Porten til Ishavet 2026


Date
Jan 17 - 18, 2026
City
Tromsø, Norway
Venue

UiT, Teorifagbygg hus 1

Address
Huginbakken 22
Details

Rom 1225

Contact
Organization team
Organizers
Jacob Oliver Bruun and Thomas Vestmo
WCA Delegates
Jacob Oliver Bruun and Lars Johan Folde
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Information

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Velkommen til Tromsø og Nord-Norge for første gang på 8 år! Denne konkurransen er åpen for alle som ønsker å delta.

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Events
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Competitors
20
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Highlights
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Andreas Jensen Forsgren won with an average of 7.96 seconds in the 3x3x3 Cube event. Jonathan Hamstad finished second (9.10) and John Aslak Wee Kleven finished third (9.33).

Andreas Jensen Forsgren - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 1 7.29 7.96 Norway 8.408.827.297.547.93
Second round 8 7.63 18.77 Norway 36.5710.04DNF9.717.63
First round 4 8.93 9.54 Norway 9.34DNF8.939.309.98
2x2x2 Cube Final 1 1.77 2.11 Norway 1.772.482.391.912.03
First round 1 2.38 3.09 Norway 2.417.743.103.752.38
4x4x4 Cube Final 2 35.59 37.11 Norway 41.5936.2237.6435.5937.47
5x5x5 Cube Final 1 1:01.77 1:07.87 Norway 1:08.951:01.771:12.271:02.401:13.08
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 1 15.54 19.14 Norway 15.5429.0318.3019.1020.01
First round 1 14.95 17.99 Norway 14.9517.7122.6616.5919.66
Megaminx Final 1 57.89 1:01.31 Norway 1:09.8758.411:00.441:05.0857.89
Pyraminx Final 2 3.42 6.02 Norway 6.393.426.115.566.63
First round 1 4.37 5.27 Norway 4.375.227.565.215.38
Skewb Final 1 4.40 5.65 Norway 8.106.184.626.144.40
First round 1 4.37 6.24 Norway 5.827.114.378.955.80
Square-1 Final 1 10.35 11.88 Norway 12.1513.0311.2412.2510.35

Benjamin Thomas Jeffrey - New Zealand WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 20 1:00.39 1:19.20 New Zealand 1:27.061:17.671:00.391:12.863:20.86

Einar Martin Sandvik - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 8 13.33 17.30 Norway 18.5020.0617.4213.3315.97
Second round 6 14.58 15.40 Norway 14.5814.9816.4414.7916.58
First round 9 13.74 15.10 Norway 13.7415.3018.2615.4814.51
2x2x2 Cube Final 6 3.12 4.87 Norway 4.365.035.223.125.85
First round 5 2.83 5.86 Norway 6.005.952.839.735.62
4x4x4 Cube Final 7 1:00.62 1:04.39 Norway 1:00.621:05.231:09.591:05.661:02.28
5x5x5 Cube Final 5 1:34.61 1:36.41 Norway 1:36.151:38.301:34.791:34.611:41.18
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 4 4:25.19 DNF Norway DNF4:25.19DNFDNFDNS
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 6 32.19 37.92 Norway 40.4834.3639.9232.1939.48
First round 6 34.48 36.85 Norway 37.1134.4835.9937.4544.33
Megaminx Final 5 1:37.33 1:52.00 Norway 2:05.671:37.331:52.792:08.341:37.54
Pyraminx Final 4 5.82 9.52 Norway 7.9710.455.8215.3710.15
First round 3 5.53 7.08 Norway 8.195.536.777.706.78
Skewb Final 5 8.44 10.79 Norway 11.5811.268.4410.3710.73
First round 5 10.20 12.52 Norway 10.2013.6720.0612.4211.48
Square-1 Final 6 57.65 1:40.69 Norway 57.651:31.762:01.361:28.95DNF

Elisa Ihle Julbø - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 18 34.14 54.16 Norway 58.201:17.4848.6534.1455.62
2x2x2 Cube First round 11 9.79 14.81 Norway 9.7914.2122.6419.7610.47
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF Norway DNFDNFDNSDNSDNS

