Competitions · Norway
Porten til Ishavet 2026
Tromsø · 17 January 2026 · 10 events · 20 competitors · 21 personal bests
Andreas Jensen Forsgren won seven of the ten events (3×3, 2×2, 5×5) and the closest final was the Pyraminx, won by Yuxuan Huang (黄宇轩) by 0.46 seconds. 20 competitors produced 21 personal bests, 7 of which still stand today, and four people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Filip Saldivar Müller took a 2×2 single of 12.59 down to 6.17, 51 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Andreas Jensen Forsgren | 7.29 | 7.96 |
| 2×2 | Andreas Jensen Forsgren | 1.77 | 2.11 |
| 4×4 | Morten Arborg | 27.76 | 35.94 |
| 5×5 | Andreas Jensen Forsgren | 1:01.77 | 1:07.87 |
| 3×3 blindfolded | Jacob Oliver Bruun | 37.51 | — |
| 3×3 one-handed | Andreas Jensen Forsgren | 15.54 | 19.14 |
| Megaminx | Andreas Jensen Forsgren | 57.89 | 1:01.31 |
| Pyraminx | Yuxuan Huang (黄宇轩) | 4.32 | 5.56 |
| Skewb | Andreas Jensen Forsgren | 4.40 | 5.65 |
| Square-1 | Andreas Jensen Forsgren | 10.35 | 11.88 |
The PB harvest
21 set · 7 still standing- John Aslak Wee Kleven — 3×3 single 6.59: into the top 0.93% of the event's history.
- Yuxuan Huang (黄宇轩) — Pyraminx single 2.21: into the top 1.5% of the event's history.
- Andreas Jensen Forsgren — 5×5 single 1:01.77: into the top 6.5% of the event's history.
- Håkon Stangnes — 2×2 single 3.23: into the top 17.0% of the event's history.
- Olav Norvin Borud — 2×2 single 3.37: into the top 18.6% of the event's history.
- Olav Lærum — Skewb single 7.69: into the top 39.0% of the event's history.
- Håkon Stangnes — Skewb single 8.70: into the top 46.4% of the event's history.
First-timers
Four 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
20 competitors · 169 results · 10 events.
Everyone who competed
20 competitors- Andreas Jensen Forsgren
- Benjamin Thomas Jeffrey
- Einar Martin Sandvik
- Elisa Ihle Julbø
- Filip Saldivar Müller
- Fredrik Bruun
- Håkon Stangnes
- Jacob Oliver Bruun
- Joe South
- Johannes Roderick Larsen
- John Aslak Wee Kleven
- Jonathan Hamstad
- Kristian Jarl Josefsen da Silva
- Lars Johan Folde
- Morten Arborg
- Njål Gunnar Sørensen
- Olav Lærum
- Olav Norvin Borud
- Thomas Vestmo
- Yuxuan Huang (黄宇轩)
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.