1 00:00:05,005 --> 00:00:07,640 - Ethan! - Yo, what's up, Phil? 2 00:00:07,674 --> 00:00:08,808 [tender music] 3 00:00:08,842 --> 00:00:10,610 - I love you. - I love you too. 4 00:00:10,643 --> 00:00:13,046 - One foot. Two foot. 5 00:00:13,079 --> 00:00:14,414 Can you reach? 6 00:00:14,447 --> 00:00:17,117 - It's been said that what lies in front of us 7 00:00:17,150 --> 00:00:18,952 pales in comparison... 8 00:00:18,985 --> 00:00:20,353 - Okay, hit the buzzer. - [screams] 9 00:00:20,387 --> 00:00:22,255 - To what lies inside of us. 10 00:00:22,288 --> 00:00:23,857 * * 11 00:00:23,890 --> 00:00:24,858 - [giggling] 12 00:00:24,891 --> 00:00:26,092 - This little girl is resilient 13 00:00:26,126 --> 00:00:28,495 - [crying] 14 00:00:28,528 --> 00:00:31,197 - She's been through so much at such a young age. 15 00:00:31,231 --> 00:00:33,266 [cheers and applause] 16 00:00:33,299 --> 00:00:34,934 You can't take life for granted. 17 00:00:34,968 --> 00:00:36,936 - I want to be just like Phil when I grow up. 18 00:00:36,970 --> 00:00:38,938 - Philip had a panic attack. 19 00:00:38,972 --> 00:00:40,874 - He's able to push through it. 20 00:00:40,907 --> 00:00:43,977 - This is very courageous for him to even try this. 21 00:00:44,010 --> 00:00:46,813 - And I believe that I can push through it if he can too. 22 00:00:48,682 --> 00:00:51,551 - I don't know where Ethan would be at without Phil. 23 00:00:51,584 --> 00:00:55,622 * * 24 00:00:55,655 --> 00:00:58,491 - And sometimes, when we're inspired, 25 00:00:58,525 --> 00:01:01,561 we can accomplish things we never knew were possible. 26 00:01:01,594 --> 00:01:02,595 - Get that wall. Get that wall. 27 00:01:02,629 --> 00:01:03,697 Get that wall. Get that wall. 28 00:01:03,730 --> 00:01:04,931 Get that wall! Yes! 29 00:01:04,964 --> 00:01:06,866 - Yes! - Yes, you go, girl! 30 00:01:06,900 --> 00:01:08,768 [buzzer blares] 31 00:01:08,802 --> 00:01:10,804 - I know we can do this together. 32 00:01:10,837 --> 00:01:12,572 Molly showed me the way. 33 00:01:12,605 --> 00:01:14,841 - The Steffl Shuffle! 34 00:01:14,874 --> 00:01:16,743 - And now I'm ready to get it done. 35 00:01:16,776 --> 00:01:18,645 [cheers and applause] 36 00:01:18,678 --> 00:01:19,813 - Two. 37 00:01:19,846 --> 00:01:22,082 - Oh, is it two? - It's a two? 38 00:01:22,115 --> 00:01:24,951 I am running this course for Gavin and Eliza 39 00:01:24,984 --> 00:01:27,520 to show them that if you have a dream and you have a goal, 40 00:01:27,554 --> 00:01:29,989 you can work towards it, and you can achieve that. 41 00:01:34,627 --> 00:01:37,097 - It's gonna be an inspirational night 42 00:01:37,097 --> 00:01:39,099 here in San Antonio. 43 00:01:39,099 --> 00:01:42,202 - We're inside the Alamodome for night three of qualifying 44 00:01:42,235 --> 00:01:44,604 on "American Ninja Warrior." 45 00:01:44,637 --> 00:01:46,239 Hello, everyone. I'm Matt Iseman. 46 00:01:46,272 --> 00:01:47,907 - And I'm Akbar Gbajabiamila. 47 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:50,877 Matt, this season so far has been off the hook. 48 00:01:50,910 --> 00:01:52,245 - Absolutely, big man. 49 00:01:52,278 --> 00:01:54,848 We've already had six ninjas conquer the Mega Wall, 50 00:01:54,881 --> 00:01:56,850 more than we've ever had for an entire season, 51 00:01:56,883 --> 00:01:58,284 and we're only two weeks in. 52 00:01:58,318 --> 00:02:00,320 - Well, it's gonna be another big night 53 00:02:00,353 --> 00:02:02,655 because we're gonna see the man and woman 54 00:02:02,689 --> 00:02:05,558 who went farther than anyone last season. 55 00:02:05,592 --> 00:02:09,062 I'm talking Kaden Lebsack, the teenager who 56 00:02:09,062 --> 00:02:11,197 was our Last Ninja Standing. 57 00:02:11,231 --> 00:02:13,667 - A 15-year-old will be climbing 58 00:02:13,700 --> 00:02:16,736 for $1 million! 59 00:02:16,770 --> 00:02:20,306 - And we've got Jesse Labreck, who's got more buzzers 60 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:22,108 than any female competitor. 61 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:24,644 - One of the strongest we've ever seen. 62 00:02:24,678 --> 00:02:28,081 - Plus Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson 63 00:02:28,081 --> 00:02:29,983 is back in the booth with us, 64 00:02:30,083 --> 00:02:33,086 and her husband, former NFL player Andrew East, 65 00:02:33,119 --> 00:02:35,822 is gonna run the course. 66 00:02:35,855 --> 00:02:37,557 - The courses this year have been wild, 67 00:02:37,590 --> 00:02:40,427 and tonight's course features even more new twists. 68 00:02:40,460 --> 00:02:42,796 For a closer look, let's go down to Zuri Hall. 69 00:02:42,829 --> 00:02:46,166 - Guys, the qualifying course is six brutal obstacles, 70 00:02:46,199 --> 00:02:49,235 and there's another brand-new one tonight. 71 00:02:49,269 --> 00:02:51,838 We've switched out the choices at split decision 72 00:02:51,871 --> 00:02:54,808 so ninjas have to try either Log Runner on the left 73 00:02:54,841 --> 00:02:56,976 or Burn Rubber on the right. 74 00:02:57,010 --> 00:03:00,280 Then it's a brand-new one, Kickboards, which requires 75 00:03:00,313 --> 00:03:02,415 lower- and upper-body skills. 76 00:03:02,449 --> 00:03:04,751 And watch out for that spin at the end. 77 00:03:04,784 --> 00:03:06,252 - Oh! 78 00:03:06,286 --> 00:03:08,388 - Salmon Roll is back at the number five position. 79 00:03:08,421 --> 00:03:09,856 - No! 80 00:03:09,889 --> 00:03:12,726 - And then it's the 14-and-1/2-foot Warped Wall 81 00:03:12,759 --> 00:03:14,828 or the 18-foot-high version. 82 00:03:14,861 --> 00:03:16,763 10K is up for grabs. 83 00:03:16,796 --> 00:03:19,065 Can anyone take down the Mega Wall? 84 00:03:19,065 --> 00:03:20,333 [cheers and applause] 85 00:03:20,367 --> 00:03:21,701 - Thanks, Zuri. 86 00:03:21,735 --> 00:03:23,870 Well, this crowd's ready to get things rolling, 87 00:03:23,903 --> 00:03:25,305 and we're gonna kick things off 88 00:03:25,338 --> 00:03:27,674 with the Pizza Ninja, Derrick Pavoni. 89 00:03:27,707 --> 00:03:29,576 - Throwing that dough in the air, 90 00:03:29,609 --> 00:03:31,611 he's especially excited to be here. 91 00:03:31,644 --> 00:03:34,814 Pavoni's a coach at a Chicago area Ninja gym. 92 00:03:34,848 --> 00:03:37,417 - But tragically, that gym went up in flames 93 00:03:37,450 --> 00:03:39,085 just a few months ago. 94 00:03:39,085 --> 00:03:41,221 [vibrant orchestral music] 95 00:03:41,254 --> 00:03:45,358 - Ultimate Ninjas Chicago was more than just a job to me. 96 00:03:45,392 --> 00:03:47,427 It was a second home. 97 00:03:47,460 --> 00:03:50,430 * * 98 00:03:50,463 --> 00:03:52,332 - So many of our kids in the area 99 00:03:52,365 --> 00:03:53,733 have been at Chicago, and it's been 100 00:03:53,767 --> 00:03:55,402 such an important part of their lives. 101 00:03:55,435 --> 00:03:57,837 * * 102 00:03:57,871 --> 00:03:59,806 - Wow! 103 00:03:59,839 --> 00:04:02,876 [sirens blaring] 104 00:04:04,344 --> 00:04:06,346 - One morning at 6:00, 105 00:04:06,379 --> 00:04:08,882 I get a call from Flex Labreck. 106 00:04:08,915 --> 00:04:10,483 [soft dramatic music] 107 00:04:10,517 --> 00:04:13,553 - I was like, "Hey, have you heard about the gym?" 108 00:04:13,586 --> 00:04:15,055 And he said, "No." 109 00:04:15,088 --> 00:04:17,924 And I thought, "Oh, God, I'm gonna have to be the one 110 00:04:17,957 --> 00:04:19,826 "to tell him that his job is gone 111 00:04:19,859 --> 00:04:21,327 "and that his gym is gone, 112 00:04:21,361 --> 00:04:25,231 and that, like, everything for him is gone." 113 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:26,900 - The fire was devastating. 114 00:04:26,933 --> 00:04:29,069 I had kids on my elite team that have been there 115 00:04:29,069 --> 00:04:32,072 since day one, and they grew up there. 116 00:04:32,072 --> 00:04:33,840 Drive those hips at the top of the swing. 117 00:04:33,873 --> 00:04:35,075 That's it. That's it. 118 00:04:35,108 --> 00:04:37,410 It was way more than just a building. 