Specialist coaches and hours of practice a day: the making of China’s six-year-old Rubik’s Cube prodigy

The Guardian UK Saturday 26 September 2026, 02:00 UTC By Yu-chen Li and Amy Hawkins 1 min read

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Mother of Lian Yunzhi says world record a ‘dream come true’ for child who now gets autograph requests from fellow studentsThe mother of the six-year-old girl who broke the women’s world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in an average time of just over four seconds said the accolade was a “dream come true” for her daughter, who trains for up to three hours a day for competitions. “She was overjoyed and felt that all her hard work had paid off,” Lin Yangxi told the Guardian of her daughter’s feat.

Mother of Lian Yunzhi says world record a ‘dream come true’ for child who now gets autograph requests from fellow students

The mother of the six-year-old girl who broke the women’s world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in an average time of just over four seconds said the accolade was a “dream come true” for her daughter, who trains for up to three hours a day for competitions.

“She was overjoyed and felt that all her hard work had paid off,” Lin Yangxi told the Guardian of her daughter’s feat.

China (LOCATION) Rubik (ORG) Lian Yunzhi (PERSON) Lin Yangxi (PERSON) Guardian (ORG)

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