Competitions · Norway

Sandnes Winter 2026

Sandnes · 7 February 2026 · 9 events · 53 competitors · 78 personal bests

Kim Roger Haraldsen won four of the nine events (4×4, 5×5, 6×6) and the closest final was the 2×2, won by Niklas Aasen Eliasson by 0.27 seconds. 53 competitors produced 78 personal bests, 62 of which still stand today, and six people held a competitor card for the first time.

The moment

The day's biggest improvement

Aarav Kare took a 3×3 single of 1:08.36 down to 29.86, 56 percent better in one day.

Four wins

Kim Roger Haraldsen — 4×4, 5×5, 6×6, 7×7

0.27s

closest final — 2×2, Niklas Aasen Eliasson over Kim Roger Haraldsen

personal bests set on the day

Winners & podiums

Event	Winner	Single	Average
3×3	Herman Westerlund Kalland	6.00	6.67
2×2	Niklas Aasen Eliasson	1.54	1.94
4×4	Kim Roger Haraldsen	23.61	25.85
5×5	Kim Roger Haraldsen	45.24	46.62
6×6	Kim Roger Haraldsen	1:25.79	1:28.73
7×7	Kim Roger Haraldsen	2:21.11	2:24.67
3×3 blindfolded	Niklas Aasen Eliasson	25.39	—
3×3 one-handed	Herman Westerlund Kalland	11.30	12.45
Pyraminx	Stian Nystad Østli	2.18	2.51

The PB harvest

78 set · 62 still standing

Leon Michal Bø — 3×3 one-handed single 11.52: into the top 2.4% of the event's history.
Stian Nystad Østli — 5×5 single 52.47: into the top 2.5% of the event's history.
Magne Njå — 3×3 single 8.88: into the top 4.6% of the event's history.
Omar Sarhan — 3×3 single 8.91: into the top 4.7% of the event's history.
Leon Michal Bø — 5×5 single 1:04.26: into the top 7.9% of the event's history.
Leon Michal Bø — 4×4 single 38.02: into the top 9.8% of the event's history.
Lukas Byrski — 3×3 single 12.13: into the top 14.3% of the event's history.
Halvar Levi Mangrud — 3×3 one-handed single 18.01: into the top 15.1% of the event's history.

First-timers

Six 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

53 competitors · 372 results · 9 events.

Everyone who competed

53 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.