119 00:04:37,444 --> 00:04:38,912 Yeah. - Good. 120 00:04:38,945 --> 00:04:39,979 - Very good. 121 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:41,648 It was a home. 122 00:04:41,681 --> 00:04:43,783 - Oh, my gosh. 123 00:04:43,817 --> 00:04:46,519 - That's where--that's where they said it started, 124 00:04:46,553 --> 00:04:48,788 like, was that building. 125 00:04:48,822 --> 00:04:50,924 - I took a digger right here one time. 126 00:04:50,957 --> 00:04:51,991 Remember? 127 00:04:52,092 --> 00:04:53,093 - It would have been right here. 128 00:04:53,093 --> 00:04:54,728 - [laughs] 129 00:04:54,761 --> 00:04:57,797 - The Chicago Ninja family came together, 130 00:04:57,831 --> 00:05:02,769 and $20,000 was raised in less than 24 hours, 131 00:05:02,802 --> 00:05:05,405 and the amount of support that I received 132 00:05:05,438 --> 00:05:07,707 through text messages, through emails 133 00:05:07,741 --> 00:05:09,042 was just incredible, 134 00:05:09,042 --> 00:05:11,077 but honestly, one of the hardest parts 135 00:05:11,111 --> 00:05:13,279 was what to do with the kids 136 00:05:13,313 --> 00:05:16,449 'cause these kids lost their second home. 137 00:05:16,483 --> 00:05:18,718 But in the meantime, I'm working out 138 00:05:18,752 --> 00:05:20,553 of Ultimate Ninjas North Shore 139 00:05:20,587 --> 00:05:22,789 so these kids can stay together as a team. 140 00:05:22,822 --> 00:05:24,457 - Yeah, you got it. Let's go. 141 00:05:24,491 --> 00:05:26,526 - Yeah. Whoo! 142 00:05:26,559 --> 00:05:29,062 - During this tough time, Derrick has been so crucial. 143 00:05:29,095 --> 00:05:30,930 - Yeah! Rock on. 144 00:05:30,964 --> 00:05:34,167 - And if Derrick hit a buzzer, it would mean so much to me 145 00:05:34,200 --> 00:05:36,202 and everyone on the team. 146 00:05:36,236 --> 00:05:38,638 - I am definitely running this for the kids, 147 00:05:38,672 --> 00:05:39,739 and I can't wait to see their faces 148 00:05:39,773 --> 00:05:41,241 when I hit the buzzer 149 00:05:41,274 --> 00:05:45,078 and tell them that we did it 'cause we are gonna 150 00:05:45,111 --> 00:05:46,312 get through this as a group. 151 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:47,414 Chicago on three. 152 00:05:47,447 --> 00:05:48,615 [together] One, two, three. 153 00:05:48,648 --> 00:05:50,316 Chicago, rock on! 154 00:05:51,651 --> 00:05:53,586 [cheers and applause] 155 00:05:53,620 --> 00:05:55,789 - And there's who he's out here for... 156 00:05:55,822 --> 00:05:58,191 those kids he coaches who lost their gym. 157 00:05:58,224 --> 00:06:00,326 He wants to give them something to smile about 158 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:01,861 after a tough year. 159 00:06:01,895 --> 00:06:03,430 - Whoo! 160 00:06:03,463 --> 00:06:04,931 - And there's his family. 161 00:06:05,031 --> 00:06:07,267 They run a pizza restaurant in the Chicago area, 162 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:10,403 and that's how Derrick got his nickname, the Pizza Ninja. 163 00:06:10,437 --> 00:06:11,705 - Yeah! 164 00:06:11,738 --> 00:06:13,039 [cheers and applause] 165 00:06:13,039 --> 00:06:14,374 - And down on the sideline, 166 00:06:14,407 --> 00:06:16,710 many of his co-workers in the Chicago area 167 00:06:16,743 --> 00:06:19,746 along with his fiancée Caitlyn. 168 00:06:19,779 --> 00:06:22,349 [countdown clock beeping] 169 00:06:22,382 --> 00:06:24,551 - Ah, you can really tell how much Pavoni 170 00:06:24,584 --> 00:06:27,053 is loved back in Chicago. 171 00:06:27,087 --> 00:06:29,089 [cheers and applause] 172 00:06:29,122 --> 00:06:31,291 - It's his fourth season competing. 173 00:06:31,324 --> 00:06:34,260 Has never made it beyond the fifth obstacle. 174 00:06:34,294 --> 00:06:37,831 Now facing Roller Coaster, a new one this season. 175 00:06:37,864 --> 00:06:39,466 We saw it two weeks ago. 176 00:06:39,499 --> 00:06:41,634 Two gaps in the track. 177 00:06:41,668 --> 00:06:43,436 And he is through. 178 00:06:46,172 --> 00:06:49,676 Oh, and he's spinning pizzas for his students. 179 00:06:49,709 --> 00:06:52,479 Two new balance obstacles at Split Decision, 180 00:06:52,512 --> 00:06:54,147 and he's going with Log Runner. 181 00:06:54,180 --> 00:06:56,282 - Nice, nice. Go, go, go, go, nice! 182 00:06:57,884 --> 00:06:59,919 - Well, he is delivering a solid run here. 183 00:07:02,389 --> 00:07:03,723 - That's right! 184 00:07:03,757 --> 00:07:05,525 - Right now, the new obstacle, Kickboards. 185 00:07:05,558 --> 00:07:07,627 They're two 50-pound boards. 186 00:07:07,660 --> 00:07:09,029 The discs on them-- the red discs, 187 00:07:09,029 --> 00:07:10,030 they're free spinning. 188 00:07:10,063 --> 00:07:11,631 You got to kick it up, 189 00:07:11,664 --> 00:07:14,334 and then you're gonna lache and hold on to those disks. 190 00:07:14,367 --> 00:07:16,036 - Wow. Good power. 191 00:07:19,239 --> 00:07:21,041 - Got it! - Nice. 192 00:07:21,041 --> 00:07:24,310 - Then you can see this is just gonna sap that upper body 193 00:07:24,344 --> 00:07:26,112 and that grip strength. 194 00:07:26,146 --> 00:07:27,947 And he is looking good, Akbar. 195 00:07:28,048 --> 00:07:29,382 - Spin it. Spin it. 196 00:07:29,416 --> 00:07:30,850 - And you can see he's turning the disc 197 00:07:30,884 --> 00:07:32,552 with his feet, lining it up 198 00:07:32,585 --> 00:07:35,055 so it'll be easier to grab. - Come on! 199 00:07:35,088 --> 00:07:36,523 - Come on. - You got this. 200 00:07:36,556 --> 00:07:38,625 You can do this. - Oh, watch yourself. 201 00:07:38,658 --> 00:07:39,826 - Come on. Big kick, get there. 202 00:07:39,859 --> 00:07:41,728 Yes! - Good kick. 203 00:07:41,761 --> 00:07:43,463 - Got to get the handles aligned. 204 00:07:43,496 --> 00:07:44,764 They're still a little skewed. - Uh-oh. 205 00:07:44,798 --> 00:07:46,132 Yeah, he's trying. 206 00:07:46,166 --> 00:07:48,401 He's hanging on there for a long time now. 207 00:07:48,435 --> 00:07:51,071 That could impact this lache for the grab. 208 00:07:51,071 --> 00:07:54,274 Pavoni! - He is looking locked-in. 209 00:07:54,307 --> 00:07:56,843 All those years of tossing the dough. 210 00:07:56,876 --> 00:07:59,112 And he is pumped. 211 00:07:59,145 --> 00:08:02,816 And there's his motivation for being out here, his students. 212 00:08:02,849 --> 00:08:05,485 What does he have left for the Salmon Roll? 213 00:08:05,518 --> 00:08:08,321 He's spinning that dough. - I'm coming for you guys. 214 00:08:08,355 --> 00:08:10,156 - Okay. - Come on, man! 215 00:08:10,190 --> 00:08:11,524 - Come on. - Come on, Pavoni. 216 00:08:11,558 --> 00:08:13,193 [crowd chanting] Pizza, Pizza, Pizza, Pizza! 217 00:08:13,226 --> 00:08:15,829 - And they're chanting "pizza." 218 00:08:15,862 --> 00:08:17,464 - If he wants to get his first buzzer, 219 00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:19,566 he's got to get past this one, Salmon Roll. 220 00:08:19,599 --> 00:08:23,103 Got to jump that bar and roll the big wheel down the track. 221 00:08:23,136 --> 00:08:25,638 - Nice and easy moves. - Oh, nice now. 222 00:08:25,672 --> 00:08:28,842 Oh, wow! - He's getting the momentum. 223 00:08:28,875 --> 00:08:31,878 You have to be so precise as you jump the bar. 224 00:08:31,911 --> 00:08:35,215 Lot of good ninjas fell on this last week. 225 00:08:35,248 --> 00:08:36,916 - Keep rolling. He's rolling with it. 226 00:08:36,950 --> 00:08:39,252 He's rolling this thing down like he's rolling out pizza. 227 00:08:39,285 --> 00:08:40,587 - Well, what a combination. 228 00:08:40,620 --> 00:08:42,589 Like pepperoni and pineapple, 229 00:08:42,622 --> 00:08:45,158 this is a delicious run out of Pavoni. 230 00:08:45,191 --> 00:08:46,626 - Come on, Pavoni. - Big gap, though. 231 00:08:46,659 --> 00:08:47,827 - Roll it out. 232 00:08:47,861 --> 00:08:48,828 You know how to roll that pizza. 233 00:08:48,862 --> 00:08:49,896 That's the family business. 