People · Canada
Gavin Olson
3×3 · top 5.2% of 288,433 all-time · competing since May 2016 · 2016OLSO02
Gavin Olson has been competing for 10 years. His best event is the 3×3: a personal-best single of 9.14, set at Edmonton River Valley Rumble 2026, puts him in the top 5.2% of the 288,433 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 509th in Canada. Until May 2008, no official 3×3 solve in the world had been that fast. Across 12 competitions since May 2016, he has put 536 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, steadier than 72% of the 36,406 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 21.48 in May 2016 to 9.14, a 57% improvement. Gavin has entered twelve competitions, more competitions than 94% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | 9.14 | 10.55 | top 5.2% | 509 / 10,502 | |
| 4×4 | 34.91 | 41.06 | top 6.7% | 154 / 3,180 | |
| 2×2 | 2.28 | 3.40 | top 6.9% | 451 / 7,245 | |
| Megaminx | 1:00.33 | 1:12.32 | top 10.3% | 96 / 1,393 | |
| Pyraminx | 4.72 | 5.30 | top 11.5% | 439 / 4,913 | |
| Skewb | 4.45 | 7.17 | top 14.2% | 307 / 2,928 | |
| 5×5 | 1:15.10 | 1:19.06 | top 15.5% | 188 / 1,546 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 19.90 | 24.89 | top 20.3% | 440 / 2,632 | |
| Square-1 | 17.21 | 21.52 | top 21.4% | 182 / 973 | |
| 6×6 | 2:35.68 | 2:42.72 | top 28.5% | 145 / 683 | |
| 7×7 | 3:58.24 | 4:29.36 | top 30.0% | 125 / 519 | |
| Clock | 12.24 | 14.71 | top 36.1% | 332 / 1,057 |
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
- 17 Oct 2026Five personal bests in one day at Edmonton River Valley Rumble 2026.
- 24 Aug 2018Five personal bests in one day at Canada's Best in the West 2018.
- 27 Jul 2018Four personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2018.
- 29 Apr 2018Nine personal bests in one day at Scrambler's Nightmare 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018First sub-10 3×3: 9.68 at Cubing Under the Stars 2018.
- 20 Jan 2018Four personal bests in one day at Cubing Under the Stars 2018.
Competitions
- Edmonton River Valley Rumble 2026 · 17 Oct 2026 — 5 personal bests set
- Solved Central Alberta 2025 · 27 Sep 2025
- Solved Central Alberta 2024 · 14 Sep 2024
- Canada's Wild West 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Canada's Best in the West 2018 · 24 Aug 2018 — 5 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2018 · 27 Jul 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Scrambler's Nightmare 2018 · 29 Apr 2018 — 9 personal bests set
- Cubing Under the Stars 2018 · 20 Jan 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Sherwood Park Open Summer 2017 · 26 Aug 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Canadian Open 2017 · 15 Jul 2017 — 11 personal bests set
- Too Much Cubing 2017 · 7 Jan 2017 — 3 personal bests set
- Calgary Open Spring 2016 · 28 May 2016 — 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.
- Ryan Yasinko — met in 95 rounds, finished ahead 16 times
- Paris Dorn — met in 93 rounds, finished ahead 4 times
- James Deibert — met in 84 rounds, finished ahead 55 times
Next targets
- A sub-8 3×3 single — 8,101 people have one; it is 1.14 away.
- A sub-30 4×4 single — 2,465 people have one; it is 4.91 away.
Targets move as he improves.