Competitions · United States
Cubing Under the Northern Lights 2023
Fairbanks, Alaska · 4 February 2023 · 8 events · 34 competitors · 11 personal bests
Max Park won two of the eight events (3×3, 5×5) and the closest final was the Clock, won by Harsha Paladugu by 0.18 seconds. 34 competitors produced 11 personal bests, 1 of which still stand today, and 19 people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Dawn Latimer took a 3×3 single of 35.54 down to 19.25, 46 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Max Park | 4.99 | 5.16 |
| 5×5 | Max Park | 37.48 | 39.09 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | James Hildreth | 1:27.05 | — |
| Clock | Harsha Paladugu | 6.51 | 8.12 |
| Megaminx | Benjamin Gottschalk | 49.54 | 52.80 |
| Pyraminx | Harsha Paladugu | 1.76 | 2.12 |
| Skewb | Benjamin Gottschalk | 3.76 | 4.93 |
| Square-1 | Calvin Nielson | 6.23 | 8.08 |
The PB harvest
11 set · 1 still standing- Rohn Allison — Pyraminx single 7.77: into the top 34.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
19 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 37,591 people who made their debut in 2023. Start here explains what a first competition is like.
Records watch
No national, continental or world records were set at this competition. That is true of most competitions.
The field
34 competitors · 181 results · 8 events.
Everyone who competed
34 competitors- Allie Johnson
- Allie M. Brown
- Anthony Velasquez
- Benjamin Gottschalk
- Bradley Krupski
- Calvin Nielson
- Cody Egeland
- Cooper Kotyk
- Dawn Latimer
- Dawson Johnson
- Drake Nailling
- Finnegan Gillespie
- Harsha Paladugu
- James Hildreth
- Jayden Mitchell
- Judah Galen Brueckner
- Kayden Isaac
- Kevin Titarenko
- Kylie Cecchini
- Lichen Edwards
- Lucas Bennett
- Lucas Guilamo
- Luke Johnson
- Mason McMilin
- Max Park
- Max St. Amand
- Micah Zion Bruckner
- Michael Kier Doxey
- Nick Silvestri
- Peter Preston
- Quinton J. M. Ohman
- Rohn Allison
- Triston Wall
- Zion Johnson
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 final is a competition's last round; its order decides the podium · a DNF (did not finish) is an attempt with no valid result: a popped piece, an unsolved face, an over-limit memorisation · every solve starts from a computer-generated scramble, the same for every competitor in a round.