234 00:08:51,197 --> 00:08:52,766 - Oh! - Oh! 235 00:08:52,799 --> 00:08:54,167 [air horn blares] 236 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:56,569 [audience groans] 237 00:08:56,603 --> 00:08:58,471 - Comes up short on the fifth obstacle, 238 00:08:58,505 --> 00:09:00,006 but what a thrill 239 00:09:00,006 --> 00:09:02,676 he gave his students back in Chicago. 240 00:09:02,709 --> 00:09:06,413 - The Pizza Ninja sliced his way to the fifth obstacle. 241 00:09:06,446 --> 00:09:08,548 Man, that was fun for the kids, 242 00:09:08,581 --> 00:09:10,817 and that effort may be good enough 243 00:09:10,850 --> 00:09:13,586 to get him to the semifinals. 244 00:09:13,620 --> 00:09:16,489 - Derrick, that was quite a run. 245 00:09:16,523 --> 00:09:19,059 You have been through so much recently. 246 00:09:19,092 --> 00:09:21,127 I mean, what does it mean to you to be back on the course, 247 00:09:21,161 --> 00:09:22,629 period, after all of that? 248 00:09:22,662 --> 00:09:24,831 - It felt good. 249 00:09:24,864 --> 00:09:27,267 Obviously, it would have been nice to end 250 00:09:27,300 --> 00:09:28,868 this story with a buzzer, 251 00:09:28,902 --> 00:09:33,373 but this is probably the most fun place in the world, 252 00:09:33,406 --> 00:09:37,043 so just to be able to come back and play, I'm super grateful. 253 00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:39,079 - We'll know soon if you went far enough, fast enough, 254 00:09:39,112 --> 00:09:40,380 all right? So let's keep the faith. 255 00:09:40,413 --> 00:09:41,481 - Fingers crossed. Fingers crossed. 256 00:09:41,514 --> 00:09:43,049 - I got mine crossed too. - Thank you. 257 00:09:43,049 --> 00:09:45,118 - Guys, back to you. 258 00:09:45,151 --> 00:09:47,921 - Tonight's competition is gonna be hot. 259 00:09:47,954 --> 00:09:49,356 - Oh, my goodness! 260 00:09:49,389 --> 00:09:51,725 - We're stacked with "Ninja" favorites. 261 00:09:51,758 --> 00:09:54,194 - He is a Ninja prodigy. 262 00:09:54,227 --> 00:09:57,297 - Plus we've got things you've never seen before. 263 00:09:57,330 --> 00:09:59,199 - What? What, what? 264 00:09:59,232 --> 00:10:03,169 - So put your pencils down, grab some friends... 265 00:10:03,203 --> 00:10:05,405 - Giddy up. [neighs] 266 00:10:05,438 --> 00:10:07,173 - And get ready 'cause it's gonna be 267 00:10:07,207 --> 00:10:09,275 a wild, unpredictable night... 268 00:10:09,309 --> 00:10:10,443 - This is amazing. 269 00:10:10,477 --> 00:10:13,546 - On "American Ninja Warrior." 270 00:10:18,518 --> 00:10:20,920 - It's night three of qualifying in San Antonio, 271 00:10:20,954 --> 00:10:23,456 and minutes ago, we had our first ninja 272 00:10:23,490 --> 00:10:26,159 who's a professional Etch A Sketch artist, 273 00:10:26,192 --> 00:10:29,095 Tim Gallenbeck. - Ah, beat that wall. 274 00:10:29,129 --> 00:10:31,598 - The 42-year-old artist spends up to 40 hours 275 00:10:31,631 --> 00:10:33,233 working on each piece, 276 00:10:33,266 --> 00:10:34,801 which sell for hundreds of dollars. 277 00:10:34,834 --> 00:10:36,870 all: Beat that wall! Beat that wall! 278 00:10:36,903 --> 00:10:38,638 - The father of four had a close call 279 00:10:38,672 --> 00:10:40,373 at the end of Roller Coaster... 280 00:10:40,407 --> 00:10:41,908 - Shake it, don't break it. 281 00:10:41,941 --> 00:10:44,244 - And then got all shook up on Log Runner. 282 00:10:44,277 --> 00:10:45,278 - Oh! 283 00:10:45,311 --> 00:10:46,479 [air horn blares] 284 00:10:46,513 --> 00:10:47,480 - But he left us with a parting gift. 285 00:10:47,514 --> 00:10:49,015 - Just look how cool this is. 286 00:10:49,049 --> 00:10:50,150 Look at that. 287 00:10:50,183 --> 00:10:52,285 Tell me that's not cool right there. 288 00:10:52,318 --> 00:10:54,254 - I can't see anything. Oh, God. 289 00:10:54,287 --> 00:10:58,558 - Why...why'd you do that, bro? Really? 290 00:10:58,591 --> 00:11:00,627 Really? 291 00:11:00,660 --> 00:11:04,130 - Then it was a house call by Dr. Steven Bachta, 292 00:11:04,164 --> 00:11:06,366 a pediatric specialist and father 293 00:11:06,399 --> 00:11:08,802 of two daughters who were cheering on his run. 294 00:11:08,835 --> 00:11:10,770 - Hit the buzzer. Go, Dad. 295 00:11:10,804 --> 00:11:13,807 - Dr. Bachta was smooth on Log Runner... 296 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:15,342 - Hey, this doctor knows what he's doing. 297 00:11:15,375 --> 00:11:17,444 - And had big moves on Kickboards. 298 00:11:17,477 --> 00:11:20,146 - Kick two of these and call me in the morning. 299 00:11:20,180 --> 00:11:22,716 - But the 40-year-old doctor's great run finally 300 00:11:22,749 --> 00:11:24,150 flatlined on Salmon Roll. 301 00:11:24,184 --> 00:11:26,119 - Oh! [air horn blares] 302 00:11:26,152 --> 00:11:28,088 - If you're a mom or dad, get out here and do some Ninja. 303 00:11:28,121 --> 00:11:29,522 It's the best fun-- most fun you'll ever have. 304 00:11:29,556 --> 00:11:31,224 [cheers and applause] 305 00:11:31,257 --> 00:11:33,326 - Well, up next, the first of many ninjas 306 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,462 we're gonna see tonight from Iowa. 307 00:11:35,495 --> 00:11:37,197 This is Levi Enright. 308 00:11:37,230 --> 00:11:40,100 - He's a 21-year-old from Cedar Falls. 309 00:11:40,133 --> 00:11:42,369 - Levi and his friend Chris Behrends, 310 00:11:42,402 --> 00:11:44,738 who's over there in the matching tie-dye shirt, 311 00:11:44,771 --> 00:11:47,707 are best bros with boundless energy. 312 00:11:47,741 --> 00:11:50,710 [upbeat music] 313 00:11:50,744 --> 00:11:53,446 * * 314 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:56,116 - Dude, come on. both: We're the Ninja Teens. 315 00:11:56,116 --> 00:11:58,251 - Go! 316 00:11:58,284 --> 00:12:01,321 - We are 21 years old now. We're completely legal. 317 00:12:01,354 --> 00:12:03,590 But... 318 00:12:03,623 --> 00:12:05,759 Yes! It's a win. 319 00:12:05,792 --> 00:12:07,260 - We're not very mature. - Yep. 320 00:12:07,293 --> 00:12:08,895 Chris is still eating cereal out of my mouth. 321 00:12:08,928 --> 00:12:12,165 - You enjoy, baby. Mm. 322 00:12:12,198 --> 00:12:13,833 [gags and coughs] 323 00:12:13,867 --> 00:12:15,235 - We've gotten a lot closer 324 00:12:15,268 --> 00:12:16,703 since the last time you guys seen us. 325 00:12:16,736 --> 00:12:19,839 I proposed to Chris's cousin Bailey. 326 00:12:19,873 --> 00:12:22,475 We actually went to Colorado for a couple days. 327 00:12:22,509 --> 00:12:24,077 We just left Chris behind in the dust. 328 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:25,645 - [yelps] 329 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,081 - I think Chris might be a little salty about it. 330 00:12:29,849 --> 00:12:32,285 - Yeah. I was upset. 331 00:12:32,318 --> 00:12:34,454 I had to, like, text him and ask if he's done it yet. 332 00:12:34,487 --> 00:12:38,091 - [gasps] - And she said yes. 333 00:12:38,124 --> 00:12:39,993 - Whoo! 334 00:12:40,093 --> 00:12:41,628 - I wish them both the best, 335 00:12:41,661 --> 00:12:43,530 but I wish I could have been on that trip. 336 00:12:43,563 --> 00:12:45,131 It looked like fun, 337 00:12:45,165 --> 00:12:46,633 but they're family now. 338 00:12:46,666 --> 00:12:50,503 - We are bro-ing. - Bros and...oh, yes. 339 00:12:50,537 --> 00:12:52,105 - Wait till the wedding. 340 00:12:52,105 --> 00:12:53,506 The wedding's gonna be a blast. 341 00:12:53,540 --> 00:12:55,308 It's gonna be great. - If you're invited. 342 00:12:55,342 --> 00:12:56,376 - [chuckles] 343 00:12:58,345 --> 00:12:59,846 - Chris and Levi are always together. 344 00:13:01,881 --> 00:13:03,583 I always feel like the third wheel. 345 00:13:03,616 --> 00:13:05,385 [chuckles] 346 00:13:05,418 --> 00:13:07,454 - It's gonna be another bro-tastic season, 347 00:13:07,487 --> 00:13:09,489 and we're both ready to bro down... 348 00:13:09,522 --> 00:13:11,891 - Whoo! 349 00:13:11,925 --> 00:13:13,927 - Hit some noggin buzzers. - Noggin. 350 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,495 - Noggin! - Noggin! 