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A new group of athletes have come from all over the country to take on the world's most brutal obstacle course. Who has what it takes to become the first American Ninja Warrior? Recaps by Chico Alexander, GSNN
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Venice Qualifier
Season Premiere May 26 |
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A course so brutal and intense that, of the thousands that have attempted it, only three have completed it. Last year, seven made it to stage 3, with ONE, Brian Arnold, failing on the final obstacle. But that was then, and this year, a new group of athletes, specially trained and battle ready, have come from all across the nation to attempt to make the field of 100 who will take on Mt. Midoriyama's killer American course with $500,000 on the line to whoever can finish it in the fastest time. Tonight, we start the search for the American Ninja Warrior anew in... VENICE, CA Of the six obstacles, three are making their ANW Debut - Quintuple Steps Our first player of ANW6 should be familiar if you read these pages... - Kim Lyons (40; Hermosa
Beach, CA; personal trainer) ... Yep, a former "Biggest
Loser" trainer is about to take the course. FAIL
Quintuple Steps After the break, Kelvin Antoine gets taken out by the Spinning Wheel, while Michael Mori gets tangled in the Slack Ladder & Katrina Torres fell just short of the Jumping Bars. - Phil Arrington III (29.
Hawthorne, CA; video librarian): FAIL Spinning Wheel Ky Vuong went out on the Spinning Wheel over the break, as did Aaron Cooke, while Adam Winans made a splash on the cargo net. Vadym Krasnenko couldn't hang on the Monkey Peg, while Vadym Kuvakin couldn't make it up the Warped Wall. - Danny Goler (31; Los Angeles; Israeli Army veteran): FAIL Monkey Peg One by one, players have been taking the course, and one by one, they've been taking the fall. Brian Orosco returns to the course, while Rashad Richardson is a conecomes, as are Ian Garcia and Lei Wang. All four took a powder. Next, fresh from Sochi... - Kate Hansen (21; La
Caņada, CA; US Olympic luger): FAIL Slack Ladder A few exciting runs.. Mario Mendoza finished the Warped wall, while Travis Brewer did likewise. Travis Weinand got the horns on the Spinning Wheel. - Kyle Cochran (25; Los Altos, CA; motivational speaker): COMPLETE! (3:37) During the break, Dorian Cedars completes the qualifier, while James Sclar completed in spectacular fashion. Brennan Mejia dropped out on the Monkey Peg, while Justin Taylor fell at the same point. Meanwhile, we have two Beasts on the course, and a bit of controverse, Alan "The Beast" Connealy and James "The Beast" McGrath both lay stake on the nickname. Who gets to keep it? Stay tuned. - Susan Francia (31; San
Diego; US Olympic rower): FAIL Quintuple Steps So far,, going into the second half of competition tonight, seven people have completed the course. If we do not get up to 30 finishers, the field will be filled with the fastest and the furthest. Next... betcha didn't know David Money had a twin... - David Money (42;
Burbank, CA; contractor): FAIL Monkey Peg Next up, while Brent Steffensen is in the booth with Akbar and Matt... - Evan "The Rocket"
Dollard (32; Los Angeles; former American Gladiator):
COMPLETE! (4:41) Alison Leitheiser drops at the Spinning Wheel, while Jennifer Burdis fell at the Jumping Bars. Rachel Mulvaney also jumped out, but she's in the top 30 and could move to the City Final depending on what happens with the finishers. Next, two of the best, but there can only be one Beast. - Alan Connealy (33,
Moraga, CA; gym owner), coming back after a shoulder
dislocation. COMPLETE! (2:07) Alex Kane finishes in 3:19. Dan Mast speedied this speedo in just over 3 minutes. Dustin Rocho and Derek Nakamoto also finish, bringing the total finishers to 17. We end tonight's runs with a 36-year-old veteran, his personal gym is the stuff ANW legends are made of. - DAVID "THE GODFATHER" CAMPBELL (36; Scotts Valley, CA; audio engineer): COMPLETE! (1:55) in the fastest time of the night! LEADERBOARD - DAVID CAMPBELL: 1:55 - Vadym Kuvakin (Monkey
Pegs) All 30 will return for the City Finals. But next week, the Ninja Tour goes deep in the heart of North Texas, where history will be made. For more information on the contestants, including never-before-seen footage, or to watch this episode in its entirety, go to nbc.com/anw |
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