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Iowa Corn Lovers 2014

Grinnell, Iowa · 7 June 2014 · 8 events · 69 competitors · 68 personal bests

Christopher Olson won three of the eight events (2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed) and the closest final was the 3×3, won by Kennan LeJeune by 0.25 seconds. 69 competitors produced 68 personal bests, 8 of which still stand today, and 33 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Luke Stilwell took a 3×3 single of 34.67 down to 15.80, 54 percent better in one day.

Three wins
Christopher Olson — 2×2, 4×4, 3×3 one-handed
0.25s
closest final — 3×3, Kennan LeJeune over Christopher Olson
68
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Kennan LeJeune8.599.93
2×2Christopher Olson1.632.02
4×4Christopher Olson37.6340.03
3×3 blindfoldedEvan Brown59.88—
3×3 one-handedChristopher Olson16.1816.88
ClockKit Clement6.368.33
Square-1AJ Blair16.8418.58
5×5 blindfoldedBrandon Mikel19:35.00—

The PB harvest

68 set · 8 still standing
  • Carter Stumne — 2×2 single 3.62: into the top 21.7% of the event's history.
  • Luke Josten — 3×3 single 14.84: into the top 23.9% of the event's history.
  • Spencer Graffunder — 4×4 single 56.36: into the top 32.3% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Yin — 2×2 single 4.68: into the top 35.2% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Son — 3×3 single 21.86: into the top 45.1% of the event's history.
  • Spencer Graffunder — 2×2 single 5.74: into the top 48.1% of the event's history.
  • Andrew Son — 2×2 single 6.19: into the top 52.8% of the event's history.
  • Nathan Pickerell — 4×4 single 1:32.34: into the top 65.4% of the event's history.

First-timers

33 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 9,275 people who made their debut in 2014. 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

69 competitors · 305 results · 8 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. Kennan LeJeune won it with a 9.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

  1. 1B2 F2 R' B2 D2 L' B2 L' R F' L D' B' L' D F' R' U' B' R2
  2. 2D2 L2 F2 U R2 U B L R' U' R' U' R' D B R U F
  3. 3R2 U' F2 D R' D' L' B' R2 U2 R B2 R U2 D2 F2 R' L' B2
  4. 4B2 F' L2 U2 F D2 L2 F' U' R' B' L' B' U2 F D' F R D2
  5. 5L' D2 B2 F2 U2 L F2 L R2 U L D2 R D' R' B F D L' B2

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

69 competitors

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.