351 00:13:15,528 --> 00:13:16,496 [buzzer blares] 352 00:13:16,529 --> 00:13:18,064 Let's go! 353 00:13:18,064 --> 00:13:19,432 - And what do we drink on top of the Warped Wall? 354 00:13:19,466 --> 00:13:21,267 both: Bro-tein shakes. 355 00:13:23,970 --> 00:13:25,372 [cheers and applause] 356 00:13:25,405 --> 00:13:26,940 - Levi's got a lot of supporters. 357 00:13:26,973 --> 00:13:28,408 In addition to his buddy Chris, 358 00:13:28,441 --> 00:13:29,943 his fiancée, Bailey, 359 00:13:29,976 --> 00:13:33,446 is also on the sideline with other Iowa ninjas. 360 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,915 [countdown clock beeping] 361 00:13:35,949 --> 00:13:37,650 And you're gonna hear that crowd from Iowa 362 00:13:37,684 --> 00:13:39,119 all night long. 363 00:13:39,152 --> 00:13:40,687 They are loud and proud, 364 00:13:40,720 --> 00:13:43,089 and Levi Enright will get them going. 365 00:13:43,123 --> 00:13:44,758 He promised to bring it this year. 366 00:13:44,791 --> 00:13:47,093 Fell early last year, while his buddy Chris, 367 00:13:47,127 --> 00:13:48,962 he got a buzzer. 368 00:13:48,995 --> 00:13:51,865 Right now, it's Roller Coaster. 369 00:13:51,898 --> 00:13:55,201 Makes the first gap, and the second. 370 00:13:55,235 --> 00:13:57,470 Just needs to dismount. 371 00:13:57,504 --> 00:13:59,105 - That is bro-tastic! 372 00:13:59,105 --> 00:14:02,242 [all cheering] 373 00:14:02,275 --> 00:14:04,210 - But now it's Split Decision, 374 00:14:04,244 --> 00:14:05,912 and he gets a rematch with the obstacle 375 00:14:05,945 --> 00:14:07,347 that took him out last year... 376 00:14:07,380 --> 00:14:08,648 Log Runner. 377 00:14:08,682 --> 00:14:10,850 - Keep your bro-form. Oh! [air horn blares] 378 00:14:10,884 --> 00:14:12,852 He had bad bro-form. 379 00:14:12,886 --> 00:14:14,688 But he's going for it! He's not avoiding it. 380 00:14:14,721 --> 00:14:16,056 I love it! 381 00:14:16,056 --> 00:14:17,624 Yeah, you took me out last year, 382 00:14:17,657 --> 00:14:19,092 third obstacle my rookie year. 383 00:14:19,125 --> 00:14:21,061 My sophomore year, I'm coming for you. 384 00:14:21,061 --> 00:14:22,395 Yep, got it. - Wow. 385 00:14:22,429 --> 00:14:23,396 - Got it, coach. 386 00:14:23,430 --> 00:14:25,732 - And that is a big victory. 387 00:14:25,765 --> 00:14:27,934 - He ain't messing around. 388 00:14:27,967 --> 00:14:30,470 If you know you can conquer something that took you out, 389 00:14:30,503 --> 00:14:31,838 I expect him to kick 390 00:14:31,871 --> 00:14:34,307 the heck out of this Kickboard. 391 00:14:34,341 --> 00:14:37,644 - 5'11", 165. 392 00:14:37,677 --> 00:14:39,546 - Oh, he can have fun on this. 393 00:14:39,579 --> 00:14:41,581 It's just kicking and swinging. 394 00:14:41,614 --> 00:14:45,919 - No shortage of power, Akbar. Legendary lat strength. 395 00:14:45,952 --> 00:14:47,153 - He's got to get a little low. 396 00:14:47,187 --> 00:14:49,322 Watch his hand on this one. Nice. 397 00:14:49,356 --> 00:14:52,092 - One more board to go on this obstacle. 398 00:14:52,092 --> 00:14:53,360 - Big kick, big kick. 399 00:14:53,393 --> 00:14:55,528 - Just adjusting the wheel before the kick. 400 00:14:55,562 --> 00:14:57,464 And those boards are 50 pounds. 401 00:14:57,497 --> 00:14:59,933 It takes some force to move those things up. 402 00:15:00,033 --> 00:15:01,634 There you go. 403 00:15:01,668 --> 00:15:04,037 Now he's just got to make sure he gets that 404 00:15:04,070 --> 00:15:06,239 spinning board right there. 405 00:15:06,272 --> 00:15:08,508 Good. Great hand placement. 406 00:15:08,541 --> 00:15:10,110 - Wait, did he just nod to the camera? 407 00:15:10,143 --> 00:15:11,511 I love this guy. 408 00:15:11,544 --> 00:15:12,879 And he's through four. 409 00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:16,616 [cheers and applause] 410 00:15:16,649 --> 00:15:19,085 These Iowa boys keeping him jacked up. 411 00:15:19,119 --> 00:15:22,455 Chris hit a buzzer last year. Can Levi do it this year? 412 00:15:22,489 --> 00:15:24,958 Great upper-body strength should serve him well, 413 00:15:25,058 --> 00:15:27,127 but will his technique hold on the Salmon Roll? 414 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:29,162 - Matt, looks like he's got the momentum. 415 00:15:29,195 --> 00:15:31,531 Levi Enright. Show you're right. 416 00:15:33,233 --> 00:15:34,768 - Big gap here. 417 00:15:34,801 --> 00:15:36,970 Got it. - Ooh, okay! Ride it. 418 00:15:37,070 --> 00:15:38,371 Ride that momentum. 419 00:15:38,405 --> 00:15:39,439 And you'll see as it rocks back and forth. 420 00:15:39,472 --> 00:15:40,740 - Smooth. 421 00:15:40,774 --> 00:15:42,409 - Very important to make sure you keep 422 00:15:42,442 --> 00:15:43,943 that momentum going forward. 423 00:15:43,977 --> 00:15:45,345 - And he's doing that, but here's 424 00:15:45,378 --> 00:15:47,080 the foot and a half gap, the bigger one. 425 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:50,083 - Yeah, now you want to go up and out on this one. 426 00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:51,418 It's all about that pop. 427 00:15:51,451 --> 00:15:52,819 - And you can see the challenge 'cause the wheel 428 00:15:52,852 --> 00:15:54,454 is wrapped in your timing. 429 00:15:54,487 --> 00:15:55,922 He just launched it! 430 00:15:55,955 --> 00:15:58,324 - That's great technique there by Levi Enright, 431 00:15:58,358 --> 00:16:01,561 just in his second year on such a complicated obstacle 432 00:16:01,594 --> 00:16:04,030 like Salmon Roll. - Wow, that wheel is moving, 433 00:16:04,030 --> 00:16:05,532 but gets the dismount! 434 00:16:05,565 --> 00:16:07,901 - What the what? Did you see how far that was? 435 00:16:07,934 --> 00:16:10,103 [cheers and applause] 436 00:16:10,136 --> 00:16:11,371 - And I got a feeling he's gonna go 437 00:16:11,404 --> 00:16:12,572 for that Mega Wall. 438 00:16:14,674 --> 00:16:17,077 - Mega Wall! Mega Wall! 439 00:16:18,511 --> 00:16:20,647 - Yeah, he's going for it. He wants it. 440 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:22,415 [crowd chanting] Beat that wall! 441 00:16:22,449 --> 00:16:24,784 Beat that wall! 442 00:16:24,818 --> 00:16:27,520 - 18 feet up for $10,000. 443 00:16:27,554 --> 00:16:29,055 Just got engaged, 444 00:16:29,089 --> 00:16:30,757 and he wants that money for the wedding. 445 00:16:30,790 --> 00:16:33,126 - He wants it. 446 00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:36,096 He's pumped up. He's pumped up. 447 00:16:36,129 --> 00:16:37,430 Yes! 448 00:16:37,464 --> 00:16:38,965 - He's gonna noggin it. 449 00:16:39,065 --> 00:16:40,500 - I got the buzzer! 450 00:16:40,533 --> 00:16:43,069 [buzzer blares] - Noggin! 451 00:16:43,069 --> 00:16:46,072 [cheers and applause] 452 00:16:46,072 --> 00:16:48,808 And he is pumped. 453 00:16:48,842 --> 00:16:51,511 [all shouting] 454 00:16:54,381 --> 00:16:57,417 His buddies left him a bro-tein shake. 455 00:16:57,450 --> 00:16:58,785 - Bro-tein shake! 456 00:17:01,721 --> 00:17:04,424 Whoo! 457 00:17:04,457 --> 00:17:06,793 - Let's go! - I love the energy. 458 00:17:06,826 --> 00:17:08,828 - You guys want some? - Yeah, buddy. 459 00:17:08,862 --> 00:17:10,130 Give me some bro-tein. - You want some? 460 00:17:12,232 --> 00:17:13,566 - Levi, I gotta say, 461 00:17:13,600 --> 00:17:15,735 it's been an awesome year for you. 462 00:17:15,769 --> 00:17:18,371 You just got the buzzer. You got engaged. 463 00:17:18,405 --> 00:17:20,607 Your Ninja team buddy is here. 464 00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:22,942 How good is life right now, my friend? 465 00:17:23,043 --> 00:17:25,412 - I'm on top of the Mega Wall, that's how good it is, 466 00:17:25,445 --> 00:17:27,681 and I got a bro-tein shake in my hand! 467 00:17:27,714 --> 00:17:29,249 No other way to end it. 468 00:17:29,282 --> 00:17:32,052 - It was bro-tastic as Levi Enright 469 00:17:32,085 --> 00:17:34,454 got his revenge on the Log Runner, 470 00:17:34,487 --> 00:17:37,290 made a huge leap to finish the Salmon Roll, 471 00:17:37,323 --> 00:17:40,293 and then went 18 feet up the Mega Wall 472 00:17:40,326 --> 00:17:43,563 for 10K and a noggin buzzer. 