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Christopher Olson

2×2 · top 0.13% of 186,767 all-time · competing since February 2009 · 2009OLSO01

Christopher Olson has been competing for 18 years. His best event is the 2×2: a personal-best single of 0.71, set at Oregon State Alpha 2016, puts him in the top 0.13% of the 186,767 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 56th in the United States. Until November 2011, no official 2×2 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 137 competitions since February 2009, he has put 5,551 official solves on the record across 17 events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 13% around a typical one, steadier than 55% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 25.58 in February 2009 to 6.38, a 75% improvement. Christopher has entered 137 competitions, more competitions than 99% of everyone who has ever competed.

2×2
best event — top 0.13% of 186,767 all-time
0.71
signature single · Oregon State Alpha 2016
5,551
official solves on the record
13%
solve-to-solve spread · steadier than 55% of the field

Standing, event by event

vs everyone ever ranked
EventPB singlePB averageAll-time standingUnited States
2×20.711.57
top 0.13%56 / 40,951
3×36.388.04
top 0.75%489 / 59,724
3×3 one-handed10.6114.23
top 1.5%241 / 15,683
4×428.7633.59
top 2.2%353 / 19,072
5×557.631:05.83
top 4.4%358 / 9,401
Pyraminx3.885.97
top 7.1%1,803 / 28,708
Skewb4.325.75
top 13.1%2,037 / 18,907
7×73:10.283:15.96
top 13.4%369 / 3,184
Clock7.879.64
top 14.6%1,123 / 8,927
6×62:14.352:20.82
top 17.6%625 / 4,196
3×3 blindfolded1:18.061:34.72
top 18.9%367 / 2,092
3×3 Fewest Moves32 moves36.33
top 20.4%446 / 2,040
Square-116.7723.10
top 20.4%1,377 / 6,743
Megaminx1:28.501:41.28
top 27.2%1,880 / 7,841
3×3 Multi-Blind4 of 5 cubes · 23:22—
top 54.1%418 / 731
4×4 blindfolded13:37.00—
early days — 2 solves304 / 440
5×5 blindfolded39:48.00—
early days — 1 solve211 / 218

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

Twin Cities Cubing Classic 2009: 25.58Missouri Open 2009: 18.22Minnesota Open 2009: 19.43Cubetcha 2009: 14.19Chicago Open 2010: 15.08Iowa Open 2010: 14.27Minnesota Open 2010: 11.90Cat and Mouse 2010: 13.56Cubetcha 2010: 12.28Mall of America 2011: 10.59Iowa Open 2011: 10.52Dixon Open 2011: 11.15Minnesota Open 2011: 8.16United States National Championships 2011: 9.19Cubetcha 2011: 10.55Kansas Cube Off 2012: 8.86Dixon Open 2012: 9.25Minnesota Open 2012: 9.36United States National Championships 2012: 9.58Cubetcha 2012: 7.94Indiana 2012: 8.90Dixon Winter 2013: 8.25Winona Open 2013: 9.15New Albany 2013: 8.61World Rubik's Cube Championship 2013: 9.22Indiana 2013: 8.47Cubetcha 2013: 9.90UIUC Fall 2013: 7.77Houston Winter Open 2014: 8.15Dixon Spring 2014: 7.71Minnesota Cube Melt 2014: 7.66Iowa Corn Lovers 2014: 8.34Dixon Summer 2014: 8.67US Nationals 2014: 7.79Indiana 2014: 8.45Wiscube 2014: 8.22Mishawaka Fall 2014: 7.91Cubetcha 2014: 8.69Florida Feast 2014: 8.12Summit City Open 2015: 9.03Lawrence Spring 2015: 8.09Fabulous Minnesota Competition 2015: 7.68Field of Cubes 2015: 8.64Minnesota Cube Melt 2015: 8.29Clock N' Stuff 2015: 9.11Indiana 2015: 8.30Dixon Summer 2015: 8.51US Nationals 2015: 7.07Atlanta Open 2015: 8.59Wiscube 2nd Edition 2015: 8.13MCC Gamma 2015: 8.30Cubetcha 2015: 8.08Cubing at SkillCon 2015: 7.35HOOAH SMA 2015: 7.72River Hill Fall 2015: 7.98Florida Feast 2015: 7.99Oregon State Alpha 2016: 7.48Dixon Winter 2016: 7.89KCubing Spring 2016: 7.13Clock N' Other Stuff 2016: 7.35Minnesota Cube Melt 2016: 7.19Cube For A Cure Spring 2016: 7.56Cube4Cam 2016: 7.08Saint Mary Scramble 2016: 6.84US Nationals 2016: 8.25Wiscube 2016: 7.86KCubing Summer 2016: 7.67Dixon Fall 2016: 7.79Lawrence Fall 2016: 7.88Cubetcha 2016: 6.83Mega Minnesota Winter 2016: 6.84Marrs Mixup Winter 2017: 7.16KCubing Winter 2017: 7.84Iowa State Spring 2017: 7.80Dixon Spring 2017: 7.02Overland Park Open 2017: 6.89Minnesota Cube Melt 2017: 7.72South Omaha Speedsolve 2017: 8.34Michigan Cubing Club Gamma 2017: 7.93Hillcrest Cubing 2017: 8.06CubingUSA Nationals 2017: 7.80World Rubik's Cube Championship 2017: 7.89Heartland Championships 2017: 7.63Northwest Championships 2017: 7.78September Speedcubing 2017: 7.61Cubetcha 2017: 7.13KCubing Fall 2017: 7.49Wildcat Holiday 2017: 7.32Lions Cubing 2018: 6.98SacCubing III 2018: 6.99Slow N Steady Winter 2018: 7.91CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2018: 8.25Elk Cubing 2018: 7.63CubeIowa 2018: 7.93Dixon Spring 2018: 7.62Gateway Ravioli Spring 2018: 7.54Three Seconds Snakes 2018: 7.49South Dakota First 2018: 7.29Minnesota Cube Melt 2018: 7.56CubingUSA Northeast Championship 2018: 7.21Coach Pigeon 2018: 7.58West Coast Cubing Tour - Los Angeles 2018: 7.31West Coast Cubing Tour - Fresno 2018: 7.22West Coast Cubing Tour - Cupertino 2018: 8.28CubingUSA Nationals 2018: 7.72Cubetcha 2018: 6.68Independence Cube Day 2018: 8.03Fargo Fall 2018: 7.61Wiscube 2018: 7.51Mega Minnesota Winter 2018: 7.99Race the Clock 2018: 7.13CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2019: 7.51The Last Frontier Open 2019: 8.17Minnesota Cube Melt 2019: 6.53CubingUSA Great Lakes Championship 2019: 8.73WCA World Championship 2019: 9.04CubingUSA Nationals 2019: 8.03Sioux Fall 2019: 7.17Superior Cubing - Duluth 2019: 6.38North Liberty 2019: 7.25Cubetcha 2019: 7.18North Star Cubing Challenge 2020: 8.22Minnesota Cube Days 2020: 7.78North Star Cubing Challenge 2022: 7.24Minnesota Cube Melt 2022: 7.21San Diego Spring 2022: 8.19CubingUSA Heartland Championship 2025: 7.586.3825.5828 Feb 200922 Aug 2025

Best single per competition, 3×3. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.

The story so far

Competitions

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.

Next targets

  • A sub-6 3×3 single — 1,376 people have one; it is 0.38 away.
  • A sub-10 3×3 one-handed single — 779 people have one; it is 0.61 away.

Targets move as he improves.