People · Romania
Vladimir Cristian Olaru
Pyraminx · top 8.9% of 129,321 all-time · competing since May 2025 · 2025OLAR01
Vladimir Cristian Olaru has been competing for a year. His best event is the Pyraminx: a personal-best single of 4.25, set at Bucharest Cubing September 2025, puts him in the top 8.9% of the 129,321 people who have ever been ranked in the event, and 72nd in Romania. Until September 2006, no official Pyraminx solve in the world had been that fast. Across 4 competitions since May 2025, he has put 118 official solves on the record across nine events. His Pyraminx best has come down from 5.99 in May 2025 to 4.25, a 29% improvement. Vladimir has entered four competitions, more competitions than 78% of everyone who has ever competed.
Standing, event by event
vs everyone ever ranked| Event | PB single | PB average | All-time standing | Romania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pyraminx | 4.25 | 8.84 | top 8.9% | 72 / 825 | |
| Skewb | 7.43 | 15.46 | top 37.0% | 123 / 401 | |
| 2×2 | 5.57 | 8.36 | top 46.1% | 472 / 1,214 | |
| 3×3 | 24.36 | 33.58 | top 51.2% | 690 / 1,574 | |
| Clock | 22.68 | 30.32 | top 71.7% | 125 / 187 | |
| 4×4 | 1:48.43 | 2:03.23 | top 75.8% | 367 / 578 | |
| Megaminx | 3:39.56 | 4:29.37 | top 85.9% | 166 / 243 | |
| 5×5 | 3:54.27 | 4:13.49 | top 91.0% | 185 / 225 | |
| 3×3 one-handed | 1:18.55 | 1:54.92 | top 92.0% | 356 / 411 |
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, Pyraminx. Faster is higher — the axis is the right way up.
The story so far
- 20 Sep 2025Three personal bests in one day at Bucharest Cubing September 2025.
- 21 Aug 2025First sub-30 3×3: 24.36 at Romanian National Championship 2025.
- 21 Aug 2025Three personal bests in one day at Romanian National Championship 2025.
- 24 May 2025First competition: Bucharest Cubing May 2025. A 46.65 3×3 single to start from.
Competitions
- Ploiesti Cubing 2025 · 22 Nov 2025 — 2 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing September 2025 · 20 Sep 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Romanian National Championship 2025 · 21 Aug 2025 — 3 personal bests set
- Bucharest Cubing May 2025 · 24 May 2025
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.
- Serban Stelian — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Ianis Costin Chele — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
- Petre Emilian — met in 26 rounds, never finished ahead
Next targets
- A sub-4 Pyraminx single — 9,892 people have one; it is 0.25 away.
- A sub-6 Skewb single — 18,841 people have one; it is 1.43 away.
Targets move as he improves.