Competitions · United States
Grizzly Hibernating 2023
Missoula, Montana · 2 December 2023 · 9 events · 29 competitors · 41 personal bests
Luke Tycksen won four of the nine events (3×3, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Juliette Sébastien by 0.65 seconds. 29 competitors produced 41 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and five people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
London Gregory Meservy took a 2×2 single of 6.72 down to 3.26, 51 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Luke Tycksen | 6.24 | 7.29 |
| 2×2 | Juliette Sébastien | 1.51 | 2.38 |
| 4×4 | Juliette Sébastien | 27.53 | 30.88 |
| 5×5 | Luke Tycksen | 48.03 | 50.69 |
| 6×6 | Luke Tycksen | 1:27.97 | 1:33.49 |
| 7×7 | Luke Tycksen | 2:22.58 | 2:25.87 |
| 3×3 one-handed | Juliette Sébastien | 9.05 | 10.15 |
| Megaminx | Juliette Sébastien | 33.57 | 39.76 |
| Square-1 | Clément Cherblanc | 9.03 | 12.30 |
The PB harvest
41 set · 19 still standing- Lucas Chandler Moorehead — 3×3 one-handed single 15.42: into the top 9.0% of the event's history.
- Colton Hulin — 3×3 one-handed single 15.74: into the top 9.6% of the event's history.
- Nash Sauter — 3×3 single 11.20: into the top 11.1% of the event's history.
- Theodore Mayer — 2×2 single 2.94: into the top 13.6% of the event's history.
- London Gregory Meservy — 2×2 single 3.26: into the top 17.3% of the event's history.
- Ethan Doyle — 3×3 single 13.14: into the top 17.9% of the event's history.
- Ben Streeter — 4×4 single 45.58: into the top 19.0% of the event's history.
- Theodore Mayer — 3×3 single 18.31: into the top 35.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Five 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
29 competitors · 225 results · 9 events.
Solve this final yourself
how this works →The 3×3 final here ran on one scramble group, so these five sequences are exactly what the finalists faced. Luke Tycksen won it with a 7.29 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
D B' U2 R' U2 B2 U2 R2 B2 R F2 D2 R2 B U L F' R2 D' L - 2
B' R' U' D L2 D L F' R' D2 F2 D B2 R2 U L2 D L2 D - 3
F' U D2 F2 R' D F R B2 R' U2 R F2 U2 L' F' U2 - 4
F' U B' L' D2 R D' L2 D R2 F2 U2 L' D2 L' F2 D2 L F2 L - 5
D2 R L2 B D' F D F D R2 D2 B2 L F2 B2 U2 R' U2 F2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
29 competitors- Ben Streeter
- Blake Stipe
- Boaz Salusso
- Caleb Surdock
- Clément Cherblanc
- Colton Hulin
- Daniel Hewitt
- Eric Hewitt
- Ethan Doyle
- Finn Mollenhauer
- Graeme Gimpelson
- Jacob Rodewald
- Juliette Sébastien
- Kasper Joos
- Kegan Stipe
- Liam Grant
- London Gregory Meservy
- Lucas Chandler Moorehead
- Luke Tycksen
- Madison Nichols
- Matthew Ryan Orlob
- Nash Sauter
- Raman Uladymtsau
- Reece Bummer
- Roger D. Persons
- Ryder Simms
- Theodore Mayer
- Tye Gorder
- Wilson Littman
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.