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American Ninja Warrior (sometimes abbreviated as ANW) is an American sports entertainment reality show based on the Japanese television reality show Sasuke, which also serves as a successor of American Ninja Challenge. It features a set of obstacle courses in various cities, which competitors attempt to conquer.
The Runoffs also returned; like in the previous season, the bottom two male contestants and two female contestants on the leaderboard (12th and 13th places) would race side-by-side on the four-obstacle course with the winners earning the last spot in the semifinals. Denotes obstacles created by fans for the Obstacle Design Challenge.
Indicates obstacles created by fans for the "American Ninja Warrior Obstacle Design Challenge".A new obstacle, the Power Tower, was also introduced. In the city qualifiers, the two fastest finalists from each course competed against each other for a "speed pass" that immediately advances the recipient to the National Finals. [9]
Tommy Rutter, of Clive, Iowa, works his way across an obstacle on the set of NBC's "American Ninja Warrior." Rutter wore a shirt saying "Tomorrow needs you" to draw attention to mental health issues.
With teams earning one point for every obstacle completed, the first round consisted of a six-obstacle course, with the top five teams heading to round two for a 10-obstacle course.
In American Ninja Warrior Junior, the warped wall measures 13 feet (4.0 m), and will be completed at that height by the 13-14-year-olds. The unique wall is equipped with two pocket levels, which will provide assistance to the other age groups. 9-10-year-olds have a pocket at both 10 and 11.5 feet while 11-12-year-olds have a pocket only at 11.5 ...
In attendance were University of Miami cheerleaders and the university mascot Sebastian the Ibis, along with 3-time NFL All-Pro Jevon Kearse, and "Ninjatron", a 10-foot homemade ninja robot costume made by competitor Jesse Johnson. The Miami Qualifying featured two new obstacles, the Ring Turn and Slippery Summit.
Former American Ninja Warrior Junior contestant Taylor Greene competed on the main course for the first time after turning 15 and became the first and only woman to clear the qualifying course this season. Two veterans, Jackson Twait and Donovan Metoyer, tried to run the course speedily to get a chance to try the Mega Wall, but both failed with ...