% | 186 / 503 | |
| Clock | 16.62 | 18.19 | top 54.1% | 492 / 1,029 |
Percentile against all competitors ever ranked in each event, a fairer measure than raw rank, because the pools differ by a factor of ten.
The line so far
Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 18 Oct 2025Four personal bests in one day at Imaginaire Québec 2025.
- 1 Aug 2025Five personal bests in one day at CubingUSA New England Championship 2025.
- 24 Jul 2025Four personal bests in one day at Championnat Canadien 2025.
- 22 Feb 2025Six personal bests in one day at Maritimes 2025.
- 4 Oct 2024Three personal bests in one day at Championnat Québécois 2024.
- 21 Sep 2024Three personal bests in one day at Imaginaire Québec 2024.
Competitions
- FMC à Montréal 2026 · 29 Aug 2026
- Championnat Québécois 2026 · 8 May 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Gros Jouets à Montréal 2026 · 25 Apr 2026 — 1 personal best set
- Open de Gatineau 2026 · 28 Feb 2026 — 2 personal bests set
- Cubes Tranchés à Québec PM 2026 · 3 Jan 2026
- Saint Mike's Cube Fest VT 2025 · 8 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Imaginaire Québec 2025 · 18 Oct 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- FMC à Montréal 2025 · 9 Aug 2025
- CubingUSA New England Championship 2025 · 1 Aug 2025 — 5 personal bests set
- Ponctuel et Silencieux à Québec 2025 · 29 Jul 2025
- Championnat Canadien 2025 · 24 Jul 2025 — 4 personal bests set
- Saint-Augustin B 2025 · 25 May 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- FMC Canada 2025 · 26 Apr 2025
- Maritimes 2025 · 22 Feb 2025 — 6 personal bests set
- Championnat Québécois 2024 · 4 Oct 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Imaginaire Québec 2024 · 21 Sep 2024 — 3 personal bests set
- Ottawa 3x3x3 Winter C 2024 · 13 Jan 2024 — 2 personal bests set
- Défi Jeunesse Montréal 2023 · 3 Dec 2023 — 1 personal best set
- Imaginaire Quebec 2023 · 30 Sep 2023 — 7 personal bests set
- Rubik's WCA North American Championship 2022 · 7 Jul 2022 — 1 personal best set
- National Capital Region 2019 · 18 May 2019 — 6 personal bests set
- Burke Mountain Cubing 2019 · 13 Apr 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Québec City 2019 · 16 Feb 2019 — 1 personal best set
Reading this page: a single is one solve's time · an average is the middle three of five solves, best and worst discarded · a PB is a personal best · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · top X% compares against everyone ever ranked in that event, which is fairer than raw rank because event pools differ tenfold.
The circuit
The people whose scorecards keep turning up next to his.
- Jack Chicoine — met in 149 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
- William Lavoie — met in 109 rounds, finished ahead 7 times
- Rémi Chrétien — met in 103 rounds, finished ahead 22 times
Next targets
- A sub-1 2×2 single — 1,032 people have one; it is 0.02 away.
- A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 1.47 away.
Targets move as he improves.