473 00:17:43,596 --> 00:17:45,799 He's going to the semifinals. 474 00:17:45,832 --> 00:17:48,568 - Whoo! 475 00:17:48,601 --> 00:17:51,237 - Last year, Olympic hero Shawn Johnson 476 00:17:51,271 --> 00:17:52,439 crashed our booth... 477 00:17:52,472 --> 00:17:53,673 - Oops! - Uh-oh. 478 00:17:53,707 --> 00:17:55,175 That's all right. 479 00:17:55,208 --> 00:17:56,976 - While and her husband Andrew crashed the course. 480 00:17:57,077 --> 00:17:58,912 - Let's go! 481 00:17:58,945 --> 00:18:00,413 - Now both are back, 482 00:18:00,447 --> 00:18:03,650 and they're coming up on "American Ninja Warrior." 483 00:18:08,922 --> 00:18:10,390 [cheers and applause] 484 00:18:10,423 --> 00:18:12,392 - Welcome back to the Alamodome, 485 00:18:12,425 --> 00:18:14,394 where the San Antonio Spurs 486 00:18:14,427 --> 00:18:16,429 hype squad has this crowd roaring. 487 00:18:16,463 --> 00:18:18,031 - Let's go! 488 00:18:18,031 --> 00:18:20,700 - Moments ago, former wrestler Ronald Stewart 489 00:18:20,734 --> 00:18:23,770 came out in a singlet like he used to wear in high school. 490 00:18:23,803 --> 00:18:26,706 - Dang! He is squeezing a lot of muscles into that thing. 491 00:18:26,740 --> 00:18:29,476 - Despite the snug fit, the three-time veteran 492 00:18:29,509 --> 00:18:31,378 got past the first obstacle... 493 00:18:32,679 --> 00:18:35,048 Then shushed the crowd before the second. 494 00:18:35,048 --> 00:18:36,683 - He's telling everybody, "Quiet down." 495 00:18:36,716 --> 00:18:39,285 I've never gotten past the second obstacle. 496 00:18:39,319 --> 00:18:42,055 - And that didn't change tonight. 497 00:18:42,055 --> 00:18:43,356 [air horn blares] 498 00:18:43,390 --> 00:18:44,858 Come on, dog. 499 00:18:44,891 --> 00:18:46,826 - I think it had to have been the clothes, the tights, 500 00:18:46,860 --> 00:18:48,661 or whatever that thing was. 501 00:18:48,695 --> 00:18:51,664 - 16-year-old Addy Herman was trying to earn 502 00:18:51,698 --> 00:18:54,701 her second trip to the semifinals. 503 00:18:54,734 --> 00:18:57,537 With her mom and training partner Taylor Johnson 504 00:18:57,570 --> 00:18:58,738 cheering her on, 505 00:18:58,772 --> 00:19:00,373 the soon-to-be high school senior 506 00:19:00,407 --> 00:19:02,242 sailed across Log Runner... 507 00:19:02,275 --> 00:19:04,010 - Addy Herman is the real deal, Matt. 508 00:19:04,044 --> 00:19:05,745 - Kicked butt on the Kickboards... 509 00:19:07,313 --> 00:19:10,016 And was inches from finishing Salmon Roll. 510 00:19:10,016 --> 00:19:11,418 both: Oh! 511 00:19:11,451 --> 00:19:13,753 - It's still early, but that awesome performance 512 00:19:13,787 --> 00:19:15,789 could get her into the semifinals. 513 00:19:15,822 --> 00:19:18,525 [cheers and applause] 514 00:19:18,558 --> 00:19:20,427 - Minnesota's Julianne Vanderaa 515 00:19:20,460 --> 00:19:23,763 showed why she's known as the Mighty Minne Mama. 516 00:19:23,797 --> 00:19:26,032 With her husband and three kids watching, 517 00:19:26,032 --> 00:19:28,935 this 42-year-old, the oldest woman tonight, 518 00:19:29,035 --> 00:19:31,137 blasted her way through the first obstacle... 519 00:19:31,171 --> 00:19:33,406 - Oh, she got a little fight in her. 520 00:19:33,440 --> 00:19:34,774 - The second... - Come on! 521 00:19:34,808 --> 00:19:36,710 Yeah! Okay. 522 00:19:36,743 --> 00:19:39,045 - And the 5'1" dynamo almost made it 523 00:19:39,079 --> 00:19:41,181 through a third. - She's got to go with speed. 524 00:19:41,214 --> 00:19:43,516 - Oh! [air horn blares] 525 00:19:43,550 --> 00:19:45,618 - Whoo! 526 00:19:45,652 --> 00:19:47,854 So close. 527 00:19:47,887 --> 00:19:50,490 - Well, here comes another Minnesota mom. 528 00:19:50,523 --> 00:19:52,659 This is Abbey Steffl 529 00:19:52,692 --> 00:19:54,527 along with her daughter, Molly. 530 00:19:54,561 --> 00:19:55,762 - Aw, I love it. 531 00:19:55,795 --> 00:19:57,697 They're doing the Steffl Shuffle. 532 00:19:57,731 --> 00:19:59,332 That's they jam. 533 00:19:59,366 --> 00:20:01,701 - Well, these two have such an incredible love 534 00:20:01,735 --> 00:20:03,370 of life, which is remarkable, 535 00:20:03,403 --> 00:20:05,672 considering the challenges they faced, 536 00:20:05,705 --> 00:20:08,341 and Ninja has helped them both. 537 00:20:08,375 --> 00:20:10,744 [crowd chanting] Molly, Molly, Molly! 538 00:20:10,777 --> 00:20:13,446 - Molly was born with a cleft lip and palate. 539 00:20:13,480 --> 00:20:16,182 She's been through multiple surgeries. 540 00:20:16,216 --> 00:20:19,119 She was bullied, which triggered her alopecia. 541 00:20:19,152 --> 00:20:21,855 She's been kind of pushed down a lot, 542 00:20:21,888 --> 00:20:23,990 but she's always rallied back. 543 00:20:24,024 --> 00:20:27,594 And with Ninja, she started getting better and better, 544 00:20:27,627 --> 00:20:30,030 and last season, she competed 545 00:20:30,063 --> 00:20:32,065 on "American Ninja Warrior Junior." 546 00:20:32,098 --> 00:20:33,333 Come on, Molly! 547 00:20:33,366 --> 00:20:35,802 It was challenging for a mom to watch. 548 00:20:35,835 --> 00:20:38,571 I felt like my heart was living outside of my body. 549 00:20:38,605 --> 00:20:42,242 [crowd chanting] Molly, Molly, Molly! 550 00:20:42,275 --> 00:20:44,644 - Oh, comes up just short on the Warped Wall. 551 00:20:44,678 --> 00:20:46,579 - But she never gives up. 552 00:20:47,981 --> 00:20:50,517 So in the second race, I knew nothing 553 00:20:50,550 --> 00:20:52,252 was going to get in her way. 554 00:20:52,285 --> 00:20:55,055 - Molly, a little hung up on the transfer, 555 00:20:55,088 --> 00:20:56,723 but you know the Courageous Ninja 556 00:20:56,756 --> 00:20:58,692 will not stop fighting. 557 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:02,328 [cheers and applause] 558 00:21:02,362 --> 00:21:03,963 Look at the look of determination 559 00:21:04,064 --> 00:21:05,432 on her young face. 560 00:21:06,900 --> 00:21:08,134 And she's done it! 561 00:21:08,168 --> 00:21:10,170 - Oh! Okay, Molly! 562 00:21:10,203 --> 00:21:11,771 - Big run. Big run. 563 00:21:11,805 --> 00:21:12,806 - Get that wall. Get that wall. 564 00:21:12,839 --> 00:21:13,940 Get that wall. - Yes! 565 00:21:13,973 --> 00:21:14,941 - Yeah! - Yes, yes! 566 00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:17,410 - Yeah! - Yes! 567 00:21:17,444 --> 00:21:19,446 - You go, girl! 568 00:21:19,479 --> 00:21:21,981 - It is a moment that I will never forget. 569 00:21:22,082 --> 00:21:24,851 - The Steffl Shuffle! - It was incredible. 570 00:21:24,884 --> 00:21:27,320 That's pretty much what I can say about it. 571 00:21:27,354 --> 00:21:30,657 It just showed that I could do anything 572 00:21:30,690 --> 00:21:32,158 that I put my mind to. 573 00:21:32,192 --> 00:21:35,261 - I'm so proud to be Molly's mom. 574 00:21:35,295 --> 00:21:38,365 [tender music] 575 00:21:38,398 --> 00:21:39,899 I love you. - Love you too. 576 00:21:41,167 --> 00:21:43,303 Okay, Mom, now it's your turn to hit the buzzer. 577 00:21:43,336 --> 00:21:46,106 - All right. Let's do this. 578 00:21:46,139 --> 00:21:48,708 [cheers and applause] 579 00:21:48,742 --> 00:21:50,210 - Come on, Mom! 580 00:21:50,243 --> 00:21:51,945 - Well, Molly's gonna be on the sideline 581 00:21:51,978 --> 00:21:53,313 leading the cheers, 582 00:21:53,346 --> 00:21:55,215 along with her brother and dad. 583 00:21:55,248 --> 00:21:57,717 [countdown clock beeping] 584 00:21:57,751 --> 00:22:00,653 She's a busy mom but squeezes in training on the family's 585 00:22:00,687 --> 00:22:02,155 backyard Ninja course. 586 00:22:02,188 --> 00:22:04,624 - And just as Molly's gotten stronger as a ninja, 587 00:22:04,657 --> 00:22:08,828 so has Abbey. That mama's got some muscles. 588 00:22:08,862 --> 00:22:10,697 - Got a little Steffl Shuffle to celebrate. 