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'''Geir Ugelstad''' is a Norwegian cuber. He was the first person to officially (pre-WCA) solve 2 and 3 Rubik's Cube blindfolded, both in 1998. He used a speedBlind method.
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'''Geir Ugelstad''' is a Norwegian cuber. He was the first person to officially (pre-WCA) solve 2 and 3 Rubik's Cube blindfolded, both in 1998. He used a [[speedBLD]] method.
  
Although he attended [[World Championships 2003]] in Toronto, Canada, he decided not to compete in 3x3 blindfolded after finding out that the memorization time was counted. At [[World Championships 2005]] in Orlando, Florida, he demonstrated speedBlind using [[Fridrich]] on stage, solving in a little over 20 seconds.
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Although he attended [[World Championship 2003]] in Toronto, Canada, he decided not to compete in 3x3 blindfolded after finding out that the memorization time was counted. At [[World Championship 2005]] in Orlando, Florida, he demonstrated speedBlind using [[Fridrich]] on stage, solving in a little over 20 seconds.
  
== See Also ==
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== See also ==
* [[John White]]
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* [[SpeedBLD#Early Figures|Early Figures in speedBLD]]
  
== External Links ==
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== External links ==
 
* [http://www.recordholders.org/en/records/rubik-blindfold.html World Record page listing Geir Ugelstad's result]
 
* [http://www.recordholders.org/en/records/rubik-blindfold.html World Record page listing Geir Ugelstad's result]
 
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/angela.hayden/cube/blindfold_frontpage.html stiff_hands' blindfold cubing page listing Geir Ugelstad's result]
 
* [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/angela.hayden/cube/blindfold_frontpage.html stiff_hands' blindfold cubing page listing Geir Ugelstad's result]
  
[[Category:Notable Cubers|Ugelstad, Geir]]
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[[Category:Blindfold cubers|Ugelstad, Geir]]
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[[Category:Cubers|Ugelstad, Geir]]

Latest revision as of 05:48, 18 May 2012

Geir Ugelstad
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Geir Ugelstad
Background Information
Alias(es):
Country: Norway
Born:
Occupation(s):
Years Active: 1998?-2006
WCA ID: 2005UGEL01
Claim to Fame: first 3x3 multi-BLD


Geir Ugelstad is a Norwegian cuber. He was the first person to officially (pre-WCA) solve 2 and 3 Rubik's Cube blindfolded, both in 1998. He used a speedBLD method.

Although he attended World Championship 2003 in Toronto, Canada, he decided not to compete in 3x3 blindfolded after finding out that the memorization time was counted. At World Championship 2005 in Orlando, Florida, he demonstrated speedBlind using Fridrich on stage, solving in a little over 20 seconds.

See also

External links