FMC Americas 2017: Scramble 1 2017 10 15 Scramble: R' U' F R2 D' B2 F2 R2 D' U2 F2 U' L2 B D2 B' L' B' L2 D' U L2 B' U2 R' U' F U F L R B L D' L' B // (9/ 9) x-cross U B D' B' U' // (5/14) 2 more F2L pairs (B R' F' R F R B') // (7/21) Finish F2L (L' F2 R F R' F L D) // (8/29) All but 3 corners Skeleton: U F L R B L D' L' B U B D' B' U' D' L' F' R (*) F' R' F2 L B R' F' R' F R B' (29) Insert at (*): D F' U F D' F' U' F (cancel 2) Solution: U F L R B L D' L' B U B D' B' U' D' L' F' R D F' U F D' F' U' R' F2 L B R' F' R' F R B' (36) Tried a different OLL to 3 corners, and insertions for that, but it was no better. Insertions were optimal for both. Also found the following with about 5 minutes left, but didn't have time to get anything out of it: R' F L B2 // (4/ 4) 3 cross pieces D R2 // (2/ 6) x-cross L2 F2 L2 F2 // (4/10) F2L pair with 2 free pairs