589 00:22:10,730 --> 00:22:12,298 - You got this, yes! 590 00:22:12,332 --> 00:22:15,068 - Getting ready to go for a ride on the Roller Coaster. 591 00:22:15,068 --> 00:22:17,070 - Abbey has really upped her training. 592 00:22:17,103 --> 00:22:19,305 Made it to the fourth obstacle last year. 593 00:22:19,339 --> 00:22:20,707 - Come on! - Yes, perfect! 594 00:22:20,740 --> 00:22:21,775 Perfect! - Go! 595 00:22:21,808 --> 00:22:24,144 - Nice. - Go, go! 596 00:22:24,177 --> 00:22:26,212 - Nice. Great power. 597 00:22:26,246 --> 00:22:27,981 - Matt, you can tell she's putting in that work. 598 00:22:28,081 --> 00:22:29,416 I tell you. 599 00:22:29,449 --> 00:22:31,918 - Really going for a ride there, looking sharp. 600 00:22:33,353 --> 00:22:34,521 She's pumped. 601 00:22:36,556 --> 00:22:38,925 So now it's Split Decision, and it looks like 602 00:22:38,958 --> 00:22:40,660 she's going with Log Runner. 603 00:22:40,694 --> 00:22:42,228 - Come on, Mom! You got this. 604 00:22:42,262 --> 00:22:45,465 [cheers and applause] 605 00:22:45,498 --> 00:22:48,601 - 41 years old, and out here getting it! 606 00:22:49,969 --> 00:22:51,471 - Come on, you got it. You got it. 607 00:22:51,504 --> 00:22:53,206 You got it. Yeah! 608 00:22:53,239 --> 00:22:55,942 [cheers and applause] 609 00:22:59,112 --> 00:23:02,849 - Everybody in this arena is rooting for Abbey Steffl, 610 00:23:02,882 --> 00:23:05,552 and she's got some family watching back in Minnesota. 611 00:23:05,585 --> 00:23:08,188 - And she's reached the fourth obstacle, 612 00:23:08,221 --> 00:23:09,356 the Kickboards. 613 00:23:09,389 --> 00:23:10,924 This matches her best run ever. 614 00:23:10,957 --> 00:23:12,859 - Carve Out Courage. 615 00:23:12,892 --> 00:23:14,794 - That's the foundation she and Molly started 616 00:23:14,828 --> 00:23:16,596 to help other kids who may get bullied. 617 00:23:16,629 --> 00:23:19,532 - Swing first. Swing first, and then kick. 618 00:23:19,566 --> 00:23:22,068 - Well, she's kicked so many doors down, Matt. 619 00:23:22,068 --> 00:23:24,337 She's gonna have to kick this one on Kickboards. 620 00:23:26,706 --> 00:23:28,074 - The top-five women from tonight 621 00:23:28,074 --> 00:23:29,609 move on to the semifinals, 622 00:23:29,642 --> 00:23:31,478 and if Abbey Steffl gets through this, 623 00:23:31,511 --> 00:23:33,780 she'll have a good chance of being one of them. 624 00:23:33,813 --> 00:23:35,882 - You know, Matt, I love her progression, man. 625 00:23:35,915 --> 00:23:37,751 Every year that she's been competing on "Ninja Warrior," 626 00:23:37,784 --> 00:23:39,185 she's gotten better. 627 00:23:39,219 --> 00:23:41,855 In her first year, she got to the second obstacle. 628 00:23:41,888 --> 00:23:43,723 Then the next year after that, the third, the fourth. 629 00:23:43,757 --> 00:23:46,092 Now she's looking to make her way to the fifth, Matt. 630 00:23:46,092 --> 00:23:47,227 - Well, this would be big. 631 00:23:47,260 --> 00:23:48,962 And you can see that handle-- 632 00:23:48,995 --> 00:23:52,265 the handles right now are at 12:00 and 6:00. 633 00:23:52,298 --> 00:23:54,934 Rotates it. Now you got to extend it. 634 00:23:54,968 --> 00:23:56,936 - Carve out courage. 635 00:23:56,970 --> 00:23:58,271 Bam! 636 00:23:58,304 --> 00:23:59,739 Oh, she got that face, too, 637 00:23:59,773 --> 00:24:01,441 that "kick the door down" face. 638 00:24:01,474 --> 00:24:03,843 - Oh, no! - Oh! 639 00:24:05,245 --> 00:24:07,247 - Couldn't hold on. 640 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:10,950 Abbey Steffl out, but not before giving us 641 00:24:11,051 --> 00:24:14,220 a great picture of courage. 642 00:24:14,254 --> 00:24:16,122 - She didn't get a buzzer like Molly, 643 00:24:16,156 --> 00:24:18,692 but a great run by Abbey Steffl. 644 00:24:18,725 --> 00:24:20,627 She had everyone behind her 645 00:24:20,660 --> 00:24:22,662 as she got to the fourth obstacle 646 00:24:22,696 --> 00:24:25,065 where her fingers just slipped off. 647 00:24:27,133 --> 00:24:30,070 - And she's getting some well-deserved hugs from Molly 648 00:24:30,103 --> 00:24:31,404 and her son Haven. 649 00:24:31,438 --> 00:24:33,073 And here comes Zuri. 650 00:24:33,106 --> 00:24:35,342 - Abbey, great work out there. 651 00:24:35,375 --> 00:24:37,911 How were you feeling about your run up until this point? 652 00:24:37,944 --> 00:24:39,979 - I was feeling so good. - Yeah. 653 00:24:40,080 --> 00:24:42,082 - I'm just here to enjoy the moment and take it in. 654 00:24:42,115 --> 00:24:44,651 I have these two here... 655 00:24:44,684 --> 00:24:46,586 - Exactly. - With me. 656 00:24:46,619 --> 00:24:50,090 And you know, this is my fourth year on this course, 657 00:24:50,090 --> 00:24:53,526 and I feel like this was just a celebration... 658 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:55,729 - Yes. - Of how far we've come... 659 00:24:55,762 --> 00:24:56,730 - Absolutely. 660 00:24:56,763 --> 00:24:58,665 - And who we are as a family. 661 00:24:58,698 --> 00:25:00,433 - You are raising a beautiful family. 662 00:25:00,467 --> 00:25:01,935 Great work out here tonight. 663 00:25:02,035 --> 00:25:03,570 We'll see if you went far enough fast enough. 664 00:25:04,771 --> 00:25:07,440 "American Ninja Warrior" will be right back. 665 00:25:14,114 --> 00:25:16,383 - It was an unforgettable night. 666 00:25:16,416 --> 00:25:19,052 Three years ago, Philip Scott, a rookie 667 00:25:19,085 --> 00:25:21,588 with crippling anxiety so bad 668 00:25:21,621 --> 00:25:23,790 he almost walked off the course. 669 00:25:23,823 --> 00:25:25,492 - Everyone is pulling for this kid. 670 00:25:25,525 --> 00:25:27,427 - Instead, he battled through it 671 00:25:27,460 --> 00:25:28,928 for the run of his life... 672 00:25:28,962 --> 00:25:31,431 - For a guy who wasn't sure he could run tonight, 673 00:25:31,464 --> 00:25:32,832 he is putting on a show. 674 00:25:32,866 --> 00:25:35,268 - Making it all the way to the ninth obstacle. 675 00:25:35,301 --> 00:25:37,537 - Yes! What? 676 00:25:37,570 --> 00:25:40,807 - One of "Ninja's" most inspiring runs ever. 677 00:25:42,509 --> 00:25:45,545 And Philip Scott is still inspiring others, 678 00:25:45,578 --> 00:25:49,115 including our next athlete, Ethan Gardulski. 679 00:25:49,149 --> 00:25:50,817 This shy 15-year-old from Michigan 680 00:25:50,850 --> 00:25:54,087 also struggles with social anxiety issues, 681 00:25:54,087 --> 00:25:56,823 but when he met Philip Scott, who's there on screen, 682 00:25:56,856 --> 00:25:58,491 it was a life changer. 683 00:26:00,827 --> 00:26:02,295 - Three and a half years ago, I was having 684 00:26:02,328 --> 00:26:03,797 a lot of problems at school. 685 00:26:03,830 --> 00:26:05,265 I was getting bullied. 686 00:26:05,298 --> 00:26:06,833 I was having really bad anxiety, 687 00:26:06,866 --> 00:26:08,501 which gave me these horrible stomachaches. 688 00:26:08,535 --> 00:26:10,437 One time, I had to go to the doctors. 689 00:26:10,470 --> 00:26:13,139 - Other kids wouldn't leave him alone. 690 00:26:13,173 --> 00:26:14,474 He struggled a lot. 691 00:26:16,242 --> 00:26:18,912 School became too much. We pulled him. 692 00:26:18,945 --> 00:26:21,881 And it's been a struggle since then. 693 00:26:21,915 --> 00:26:23,783 - My mom heard about this Ninja gym nearby 694 00:26:23,817 --> 00:26:25,552 and she sent me there one time, 695 00:26:25,585 --> 00:26:27,821 and I really enjoyed it. 696 00:26:27,854 --> 00:26:30,290 - * But don't cry now * 697 00:26:30,323 --> 00:26:33,360 - Ethan! Hey, hey. - Yo, what's up, Phil? 698 00:26:33,393 --> 00:26:35,829 - Philip Scott is my mentor, one of my best friends. 699 00:26:35,862 --> 00:26:37,664 I kind of followed him around because he's really good, 700 00:26:37,697 --> 00:26:40,400 and eventually, we just bonded and became training partners. 701 00:26:40,433 --> 00:26:41,634 - Wind yourself back up. 702 00:26:41,668 --> 00:26:43,636 When I was his age, I was definitely 703 00:26:43,670 --> 00:26:44,938 the shy, anxious type, 704 00:26:44,971 --> 00:26:46,639 and maybe that's why he was drawn to me, I guess. 