Filip Saldivar Müller - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 13 24.13 31.58 Norway 30.6732.6224.1331.4537.57
First round 16 27.28 32.83 Norway 31.6932.04DNF27.2834.76
2x2x2 Cube Final 8 6.17 7.22 Norway 8.188.696.177.196.30
First round 9 6.28 8.16 Norway 7.197.1410.166.2813.08
4x4x4 Cube Final 13 2:07.65 DNF Norway 3:18.562:57.412:07.65DNFDNF
5x5x5 Cube Final 10 5:18.62 DNF Norway 6:02.545:18.62DNSDNSDNS
Megaminx Final 7 2:19.97 2:45.19 Norway 2:49.562:47.292:38.732:57.552:19.97
Pyraminx First round 10 18.70 29.89 Norway 34.2723.3238.9218.7032.07
Skewb First round 13 11.57 DNF Norway DNFDNF17.1513.3611.57

Fredrik Bruun - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 19 59.73 1:04.31 Norway 1:04.581:02.831:07.311:05.5159.73

Håkon Stangnes - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 7 11.72 13.70 Norway 14.3812.9811.7213.7514.82
Second round 7 12.14 15.66 Norway 15.9112.1414.2718.3816.80
First round 7 13.05 14.19 Norway 13.0513.2113.5315.8418.45
2x2x2 Cube Final 4 3.23 4.46 Norway 4.525.293.583.237.46
First round 6 4.59 6.69 Norway 4.5912.365.016.648.41
4x4x4 Cube Final 9 47.82 1:06.42 Norway 1:08.391:13.461:12.4547.8258.43
5x5x5 Cube Final 6 2:16.91 2:31.01 Norway 2:33.972:16.912:35.712:23.352:36.41
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF Norway DNFDNFDNFDNFDNS
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 7 36.47 37.29 Norway 37.3439.4337.2336.4737.29
Megaminx Final 8 2:43.25 3:18.22 Norway 2:43.253:11.773:40.973:01.91DNS
Pyraminx Final 6 10.18 13.57 Norway 10.1811.3516.8412.5217.83
First round 6 9.88 14.69 Norway 9.8821.4813.9510.5019.62
Skewb Final 8 8.70 14.44 Norway 22.4416.0012.508.7014.82
First round 9 14.68 18.11 Norway 22.8515.3716.1126.1314.68

Jacob Oliver Bruun - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 6 10.12 12.78 Norway 13.6113.3410.1211.3816.01
Second round 4 12.11 12.55 Norway 12.4512.4814.0112.7312.11
First round 5 9.75 10.46 Norway 14.099.7510.1810.7010.49
2x2x2 Cube Final 5 2.76 4.54 Norway 3.8410.112.763.895.88
First round 2 2.79 4.03 Norway 3.192.872.797.306.02
4x4x4 Cube Final 5 36.98 45.52 Norway 51.6546.8147.2036.9842.54
5x5x5 Cube Final 2 1:15.61 1:19.16 Norway 1:30.081:15.611:16.321:22.991:18.16
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 1 37.51 DNF Norway 37.51DNFDNFDNFDNF
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 2 15.98 20.13 Norway 22.4728.1915.9820.9217.00
First round 5 19.47 27.27 Norway 21.0619.4737.8241.3122.94
Megaminx Final 4 1:20.05 1:26.75 Norway 1:20.051:30.771:26.011:26.511:27.72
Pyraminx Final 3 6.33 7.67 Norway 7.846.3310.206.838.34
First round 4 5.78 9.26 Norway 5.789.6212.126.0313.87
Skewb Final 2 4.93 6.36 Norway 5.707.978.275.424.93
First round 2 6.21 8.11 Norway 12.957.956.218.188.20
Square-1 Final 2 15.28 17.20 Norway 15.2816.7015.7219.1919.59

Johannes Roderick Larsen - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 10 25.19 27.37 Norway 27.6927.3027.1225.1928.71
Second round 11 21.91 24.68 Norway 28.3621.9130.6423.1622.51
First round 14 23.14 28.13 Norway 34.1725.6523.1424.5638.33

