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Competitions · United States

Pikes Peak AM 2026

Colorado Springs, Colorado · 25 July 2026 · 4 events · 48 competitors · 27 personal bests

Zachary Bussey won the 3×3 with a 9.32 and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Jude Doland by 0.17 seconds. 48 competitors produced 27 personal bests, 19 of which still stand today, and 16 people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Tyler Anderson took a 3×3 one-handed single of 42.58 down to 23.53, 45 percent better in one day.

4
events decided
0.17s
closest final — 2×2, Jude Doland over Alfonsus Rahardjo
27
personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

EventWinnerSingleAverage
3×3Zachary Bussey8.069.32
2×2Jude Doland1.261.83
3×3 one-handedAnthony J. Telford12.3214.61
ClockBen Tibbetts3.955.43

The PB harvest

27 set · 19 still standing
  • Ryan Micke — 3×3 single 10.30: into the top 8.4% of the event's history.
  • Ryan Micke — 2×2 single 2.53: into the top 9.2% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Anderson — 2×2 single 3.02: into the top 14.5% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Anderson — Clock single 8.09: into the top 15.6% of the event's history.
  • Zion Isaacs — 3×3 single 14.69: into the top 23.4% of the event's history.
  • Eli Robinson — 3×3 one-handed single 21.72: into the top 25.2% of the event's history.
  • Dodge Comstock — 3×3 single 16.59: into the top 29.7% of the event's history.
  • Tyler Anderson — 3×3 one-handed single 23.53: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.

First-timers

16 people competed for the first time at this competition, joining the 18,546 people who made their debut in 2026. 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

48 competitors · 165 results · 4 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. Zachary Bussey won it with a 9.32 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.

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

solve 1

solve 2

solve 3

solve 4

solve 5

Race this final

Everyone who competed

48 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.