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American Ninja Warrior
Season 5
G4 9p ET Sun
NBC 8p ET Mon

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LAS VEGAS
Mt. Midoriyama

Stage 2 will test strength and endurance. Stage 3 is the ultimate test of upper body strength. Survive all of that, and only the Big Tower awaits. There is no substitute for total victory. Only the one who summits the Big Tower at the end will claim $500,000.

Waiting for our players in Stage 2...

- HANG SLIDER: grab a handle and safely land on the platform below without hitting the water.
- DOUBLE SALMON LADDER: traverse up the ladder... and then hop onto the second.
- UNSTABLE BRIDGE: two planks, the last one rockier than the first.
- BALANCE TANK: stay upright as you roll 16 feet down.
- METAL SPIN: swing around the metal and then...
- WALL LIFT: three walls - 66, 88, and 110 pounds.

The combatants will have 2:05 to finish. Do so, and stage 3 awaits.

We begin with the final runners of Stage 2...

- Dr. Noah Kaufman (38; South Lake Tahoe, NV; ER physician): FAIL Double Salmon Ladder

- Brian Arnold (35; Brighton, CO; maintenance director): COMPLETE! (0:26.23)

And with that, we come to the last runner... The last time Brent Steffensen faced the Salmon Ladder, it ended... badly.

- Brent Steffensen (33; San Antonio; obstacle race trainer): .... FAIL Double Salmon Ladder

And we end with the ULTIMATE HEARTBREAK for the ultimate athlete. But his loss is THEIR gain...

LEADERBOARD

1) CASEY FINLEY (:41)
2) JAMES McGRATH (:36)
3) IDOKO ABUH (:29)
4) BRIAN ARNOLD (:26)
5) JOE MORAVSKY (:18)
6) TRAVIS WEINAND (:10)
7) TRAVIS ROSEN (:05)

Now we go to STAGE 3. This is the ultimate test of upper body strength. There are eight obstacles, each one more punishing than the next.

- ROULETTE CYLINDER: Guide the cylinder by traversing the wheel's spokes.
- DOORKNOB GRASPER: Swing around wall-mounted doorknobs.
- FLOATING BOARDS: Four boards, each one suspended by ropes with ZERO ledge to take hold
- ULTIMATE CLIFFHANGER: Each ledge remains at barely an inch thick.
- BUNGEE ROPE CLIMB: Three ropes of varying length
- HANG CLIMB: Inverted rock climbing wall
- SPIDER FLIP: Hang crawl to the ledge, jump, then hang crawl down.
- FLYING BAR: A vertical version of the Salmon Ladder

It's the ultimate test of will to win. There is NO time limit. All you have to do is finish. Tough ask when you consider that NO AMERICAN has ever finished it. But if you do, you WILL challenge the Big Tower.

First up, the oldest competitor remaining and also the most seasoned, Travis Rosen. He has trained predominantly for Stage 3, but will it be enough to conquer it?

- FAIL Floating Boards

Next up, another Travis, Travis Weinand, an artist who has taken Stages 1 and 2 and turned them into masterpieces. Now comes his magnum opus. Will he be a master of Stage 3?

- FAIL Doorknob Grasper

Now comes the most dynamic competitor of the last three years, Seattle's own James "The Beast" McGrath.

- FAIL Floating Boards

And just like that, the Beast gets tamed. Four runners to go. The first of the four is rookie from Orlando, Idoko Abuh. He's had quiet confident throughout the competition, but now it's time to make the statement.

- FAIL Roulette Cylinder

... and the statement is "glub glub glub."

What about Brent Steffensen's friend, world class tumbler Casey Finley?

- FAIL Roulette Cylinder

Down to the final two runners. The first up is weatherman Joe Moravsky. He has forecast Total Victory. But will this five-day be wrong?

- FAIL Floating Boards

... downgraded to a depression.

SURPRISE ANNOUNCEMENT!

This fall on NBC, five American Ninja Warrior All-Stars will go up against five Sasuke All-Stars in perhaps the greatest test of strength, speed, and endurance ever fielded for television. You've seen the best from both sides of the Pacific, but are you ready for... AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR: USA VS. JAPAN! More information is sure to follow.

We are down to our last runner... If ANYONE is to be named American Ninja Warrior this year, it MUST be Brian Arnold. He is our last, best hope.. for Total Victory.

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- FAIL Flying Bar

And so another $500,000 prize goes unclaimed... another title goes unrewarded. But with the best of America set to take on the best of Japan in Las Vegas, the action is sure to get even more intense. With more tournaments ahead in the future, stay with us for... MORE amazing athletes... MORE crazy competitors... MORE outrageous obstacles... MORE heartbreaking falls... AND MORE AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR!

For more information on the contestants, including never-before-seen footage, or to watch this episode in its entirety, go to g4tv.com/anw or nbc.com/anw