705 00:26:46,673 --> 00:26:47,774 - Okay. 706 00:26:47,807 --> 00:26:48,808 - See how much more power you get there? 707 00:26:48,842 --> 00:26:49,876 - Yeah. 708 00:26:49,909 --> 00:26:51,077 - Ethan is like, "We're gonna be friends. 709 00:26:51,077 --> 00:26:52,479 This is what's gonna happen." 710 00:26:52,512 --> 00:26:54,514 And he was one of the only kids from our gym 711 00:26:54,547 --> 00:26:56,649 that Phil invited to go to Cincinnati. 712 00:26:56,683 --> 00:26:58,818 - Yes! Phillip Scott. 713 00:26:58,852 --> 00:27:02,756 - * I can feel these changes * 714 00:27:02,789 --> 00:27:03,923 - Yeah. 715 00:27:04,024 --> 00:27:05,558 * * 716 00:27:05,592 --> 00:27:08,128 - Philip Scott definitely changed Ethan's life. 717 00:27:08,161 --> 00:27:10,163 A lot of people call him, like, a mini Phil. 718 00:27:10,196 --> 00:27:12,298 He's the reason Ethan's here today for sure. 719 00:27:12,332 --> 00:27:14,367 - Easy. There you go. 720 00:27:14,401 --> 00:27:16,036 - I'm hoping being up on the stage 721 00:27:16,036 --> 00:27:17,637 will help the next kid that's suffering 722 00:27:17,671 --> 00:27:19,472 from any kind of social anxiety, 723 00:27:19,506 --> 00:27:21,341 just like Philip was able to help Ethan 724 00:27:21,374 --> 00:27:23,176 overcome his struggles. 725 00:27:23,209 --> 00:27:25,412 - Whew. Let's go. - Whew. 726 00:27:25,445 --> 00:27:26,780 - And coming into my rookie season, 727 00:27:26,813 --> 00:27:28,715 I'm a little bit nervous, but I've trained 728 00:27:28,748 --> 00:27:30,050 really hard for this, 729 00:27:30,050 --> 00:27:31,618 and I know I'm gonna hit that buzzer. 730 00:27:31,651 --> 00:27:35,355 - * Changes * 731 00:27:36,523 --> 00:27:38,191 [cheers and applause] 732 00:27:38,224 --> 00:27:41,161 - What a special bond these two have. 733 00:27:41,194 --> 00:27:42,862 - You got this, man. You got it! 734 00:27:42,896 --> 00:27:44,731 - Philip will be watching from Michigan, 735 00:27:44,764 --> 00:27:47,300 and Ethan's got a big group on the sidelines, 736 00:27:47,334 --> 00:27:50,737 including his incredibly proud mom, Claire. 737 00:27:50,770 --> 00:27:52,972 - Deep breaths. Come on. 738 00:27:53,073 --> 00:27:56,576 - Matt, he's 5'8" and only weighs 100 pounds. 739 00:27:56,609 --> 00:27:59,679 He's a tall and skinny kid, just like Philip Scott was. 740 00:28:01,548 --> 00:28:03,650 Phil had such an impact on Ethan. 741 00:28:03,683 --> 00:28:06,019 This is what Ninja's all about. 742 00:28:06,019 --> 00:28:07,420 At the end of the day, he just wanted 743 00:28:07,454 --> 00:28:08,822 to be an athlete having fun, 744 00:28:08,855 --> 00:28:11,791 and "Ninja," it allows you just to have fun, 745 00:28:11,825 --> 00:28:13,893 and this community is so supportive. 746 00:28:13,927 --> 00:28:16,796 Everyone's always willing to teach you a new trick. 747 00:28:16,830 --> 00:28:18,331 - Come on, Ethan! 748 00:28:18,365 --> 00:28:19,699 [cheers and applause] 749 00:28:19,733 --> 00:28:21,735 - And now he's reached Split Decision. 750 00:28:21,768 --> 00:28:23,370 It looks like he's gonna be the first tonight 751 00:28:23,403 --> 00:28:24,637 to try Burn Rubber. 752 00:28:24,671 --> 00:28:26,039 - Come on, Ethan! 753 00:28:26,039 --> 00:28:27,440 - Well, at 100 pounds, he should be able 754 00:28:27,474 --> 00:28:29,342 to just run right on top no problem. 755 00:28:29,376 --> 00:28:32,178 - Wow. 756 00:28:32,212 --> 00:28:34,347 Bounding through it, and his confidence is growing. 757 00:28:34,381 --> 00:28:36,716 He is pumped. 758 00:28:36,750 --> 00:28:39,552 His shirt says "It's okay to not be okay." 759 00:28:39,586 --> 00:28:41,254 A great message. 760 00:28:41,287 --> 00:28:42,655 - And he's doing more than okay. 761 00:28:42,689 --> 00:28:44,357 He's on the fourth obstacle. 762 00:28:44,391 --> 00:28:46,059 Well, here's where it could be a little tricky. 763 00:28:46,092 --> 00:28:48,395 At 5'8", 100 pounds, Matt, these boards 764 00:28:48,428 --> 00:28:50,063 are half his body weight. 765 00:28:50,096 --> 00:28:52,065 - I'm not doubting this kid. He's got some power. 766 00:28:52,065 --> 00:28:55,635 There it is. - Nice. Okay. 767 00:28:55,669 --> 00:28:58,204 - That disc didn't even spin, Akbar. 768 00:28:58,238 --> 00:28:59,372 Locked on. 769 00:28:59,406 --> 00:29:00,774 - See him making the adjustment. 770 00:29:00,807 --> 00:29:02,409 Great adjustment. 771 00:29:02,442 --> 00:29:04,344 Looks like he's out there on the monkey bars or something. 772 00:29:04,377 --> 00:29:06,780 - Well, once again, it's nice to be 100 pounds. 773 00:29:06,813 --> 00:29:09,015 I think that was me in about about fourth grade? 774 00:29:09,015 --> 00:29:11,918 - Okay, wow, you were a big kid. 775 00:29:12,018 --> 00:29:13,019 All right, make that adjustment. 776 00:29:13,053 --> 00:29:15,355 Nice kick. - Good kick. 777 00:29:15,388 --> 00:29:18,124 Big transfer here. Can he lock it in? 778 00:29:18,158 --> 00:29:19,592 Yes, he can. 779 00:29:19,626 --> 00:29:22,429 And Philip Scott showing some excitement. 780 00:29:22,462 --> 00:29:23,663 - Uh-oh. Uh-oh. 781 00:29:23,697 --> 00:29:25,031 Watch out, get out of there. Nice. 782 00:29:25,065 --> 00:29:27,734 [cheers and applause] 783 00:29:31,171 --> 00:29:34,407 - And not showing any signs of anxiety. 784 00:29:34,441 --> 00:29:36,076 Mom, though, not so much. 785 00:29:37,277 --> 00:29:39,779 Now at the fifth obstacle, Salmon Roll. 786 00:29:39,813 --> 00:29:41,715 - Come on, Gardulski. 787 00:29:41,748 --> 00:29:44,718 Nice. - You got it, Ethan. 788 00:29:44,751 --> 00:29:46,319 - Just like his coach, Philip Scott, 789 00:29:46,353 --> 00:29:49,322 Ethan Gardulski is giving us a run to remember 790 00:29:49,356 --> 00:29:51,291 in his rookie campaign. 791 00:29:51,324 --> 00:29:53,827 - And this obstacle, Salmon Roll, is a tough one. 792 00:29:53,860 --> 00:29:55,662 You have to be so precise. 793 00:29:55,695 --> 00:29:57,697 - And Ethan Gardulski's handling it 794 00:29:57,731 --> 00:30:00,066 so well at just 15 years old. 795 00:30:00,066 --> 00:30:01,468 But this is the big move right here. 796 00:30:01,501 --> 00:30:03,570 Got to get over that big gap in the wheel. 797 00:30:05,205 --> 00:30:06,906 - Nice move! Nice move! 798 00:30:06,940 --> 00:30:09,109 That was excitement. - You saw it. 799 00:30:09,142 --> 00:30:10,243 - He surprised himself. 800 00:30:10,276 --> 00:30:12,479 - I think he did. I agree, big man. 801 00:30:12,512 --> 00:30:14,114 - What? 802 00:30:14,147 --> 00:30:16,616 - 5'8", 100. 803 00:30:16,649 --> 00:30:17,717 Here we go! 804 00:30:17,751 --> 00:30:21,087 [cheers and applause] 805 00:30:21,121 --> 00:30:23,123 - Oh, wow! 806 00:30:23,156 --> 00:30:24,724 That's what I'm talking about. 807 00:30:26,726 --> 00:30:28,528 What a run. 808 00:30:28,561 --> 00:30:31,598 [crowd chanting] Beat that wall! 809 00:30:32,665 --> 00:30:36,503 - 14 and 1/2 feet away from a buzzer. 810 00:30:36,536 --> 00:30:39,439 - I love this. - Beat that wall! 811 00:30:39,472 --> 00:30:41,307 - And he's done it! Get it! 812 00:30:41,341 --> 00:30:43,343 - Ethan Gardulski! 813 00:30:43,376 --> 00:30:44,644 - Yeah! 814 00:30:44,678 --> 00:30:46,446 - * Changes * 815 00:30:46,479 --> 00:30:49,449 [cheers and applause] 816 00:30:49,482 --> 00:30:52,952 [upbeat music] 817 00:30:52,986 --> 00:30:54,888 - * Changes * 818 00:30:54,921 --> 00:30:56,322 - Whoo! 819 00:30:56,356 --> 00:30:57,857 - Hey, Ethan! 820 00:30:57,891 --> 00:30:59,626 This is your moment. 821 00:30:59,659 --> 00:31:02,495 For the thousands in attendance and the millions 822 00:31:02,529 --> 00:31:04,297 watching all around the world, 823 00:31:04,330 --> 00:31:05,532 what do you want to say to them? 824 00:31:05,565 --> 00:31:07,934 - It's okay to not be okay. - Yeah! 825 00:31:09,436 --> 00:31:10,603 - We are so proud of you. 826 00:31:10,637 --> 00:31:12,539 I know Philip Scott is proud of you. 827 00:31:12,572 --> 00:31:13,807 And I got a question. 