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Hundreds of determined athletes have come to Los Angeles for their chance at total victory atop Mt. Midoriyama. Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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Sasuke Stage Part 1 Last time on "Ninja Warrior", the final 15 trained hard for one of 10 spots on the road to Mount Midoriyama. In the end, those ten were filled with the fastest, strongest, and most determined athletes that our country could ever field. Now the journey to total victory continues... in Japan. Here's how it's going to go down on the Sasuke course. We are playing the lineup of the 23rd Sasuke Course. STAGE 1: Finalists will only have two
minutes to complete the grueling course which will test all around
athletic ability. On this course: Anyone who survives will go to STAGE 2, which will feature even more grueling obstacles... In STAGE 3, speed gives way to stamina and upper body strength, as the most punishing of all the tests are featured. The good news is that players have all the time they want. If anyone passes that stage, we go to the FINAL STAGE, a 30 minute jaunt up the metallic monolith that looms over all of the obstacles. So the question now... Who has the strength, speed, and stamina to withstand all of the stages and be crowned the first ever American Ninja Warrior? The challengers will run in order from slowest to fastest. First up, #10 Rick Huelga, 37. He's running a smooth course. He's having some trouble on the Jumping Spider here, but he survives and lands the perfect dismount on the Halfpipe Attack. The Warped Wall is proving to be a challenge... He makes it though, but now time is his enemy. ... TIME UP! Next up, #9 Joop Katana, 28. He doesn't slow down on his approach. He's running a great course so far. Warped Wall proving to be a challenge. He's got to finish the coruse, though, because the klaxons are sounding and... TIME UP! Stage 1 continues with #8 Geoff Iida. Being half-Japanese, he's never got a chance like this, so he's taking it all in. He has to reset himself on the Halfpipe Attack. That ends up costing him valuable time as he too times out. Going next is #7 Shane Daniels, 23. His girlfriend and son are watching from home. They're hoping to watch a win today. He BARELY clears the Curtain Slider. He also barely makes the Jumping Spider. He's really going to have to hustle here. He climbs up the Warped Wall with ease. He has 30 seconds after that. He looks like he could possibly clear the first stage. He'd be the first... ... TIME UP! One by one, the Americans are being denied. Will #6 Caine Sinclair be the one to turn the tide? Caine is absolutely making the first part of stage one his biatch, but he's sliding off of the Jumping Spider. This could be trouble. But he's through. He makes it up the Warped Wall in one try. He also makes mincemeat of the Slider Jump. How will he take the Final Climb? Rather easily. He'd better hurry, though... NO! He was right there! #5 is next, 29-year-old Rich King. He says he's going to make it do what it do, but with five people behind him, all of which timed out, will he get the Americans on the board? So far, no problems. Jumping Spider... No problem. Halfpipe Attack... No problem... Warped Wall... No problem. Slider Jump... No problem. Rich could be the first to clear... He's got a full half-minute to take on the final climb. The crowd is on its feet... And... FINISH! Finally! Four players to go, and three stages. Will one of them be the first to plant an American flag atop Mount Midoriyama? As this special Sasuke continues, stay with us for... MORE determined competitors.... MORE powered performances... and MORE "American Ninja Warrior!" CLICK HERE TO CONTINUE For more information on the contestants, including never-before-seen footage, go to g4tv.com/americanninja. |
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