For the Love of FMC USA 2026

Happy to get tied PR2 mean, but pretty annoyed with the big blunders on A2. I wish I could’ve used this scramble set better, but it’s still a solid result. Hopefully this means sub 21.00 is closer than I think? Idk, we’ll see.

R1-A1

Scramble

R' U' F R F' D F2 L B2 R B2 L D2 L2 U' R B' L' B D2 R F' R' U' F

Results

U F B2 D2 L2 U B2 U' F2 D2 R2 F2 L2 U' L' D' F2 B2 R F2 L'

U F // EO (2)
(L, F2 R’ F2 B2 D L) // DR 2c3 4e, using 3c4e trigger (9)
(U) B2 D2 L2 U B2 U’ // HTR (16)
F2 D2 R2 F2 L2 // finish (21)

There is also a 20 to slice on this DR, but it is +1:
(R2 U B2 D F2 D’) // HTR (15)
(R2 F2 R2 L2 U2) // leave slice (20)

Cool trigger, not many other thoughts about this solve otherwise.

February 28, 2026 3:46 AM

R1-A2

Scramble

R' U' F L2 U2 F2 L' F2 L' D2 R' U2 F U2 B L' D' B F2 L2 U' R F R' U' F

Results

U2 L U F' U2 F2 U2 L2 F B' L' U2 F2 L' B2 U2 R U' L F2 R' L F

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(F’) U2 L U B // EO (5)
(R L’ F2 L’ U) // DR 2c3 6e (10)
(R’ U2 B2 L F2 U2 L) // HTR (17)
(B F’ L2 U2 F2 U2 F B) // finish (25-2/23)

Missed 22 from my DR:
(R’ U2 B2 R U2 B2 R’) // sliced version of my HTR (17)
(B2 L2 F’ B L2 F B) // finish (24-2)

Not sure why I didn’t see this finish, because it is still quite findable from the way I sliced my HTR.

February 28, 2026 3:47 AM

R1-A3

Scramble

R' U' F U R' B' D' B2 L F2 U L F L' B2 R' F2 L U2 R' B R' U' F

Results

U' R' D B2 R U D' B2 D' F' D F D2 B2 D2 B R2 F' U2 F R2

U’ R’ D B2 R // EO (5)
U D’, B2 D’ F’ D // DR 4b2 4e (11)
F (R2 B’ R2 B R2 B’) // HTR (18)
(D2 B2 D2) // leave slice (21)
+0 slice (21)

I found a 22 a few minutes before that:
D’ F U L2 F // EO (5)
B2 U’ D’ F2 D R’ // DR 4a1 2e (11)
U’ F2 D’ F2 B2 U’ // HTR (17)
F2 U2 F2 U2 // leave slice (21)
+1 slice (22)

Mallard gives a 19 on a 5 move EO:
D’ F’ U F2 L // EO (5)
R2 U’ F’ D’ // DR 4b2 2e (9)
B U2 B // HTR (12)
D2 B2 R2 // leave E slice (15)
+4 slice (19)

February 28, 2026 3:49 AM