Competitions · United States
Vermont Newcomers 2025
Barre, Vermont · 29 March 2025 · 5 events · 43 competitors · 43 personal bests
Levi Gibson won two of the five events (3×3, 2×2) and the closest final was the 4×4, won by Derek White by 0.03 seconds. 43 competitors produced 43 personal bests, 21 of which still stand today, and ten people held a competitor card for the first time.
The moment
The day's biggest improvement
Orin Gehring took a 3×3 single of 42.96 down to 16.09, 63 percent better in one day.
Winners & podiums
| Event | Winner | Single | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3×3 | Levi Gibson | 7.11 | 7.93 |
| 2×2 | Levi Gibson | 1.47 | 2.16 |
| 4×4 | Derek White | 29.80 | 35.03 |
| Pyraminx | Matthew Jalkut | 2.81 | 2.96 |
| Skewb | Brendan Lee | 2.31 | 2.90 |
The PB harvest
43 set · 21 still standing- Brendan Lee — 4×4 single 30.71: into the top 3.3% of the event's history.
- Achyuth Badami — Pyraminx single 6.16: into the top 21.2% of the event's history.
- Achyuth Badami — 2×2 single 3.97: into the top 26.1% of the event's history.
- Joshua Smith — 2×2 single 4.29: into the top 30.2% of the event's history.
- Bentley Luong — 3×3 single 19.04: into the top 37.2% of the event's history.
- Andrea Mitchell — 2×2 single 5.62: into the top 46.7% of the event's history.
- Ethan Zhu — Pyraminx single 9.46: into the top 48.7% of the event's history.
- Bradley Hoang Luong — 3×3 single 23.86: into the top 50.0% of the event's history.
First-timers
Ten 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
43 competitors · 198 results · 5 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. Levi Gibson won it with a 7.93 average. Hold your cube white centre up, green centre facing you, follow each sequence, and check against the pictures.
- 1
L2 D L' F' R2 U F D' F2 R B' U2 B2 D' F2 L2 B2 R2 D' - 2
F U2 R2 L B' D B2 L' D R B R' U2 L' D2 R D2 R2 B2 - 3
D' F D' R U' D2 L' D' F' U2 R2 B' D2 F R2 B R2 D2 F R - 4
U2 F' D F' L2 F2 R D2 F' L D' L2 U2 F' B2 D2 L2 D2 - 5
B D' B' U2 B2 D2 U2 L2 D2 F' U' L D2 B2 R F2 U2 R2 D
solve 1
solve 2
solve 3
solve 4
solve 5
Race this final
Everyone who competed
43 competitors- Abigail LaRock
- Achyuth Badami
- Andrea Mitchell
- Bentley Luong
- Bradley Hoang Luong
- Brendan Lee
- Brian Maxwell
- Brian Maxwell Jr.
- Carter Luong
- Cayden McCoy
- Charlene Amarello
- Charles Amarello
- Daniel Jalkut
- Derek White
- Edward Habeck IV
- Elijah Ortiz
- Ethan Zhu
- Geordie Hine
- Henry LaRock
- Henry Raiti
- Hobie Tibbits
- Jayden Mitchell
- Joshua Smith
- Kevin Veronneau
- Lauren Gray
- Levi Gibson
- Liam Gibbons
- Lucas Zielfelder
- Lucy LaRock
- Matthew Jalkut
- Micah Smith
- Michael Amarello
- Miles Parlante
- Nico Bezzerides
- Orin Gehring
- Owen Young
- Shourya Sreedharala
- Simon Drake
- Tyler Maxwell
- Will Gray
- Will Russo
- William Warren
- Zachary Miller
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.