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Natalie Elrod
4×4 · top 22.7% of 83,917 all-time · competing since April 2015 · 2015ELRO01
Natalie Elrod has been competing for 11 years. Her best event is the 4×4: a personal-best single of 48.42, set at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026, puts her in the top 22.7% of the 83,917 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 3,436th in the United States. Across 5 competitions since April 2015, she has put 124 official solves on the record across nine events. Solve to solve, her 3×3 times vary about 12% around a typical one, an early reading from 7 counted rounds. Her 3×3 best has come down from 28.71 in April 2015 to 14.93, a 48% improvement. Natalie has entered five competitions, more competitions than 83% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×4 | 48.42 | 55.29 | top 22.7% | 3,436 / 19,072 | |
| 3×3 | 14.93 | 16.88 | top 24.2% | 13,141 / 59,724 | |
| 2×2 | 4.05 | 7.16 | top 27.1% | 10,715 / 40,951 | |
| 5×5 | 1:53.74 | 2:03.47 | top 45.2% | 3,723 / 9,401 | |
| Pyraminx | 9.89 | 13.59 | top 52.1% | 15,179 / 28,708 | |
| Skewb | 10.51 | 20.39 | top 58.1% | 10,618 / 18,907 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 37.78 | 42.57 | top 62.0% | 8,747 / 15,683 | |
| Square-1 | 48.89 | 54.99 | top 75.1% | 4,949 / 6,743 | |
| 3×3 Fewest Moves | 50 moves | — | early days — 1 solve | 1,618 / 2,040 |
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
- 31 Jan 2026First sub-15 3×3: 14.93 at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026.
- 31 Jan 2026Three personal bests in one day at North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026.
- 9 Feb 2019Four personal bests in one day at Sioux Falls Winter 2019.
- 10 Nov 2018First sub-20 3×3: 18.73 at Independence Cube Day 2018.
- 10 Nov 2018Four personal bests in one day at Independence Cube Day 2018.
- 18 Apr 2015First competition: Field of Cubes 2015. A 28.71 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- North Star Cubing Challenge MN 2026 · 31 Jan 2026 — 3 personal bests set
- Sioux Falls Winter 2019 · 9 Feb 2019 — 4 personal bests set
- Independence Cube Day 2018 · 10 Nov 2018 — 4 personal bests set
- Indiana 2015 · 12 Jun 2015 — 2 personal bests set
- Field of Cubes 2015 · 18 Apr 2015
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 her.
- Walker Welch — met in 21 rounds, never finished ahead
- Brandon Mikel — met in 14 rounds, finished ahead once
- Joshua Feran — met in 13 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-40 4×4 single — 10,180 people have one; it is 8.42 away.
- A sub-12 3×3 single — 39,535 people have one; it is 2.93 away.
Targets move as she improves.