Competitions · United States
North Idaho Newcomers 2025
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho · 29 March 2025 · 3 events · 31 competitors · 24 personal bests
Ethan George Hayes won two of the three events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the Skewb, won by Nicholas Lopez by 0.72 seconds. 31 competitors produced 24 personal bests, 13 of which still stand today, and eleven people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Brenton Ryba took a Skewb single of 1:11.20 down to 34.84, 51 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Ethan George Hayes | 7.36 | 7.98 |
| 2×2 | Ethan George Hayes | 1.53 | 2.35 |
| Skewb | Nicholas Lopez | 3.56 | 5.42 |
The PB harvest
24 set · 13 still standing- Nicholas Lopez — Skewb single 3.56: into the top 8.1% of the event's history.
- Jonathan Porter — 3×3 single 10.81: into the top 9.9% of the event's history.
- Parker Bright — 3×3 single 10.84: into the top 10.0% of the event's history.
- Timothy Kearney — 2×2 single 2.97: into the top 13.9% of the event's history.
- Timothy Kearney — 3×3 single 12.45: into the top 15.5% of the event's history.
- Tara Wasser — Skewb single 5.15: into the top 19.3% of the event's history.
- Rostyslav Sviashchenko — Skewb single 5.55: into the top 22.3% of the event's history.
- Julia Bassols — 3×3 single 14.68: into the top 23.3% of the event's history.
First-timers
Eleven people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 28,483 people who made their debut in 2025. 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
31 competitors · 158 results · 3 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. Ethan George Hayes won it with a 7.98 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
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D2 B' U L2 U F2 D' L B R2 U' B U' F' D F' L' - 2
L' U F2 L2 F2 R2 D' R2 B2 U L' R U B2 F R U2 L - 3
F2 L2 D2 U' F2 U L2 R' F' D2 U' L' U' L' B2 F U R - 4
F2 R2 F2 U2 L2 U' B2 U F2 L B2 U2 F R D2 L' U' R' - 5
D2 L U2 B2 R2 F2 D' F2 L' B F' L U2 L2 B R2 B2 R2
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
31 competitors- Aaryn Cole
- Alexander Craig Ewert
- Alexander White
- Andrew Baker
- Benjamin Ewert
- Brenton Ryba
- Caleb Simmons
- Chris Tabar
- Coleman Vaughn
- Cordelia Cook
- David Frazee
- Ethan George Hayes
- Ethan Hong
- Homan Rasuli
- Jeremiah Rummerfield
- Jonathan Porter
- Julia Bassols
- Kasen Corbin
- Katherine May Coffey
- Kove Klingshiem
- Nicholas Lopez
- Nikita N. Melchakov
- Oliver Ratcliffe
- Parker Bright
- Preston Bright
- Preston Mackin
- Rostyslav Sviashchenko
- Ryker Murphy
- Samuel Williams
- Tara Wasser
- Timothy Kearney
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.