How I got 5th in the world FMC mean (21.67 moves) (I ramble about FMC for 40 minutes)

In this video I talk about FMC for more than half of an FMC attempt

Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:33 - Attempt 1 (22)
6:24 - Attempt 2 (20)
17:22 - Attempt 3 (23)
34:00 - Reaction
38:13 - Extra Announcement

Thanks to everybody who made this weekend so special, y’all know who you are ❤️

Now for Nationals and Worlds! (Go to announcement timestamp for more details)

5WR and 2NAR as of 7/17/23 :)

Scrambles + Written Solutions:

1: R' U' F D L' F' R B' L F' U2 L' D' B' L2 U2 L2 U F2 U' B2 L2 D R' U' F

L D R' D' B //EO
U' D' R L' D2 R' D //DR 12 2qt
(R) B2 U2 L2 F2 L' //HTR 18
D2 R2 L2 B2 //22

Sol: L D R' D' B U' D' R L' D2 R' D B2 U2 L2 F2 L' D2 R2 L2 B2 R' (22)


2: R' U' F D R2 U D F2 B2 L2 B' D' F2 L F2 R2 U2 F2 D2 F D2 B' R' U' F

B R2 U2 L //EO+updog
F2 U2 L2 F' //DR 8 3qt
(F2 D') D R2 F2 B2 U //HTR 15
B2 R2 L2 D2 R2 //20

Sol: B R2 U2 L F2 U2 L2 F' D R2 F2 B2 U B2 R2 L2 D2 R2 D F2 (20)


3: R' U' F U2 F D2 B2 D' B2 U B L2 D2 B R2 U2 F' R U2 L F2 R' U' F

F' L U B' //EO+updog
(U2 B2 R L' B2 D2 L' D') //DR 12 2qt
L2 D2 R' B2 @ U2 L' //HTR + 18 to 2e2e (or 18 to 4x if you do Uw2)

@ F2 B2 U D' R2 L2 U' D (8-3)

Sol: F' L U B' L2 D2 R' F2 U D' R2 L2 U D L' D L D2 B2 R' L B2 U2 (23)