People · United States
Luca Gaona-Cardozo
Skewb · top 12.3% of 73,281 all-time · competing since February 2018 · 2018GAON01
Luca Gaona-Cardozo has been competing for 9 years. His best event is the Skewb: a personal-best single of 4.20, set at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026, puts him in the top 12.3% of the 73,281 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 1,917th in the United States. Across 10 competitions since February 2018, he has put 190 official solves on the record across twelve events. Solve to solve, his 3×3 times vary about 10% around a typical one, steadier than 94% of the 35,811 competitors with ten or more counted rounds. His 3×3 best has come down from 32.80 in February 2018 to 13.55, a 59% improvement. Luca has entered ten competitions, more competitions than 92% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skewb | 4.20 | 7.10 | top 12.3% | 1,917 / 18,907 | |
| Pyraminx | 5.24 | 7.32 | top 14.7% | 3,853 / 28,708 | |
| 2×2 | 3.39 | 4.04 | top 18.9% | 7,396 / 40,951 | |
| 3×3 | 13.55 | 15.49 | top 19.4% | 10,422 / 59,724 | |
| Clock | 10.42 | 10.99 | top 27.2% | 2,088 / 8,927 | |
| 4×4 | 57.73 | 1:06.95 | top 34.0% | 5,439 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 25.82 | 33.18 | top 36.4% | 4,808 / 15,683 | |
| 5×5 | 1:52.65 | — | top 44.4% | 3,649 / 9,401 | |
| Square-1 | 29.68 | 35.46 | top 48.8% | 3,179 / 6,743 | |
| Megaminx | 2:08.33 | — | top 50.3% | 3,742 / 7,841 | |
| 6×6 | 3:43.35 | — | early days — 2 solves | 2,291 / 4,196 | |
| 7×7 | 5:33.79 | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,815 / 3,184 |
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
- 14 Aug 2026Eleven personal bests in one day at Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026.
- 27 Jul 2023Three personal bests in one day at CubingUSA Nationals 2023.
- 29 Oct 2022First sub-15 3×3: 14.67 at Slow N Steady Fall 2022.
- 23 Feb 2020Four personal bests in one day at Slow N Steady Winter 2020.
- 11 Jan 2020First sub-20 3×3: 19.63 at Potomac Speedcubing 2020.
- 1 Aug 2019First sub-30 3×3: 23.84 at CubingUSA Nationals 2019.
Competitions
- Mid-Atlantic Speedcubing Championship 2026 · 14 Aug 2026 — 11 personal bests set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2023 · 27 Jul 2023 — 3 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Fall 2022 · 29 Oct 2022 — 2 personal bests set
- Silver Spring Summer 2022 · 13 Aug 2022 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2020 · 23 Feb 2020 — 4 personal bests set
- Potomac Speedcubing 2020 · 11 Jan 2020 — 1 personal best set
- Solving Hunger Virginia 2019 · 12 Oct 2019 — 2 personal bests set
- Slow N Steady Summer 2019 · 14 Sep 2019 — 1 personal best set
- CubingUSA Nationals 2019 · 1 Aug 2019 — 1 personal best set
- Slow N Steady Winter 2018 · 17 Feb 2018
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.
- Michael Nielsen — met in 42 rounds, never finished ahead
- Charles Jerome — met in 41 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brayden Adams — met in 40 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Skewb single — 7,977 people have one; it is 0.20 away.
- A sub-5 Pyraminx single — 17,019 people have one; it is 0.24 away.
Targets move as he improves.