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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
2 Last time, the competition moved to the only place where it could logically move... the big stage. The big leagues. The grueling obstacles of Mount Midoriyama. There, the bottom five of the top 10 were met with defeat at the hands of the toughest obstacle in attendance... the clock. #5 Rich King, though, is still in the running to move to Stage Two and beyond. We now go back to Mount Midoriyama in Japan, where our #4 seed is about to take the course. That #4 seed is Paul Darnell, 27. He never thought he would actually be in Japan. He hopes to even make it past the first obstacle. He hit a bit of a hitch in the Curtain Slider. But he was met with defeat as his leg hits the water on the Halfpipe Attack. And his ankle bends all the way back. Next is #3 Travis Furlanic, who is racing for him and his uncle David Campbell. But he too gets a taste of Midoriyama mud at the hands of the Jumping Spider. Next up, one of the two seasoned veterans of Sasuke, #2 seed Levi Meeuwenberg, 23. First time out, he got to the Cliffhanger in Stage 3. Second time... The Salmon Ladder in Stage 2. Third time... the Slider Jump. He slipped in the Twelve Timbers, but he's back on track. He. Is. Blazing the stage. He has one minute to make the Final Climb... He gives the crowd a flip, then Mr. America locks in the spot in the Second Stage. Finally, decked out in his G4 American Ninja Challenge first, the top-seeded challenger Brian Orosco, 26, a two-time vet of the Ninja Warrior course. He's just trying to keep himself calm. He shows his buddies how it's done on the Sasuke course. He too is tearing up the stage, and on the clock, 40 to climb. And he's the third to finish! LEADERBOARD after Stage 1 Now it's onto STAGE 2, where contestants will have only 70 seconds to surge through six more obstacles: the Downhill Jump, the Salmon Ladder, the Stick Slider, the Unstable Bridge, the Metal Spin, and the Wall Lift. First up is Rich King, who's put on a suitable set of pants to take on the course. He makes short work of the Salmon Ladder and the Stick Slider. The Unstable Bridge, though... takes him out. Brian Orosco is next. He gets hung up by the Salmon Ladder, but he makes up ground. He's got to move faster, though, because time is not on his side. He takes a dive at the Unstable Bridge before time runs out. That leaves just one more competitor to take on the course... #2, Levi Meeuwenberg. Last time, he fell at the Salmon Ladder. This time... Not happening. He makes it to the Metal Spin... and to the Wall Lift... and to the FINISH! And a nice flip to boot! Now it's Levi vs. STAGE 3. Speed gives way to strength. Levi will have to defeat the Arm Rings, the Globe Grasp, the Devil Steps, the Cliffhanger, the Jumping Bars, the Spider Flip, and the Circle Slider to gain access to the Final Stage. And again, he has all the time he needs. Levi is mentally preparing for the Cliffhanger, where he met his Waterloo on his first trip to Sasuke. He proceeds with respect and caution... but the Cliffhanger says NO. So alas, no American will achieve total victory today. That concludes the first American Ninja Warrior tournament, but given the amazing run by Levi, Brian, Rich, and the rest of the Ninja finalists, you can be certain that the search for the first American Ninja Warrior has only begun. With more tournaments ahead, stay with us for... MORE crazy competitors... MORE outrageous obstacles... and MORE "American Ninja Warrior!" For more information on the contestants, including never-before-seen footage, go to g4tv.com/americanninja. |
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