John Aslak Wee Kleven - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 3 8.84 9.33 Norway 10.358.848.939.769.29
Second round 2 8.69 9.64 Norway 9.4010.3610.119.408.69
First round 1 6.59 8.22 Norway 7.758.606.598.3213.52
2x2x2 Cube Final 3 3.75 4.26 Norway 4.404.243.754.154.74
First round 4 3.82 5.20 Norway 6.574.274.753.828.68
4x4x4 Cube Final 8 57.15 1:05.86 Norway 57.151:05.931:11.011:09.811:01.85
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 4 20.36 21.95 Norway 22.0720.3621.3122.5322.46
First round 3 18.12 24.61 Norway 18.1227.1530.1324.1122.56
Pyraminx Final 7 11.29 15.14 Norway 19.6013.1911.2917.9014.33
First round 8 15.85 19.40 Norway 21.8915.8519.8516.4726.82
Skewb Final 7 7.73 12.35 Norway 10.4113.657.7312.9920.81
First round 8 7.72 14.66 Norway 9.007.7217.7517.2417.80

Jonathan Hamstad - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 2 7.49 9.10 Norway 8.669.9810.427.498.67
Second round 1 7.45 8.68 Norway 7.988.819.997.459.26
First round 2 6.48 8.42 Norway 9.527.568.176.4810.70
4x4x4 Cube Final 4 38.72 45.11 Norway 44.4043.5047.4448.8938.72

Joseph South - New Zealand WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 11 15.58 20.09 New Zealand 22.1215.5818.3721.5120.40
4x4x4 Cube Final 10 1:07.69 1:16.07 New Zealand 1:14.921:07.691:26.051:15.771:17.53
5x5x5 Cube Final 7 2:40.80 2:43.37 New Zealand 2:45.202:40.802:44.042:40.872:50.72
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 3 3:53.68 DNF New Zealand DNF4:11.623:53.68DNFDNF

Kristian Jarl Josefsen da Silva - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 14 26.93 33.00 Norway 34.9732.1726.9331.8637.40
First round 15 21.89 29.55 Norway 27.1926.5021.89DNF34.95
2x2x2 Cube First round 12 10.78 17.24 Norway 16.4521.3113.9710.7821.47
Skewb First round 12 26.75 31.96 Norway 36.1932.6026.7532.5630.73

Lars Johan Folde - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 4 9.04 11.55 Norway 11.599.0412.6010.6312.43
Second round 3 11.24 12.29 Norway 11.2413.2411.73DNF11.90
First round 6 10.25 11.56 Norway 10.2510.6112.1311.9535.34
4x4x4 Cube Final 6 45.16 48.70 Norway 46.7652.0156.2045.1647.33
5x5x5 Cube Final 4 1:20.13 1:24.10 Norway 1:23.841:35.471:26.231:20.131:22.24
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 2 1:58.32 DNF Norway DNF1:58.32DNFDNSDNS
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 5 19.35 22.63 Norway 22.4526.0622.1519.3523.28
First round 4 20.88 25.02 Norway 23.3320.8827.4826.6825.04
Megaminx Final 2 1:10.72 1:17.55 Norway 1:13.441:12.281:32.551:10.721:26.92
Skewb Final 4 6.84 9.50 Norway 10.3710.238.1810.086.84
First round 4 7.02 9.18 Norway 9.627.567.0212.0210.36
Square-1 Final 3 19.30 25.54 Norway 19.3026.7231.1227.4022.50

Morten Arborg - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube First round 3 7.79 9.18 Norway 8.2010.858.717.7910.63
4x4x4 Cube Final 1 27.76 35.94 Norway 40.0838.4938.6327.7630.69

Njål Gunnar Sørensen - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 12 17.79 26.41 Norway 35.7224.8626.3428.0317.79
First round 12 18.01 23.23 Norway 26.5418.0127.2020.3622.79
2x2x2 Cube Final 9 4.23 8.26 Norway 11.2911.667.414.236.07
First round 8 6.80 7.70 Norway 8.876.806.967.269.44
4x4x4 Cube Final 12 1:35.32 2:16.53 Norway 2:11.621:35.322:02.152:35.81DNF
5x5x5 Cube Final 9 3:51.32 DNF Norway 3:51.325:31.094:19.12DNSDNS
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 9 43.51 52.26 Norway 47.981:04.3043.5155.9252.88
Megaminx Final 9 4:37.68 DNF Norway 5:49.514:37.68DNFDNSDNS
Pyraminx First round 9 13.41 20.76 Norway 21.0726.2314.9751.8713.41
Skewb First round 10 18.28 24.12 Norway 22.8728.0418.2828.7721.46

