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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 Finals We've been through the qualifying course... We've been through boot camp... We have the ten terrors set to take on the Sasuke course in Mt. Midoriyama. Will any one of them seize the moment, complete all four stages, win the $500,000 K-Swiss endorsement deal, and become America's first Ninja Warrior? Our American Ninja are... - DAVID CAMPBELL We now take you to Mt. Midoriyama in Japan, where the action is about to begin. We'll be playing the Sasuke 27 course, which does include the other 90 finalists, but for purposes of this broadcast, they do not exist. STAGE ONE The obstacles in stage one... - STEP SLIDER: Like the Quad Step, but
with a sliding rope and a landing platform The competitors will have 2:05 to complete the course. Touch the water... you're out. Time out... You're out. Hit the buzzer... You move on. First... DREW DRECHSEL (22, Gainesville, FL) - He injures himself on the dismount of the Half-Pipe Attack. His right knee looks to be disjoined. Sasuke Medical is looking at it... and he's on a stretcher. His run is done. TRAVIS ROSEN (36; Franklin, TN) - COMPLETE (:21.70) RYAN STRATIS (28; Kennesaw, GA) - COMPLETE (:13.97) BRENT STEFFENSEN (30; Sandy, UT) - COMPLETE (:32.92) As we go into Fast Forward, Jake Smith (:07.35), David "Flip" Rodriguez (17:73), and Travis Furlanic (:43.90) all finish. An update on Drew Drechsel's knee. He fractured his kneecap and they are currently checking ligaments. PAUL KASEMIR (25; Longmont, CO) - He is competing on this course despite the numbing personal loss of his girlfriend and her father two weeks beforehand. COMPLETE (:26.55) DAVID CAMPBELL (33; Scotts Valley, CA) - This is David's third time in Japan. COMPLETE (:44.32) In the end, nine of the 10 Team America members finish stage 1 and prepare to take on... STAGE TWO Comprising the stage... The same obstacles from last year, an advantage to the guys who have been here last year. - SLIDER DROP They will have 90 seconds to complete the course. Those who do move on to Stage Three. JAKE SMITH (23; cable technician) - FAILS Double Salmon Ladder JAMES McGRATH - COMPLETE (:17.58) DAVID "YOUNG FLIP" RODRIGUEZ (22; Miami) - FAILS Slider Drop TRAVIS ROSEN - FAILS Metal Spin RYAN STRATIS - COMPLETE (:18.41) TRAVIS FURLANIC (26; Santa Cruz, CA) - FAILS Metal Spin BRENT STEFFENSEN - FAILS Metal Spin PAUL KASEMIR - COMPLETE (:04.98) DAVID CAMPBELL - COMPLETE (:14.41) And then... there were four. STAGE THREE Little has changed about this course as well... - ARM BIKE You have as much time as needed, BUT as this course tests total upper body strength, expect to be spent. Touch the finish mat, and you're on to the Final Stage. JAMES McGRATH - FAILS Ultimate Cliffhanger RYAN STRATIS - FAILS Ultimate Cliffhanger PAUL KASEMIR - FAILS Ultimate Cliffhanger One last chance for victor and it rests on... DAVID CAMPBELL - FAILS Ultimate Cliffhanger... and so close to finishing. With that heartbreaking finish, we've come to the end of another American Ninja Warrior tournament. With more tournaments in the future, getting closer than anyone has ever finished on the Ultimate Cliffhanger, the challengers will only get stronger. The course, even more so. Until next season, 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/anw. |
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