Olav Lærum - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Second round 15 39.23 48.03 Norway 58.7248.0850.8339.2345.19
First round 17 35.41 44.27 Norway 49.4347.8636.0448.9135.41
2x2x2 Cube First round 10 13.62 14.78 Norway 16.4513.7613.6214.1320.45
Pyraminx Final 8 13.13 16.40 Norway 16.0823.0018.2214.9013.13
First round 7 12.46 18.15 Norway 23.4512.7518.2525.1912.46
Skewb Final 6 11.24 12.33 Norway 11.2411.9812.1012.9213.49
First round 7 7.69 14.27 Norway 8.4026.4013.3321.087.69

Olav Norvin Borud - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 9 15.71 19.87 Norway 20.7524.1918.8015.7120.07
Second round 9 18.48 21.89 Norway 18.7326.6324.0218.4822.91
First round 10 16.08 18.86 Norway 18.7119.9617.9223.0316.08
2x2x2 Cube Final 7 3.37 5.95 Norway 5.837.494.543.378.01
First round 7 5.18 7.06 Norway DNF6.228.715.186.24
4x4x4 Cube Final 11 1:29.74 1:37.52 Norway 1:45.831:29.741:48.061:34.541:32.20
5x5x5 Cube Final 8 3:11.41 3:32.85 Norway 3:54.573:11.413:14.823:29.17DNS
3x3x3 Blindfolded Final 5 DNF DNF Norway DNFDNFDNFDNSDNS
3x3x3 One-Handed First round 8 37.77 42.58 Norway 37.7742.4938.4649.0946.80
Megaminx Final 6 2:22.89 2:42.56 Norway 3:00.803:04.532:22.892:35.402:31.48
Pyraminx Final 5 8.45 11.49 Norway 12.9616.059.698.4511.81
First round 5 10.09 14.38 Norway 17.6515.8916.2710.9710.09
Skewb Final 9 8.92 16.30 Norway 22.1925.3714.948.9211.78
First round 6 11.17 13.64 Norway 11.1716.5312.6019.6611.78
Square-1 Final 5 41.98 1:10.14 Norway DNF41.981:17.491:15.6557.29

Thomas Vestmo - Norway WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 11 22.93 28.05 Norway 33.23DNF22.9324.1326.80
Second round 10 21.88 23.33 Norway 23.2331.8821.8824.4822.29
First round 13 22.84 25.63 Norway 29.1826.8623.0327.0122.84
2x2x2 Cube First round 13 18.14 21.69 Norway DNF21.5623.8619.6618.14
Pyraminx First round 11 32.36 DNF Norway 32.3634.2947.21DNFDNF
Skewb First round 11 23.92 30.93 Norway 27.0329.1123.9247.6336.64

Yuxuan Huang (黄宇轩) - China WCA profile

Event Round # Best Average Representing Solves
3x3x3 Cube Final 5 10.62 11.82 China 10.6211.3413.3014.1010.83
Second round 5 11.61 13.23 China 13.6014.1511.9411.6116.15
First round 8 11.42 14.31 China 14.4212.6915.8311.42DNF
2x2x2 Cube Final 2 2.90 3.91 China 3.712.903.484.546.11
First round 3 3.62 5.08 China 4.524.196.593.626.53
4x4x4 Cube Final 3 40.24 44.65 China 47.6740.2441.0448.9445.24
5x5x5 Cube Final 3 1:15.59 1:23.21 China 1:24.051:40.381:22.651:15.591:22.92
3x3x3 One-Handed Final 3 18.20 21.03 China 30.9822.7319.0818.2021.28
First round 2 17.92 19.67 China 20.3219.5119.1817.9224.53
Megaminx Final 3 1:16.88 1:25.93 China 1:27.351:32.991:23.711:16.881:26.74
Pyraminx Final 1 4.32 5.56 China 6.12DNF5.485.094.32
First round 2 2.21 6.01 China 4.8013.246.662.216.56
Skewb Final 3 7.22 7.98 China 7.7710.327.227.648.54
First round 3 6.22 8.55 China 8.609.346.227.7113.71
Square-1 Final 4 29.36 36.77 China 29.3644.9440.6836.8932.75
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