828 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:15,508 Have you ever been to LA before? 829 00:31:15,542 --> 00:31:16,910 'Cause you're going! 830 00:31:16,943 --> 00:31:18,178 - Yeah! 831 00:31:18,211 --> 00:31:22,615 - * I can feel those changes * 832 00:31:22,649 --> 00:31:26,686 - Matt, Ethan Gardulski is what this sport is all about. 833 00:31:26,720 --> 00:31:28,655 He fought through his anxiety 834 00:31:28,688 --> 00:31:30,490 and powered through this course. 835 00:31:30,523 --> 00:31:34,394 He's not just okay. He's amazing. 836 00:31:34,427 --> 00:31:37,130 - And what a special moment for this family. 837 00:31:37,163 --> 00:31:39,099 We'll see them again in a few weeks 838 00:31:39,099 --> 00:31:41,101 in the semifinals. 839 00:31:41,134 --> 00:31:44,237 More "Ninja" favorites are coming up, including the one 840 00:31:44,270 --> 00:31:46,673 whose run last year was so unbelievable, 841 00:31:46,706 --> 00:31:49,976 it's gone viral with more than 100 million views. 842 00:31:50,010 --> 00:31:51,544 - [laughs] 843 00:31:51,578 --> 00:31:54,781 - When "American Ninja Warrior" returns. 844 00:31:58,752 --> 00:32:01,755 - Welcome back to San Antonio, where some familiar faces 845 00:32:01,788 --> 00:32:03,857 hit the course minutes ago. 846 00:32:03,890 --> 00:32:06,860 The Swedish Ninja, Minnesota's five-time veteran, 847 00:32:06,893 --> 00:32:10,630 Leif Sundberg, always provides memorable runs. 848 00:32:10,663 --> 00:32:13,099 Last season, he stumbled on the Log Runner... 849 00:32:13,133 --> 00:32:14,367 - Oh! 850 00:32:14,401 --> 00:32:16,469 - And struggled for over two minutes. 851 00:32:16,503 --> 00:32:18,905 - Stay on top. Stay on top. 852 00:32:18,938 --> 00:32:21,775 - His save was so epic... - Oh! 853 00:32:21,808 --> 00:32:24,177 - It went viral and has more than 854 00:32:24,210 --> 00:32:27,514 100 million views worldwide. 855 00:32:27,547 --> 00:32:29,616 This year, when faced with the same obstacle, 856 00:32:29,649 --> 00:32:32,085 he tried it again. 857 00:32:32,085 --> 00:32:33,386 - He's shaking his head, yeah. 858 00:32:33,420 --> 00:32:34,721 He's going for it. - Keep your feet hot. 859 00:32:34,754 --> 00:32:35,789 Keep your feet hot. 860 00:32:35,822 --> 00:32:38,792 Nice. Yeah, you did it. 861 00:32:38,825 --> 00:32:41,094 - The physician assistant made it to the fifth obstacle 862 00:32:41,127 --> 00:32:44,330 where he provided another heart-stopping moment. 863 00:32:44,364 --> 00:32:45,598 - He's feeling it, the burn. 864 00:32:45,632 --> 00:32:46,866 Watch out on the back pedal swing. 865 00:32:46,900 --> 00:32:48,368 Oh, gosh! [air horn blares] 866 00:32:48,401 --> 00:32:50,370 Oh, man! Oh! 867 00:32:50,403 --> 00:32:52,138 - So close. 868 00:32:52,172 --> 00:32:54,107 - Nebraska mom Maggi Thorne 869 00:32:54,107 --> 00:32:56,109 was making her seventh appearance 870 00:32:56,109 --> 00:32:58,011 and had her kids watching back home, 871 00:32:58,111 --> 00:33:00,347 along with a big group on the sidelines. 872 00:33:01,614 --> 00:33:03,750 The Never Give Up Ninja suffered an injury 873 00:33:03,783 --> 00:33:06,519 on a balance obstacle three years ago. 874 00:33:08,355 --> 00:33:11,891 She was sweating her run on Burn Rubber... 875 00:33:11,925 --> 00:33:14,127 - Ah, ah, ah. Nice. 876 00:33:14,160 --> 00:33:16,596 - And was ecstatic after getting past her nemesis. 877 00:33:16,629 --> 00:33:18,832 - That just boosted her confidence. 878 00:33:18,865 --> 00:33:21,334 - But one obstacle later, she couldn't make 879 00:33:21,368 --> 00:33:23,236 the grab on the Kickboards. 880 00:33:23,269 --> 00:33:24,704 - Oh, no! [air horn blares] 881 00:33:24,738 --> 00:33:26,773 Too soon. 882 00:33:26,806 --> 00:33:30,477 - Then, it was the Swan, Ethan Swanson, 883 00:33:30,510 --> 00:33:33,413 and he had the wings flapping inside the Alamodome. 884 00:33:33,446 --> 00:33:36,816 - He's gonna go record speed on this one, Matt. 885 00:33:36,850 --> 00:33:40,186 - And the Swan was flying and showed he could 886 00:33:40,220 --> 00:33:43,256 even go airborne in reverse. - Uh-oh. 887 00:33:43,289 --> 00:33:44,257 We in trouble. 888 00:33:44,290 --> 00:33:46,292 Is he gonna go backwards? 889 00:33:46,326 --> 00:33:49,162 - The nine-time veteran sailed his way to the buzzer 890 00:33:49,195 --> 00:33:51,631 with the fastest time so far... 891 00:33:51,664 --> 00:33:53,233 [buzzer blares] 892 00:33:53,266 --> 00:33:55,201 And celebrated by doing a backflip 893 00:33:55,235 --> 00:33:59,105 for the 1,413th straight day. 894 00:33:59,139 --> 00:34:01,041 Oh! - Nailed it. 895 00:34:01,041 --> 00:34:03,043 - No one tonight has more experience 896 00:34:03,043 --> 00:34:05,545 than Captain NBC, Jamie Rahn. 897 00:34:05,578 --> 00:34:08,248 [countdown clock beeping] 898 00:34:10,050 --> 00:34:12,952 The 12-time veteran had his green-haired supporters 899 00:34:13,053 --> 00:34:15,355 and pregnant wife Kim watching 900 00:34:15,388 --> 00:34:19,325 as this superhero vanquished obstacle after obstacle... 901 00:34:19,359 --> 00:34:20,493 - Big one. Get up there. 902 00:34:20,527 --> 00:34:23,263 Nice. - Whoo. 903 00:34:23,296 --> 00:34:25,265 And he flew up the Warped Wall to become 904 00:34:25,298 --> 00:34:28,601 the night's fourth finisher. - Wow. 905 00:34:28,635 --> 00:34:32,105 - It's the 21st buzzer of his illustrious career. 906 00:34:32,138 --> 00:34:34,341 [cheers and applause] 907 00:34:34,374 --> 00:34:37,110 - Well, let's say cello to our next competitor, Gabe Baker. 908 00:34:37,143 --> 00:34:40,780 - He's a singer-songwriter out of Nashville, Tennessee 909 00:34:40,814 --> 00:34:44,351 who plays several instruments, including the cello. 910 00:34:44,384 --> 00:34:47,354 [gentle cello music] 911 00:34:47,387 --> 00:34:54,361 * * 912 00:34:54,394 --> 00:34:57,297 [cheers and applause] 913 00:34:57,330 --> 00:34:59,366 - That's pretty cool. I like that. 914 00:34:59,399 --> 00:35:01,768 - Well, his friends think it's pretty cool. 915 00:35:01,801 --> 00:35:04,371 They're watching back in Nashville. 916 00:35:04,404 --> 00:35:07,107 He's got his dad and other family on the sidelines 917 00:35:07,140 --> 00:35:08,808 with friend Maggi Thorne. 918 00:35:10,310 --> 00:35:13,079 [countdown clock beeping] 919 00:35:13,113 --> 00:35:14,948 Gabe, a real renaissance man. 920 00:35:15,048 --> 00:35:17,450 Talented musician, engineering major, 921 00:35:17,484 --> 00:35:19,953 and also speaks Mandarin Chinese. 922 00:35:20,053 --> 00:35:22,889 - And don't forget, he also played college football. 923 00:35:22,922 --> 00:35:25,425 He was team captain for the Rice Owls. 924 00:35:28,928 --> 00:35:30,663 - Ooh, makes the grab there. 925 00:35:30,697 --> 00:35:33,533 Former safety showing he's got good hands. 926 00:35:33,566 --> 00:35:34,668 Gabe Baker is gonna get through 927 00:35:34,701 --> 00:35:37,070 the first two obstacles. 928 00:35:37,070 --> 00:35:40,306 Well, 6 feet, 205, that is a big safety. 929 00:35:40,340 --> 00:35:43,743 - Flashes a smile to his friends back in Nashville. 930 00:35:43,777 --> 00:35:45,211 - He's going with the Log Runner. 931 00:35:45,245 --> 00:35:47,080 The football player needs quick feet. 932 00:35:47,113 --> 00:35:48,281 He knows what's up. 933 00:35:48,314 --> 00:35:49,916 - Go for it, Gabe! Go for it! 934 00:35:52,419 --> 00:35:54,521 - Uh-oh, uh-oh, oh, no! 935 00:35:54,554 --> 00:35:56,322 And gets tackled. 936 00:35:56,356 --> 00:35:58,491 There was no safety for the safety. 937 00:35:58,525 --> 00:36:00,260 - I love you, bro! 938 00:36:00,293 --> 00:36:01,695 - Watch his feet. 939 00:36:01,728 --> 00:36:04,564 He landed too far forward on the second log. 940 00:36:04,597 --> 00:36:07,067 That tripped him up, and he could never recover. 941 00:36:07,100 --> 00:36:09,803 Tried to save it, but just spun out. 942 00:36:11,805 --> 00:36:13,840 - Ah! Shoot. 943 00:36:13,873 --> 00:36:17,310 - As we said, a lot of ninjas from Iowa tonight, 944 00:36:17,344 --> 00:36:18,945 and here comes another. 945 00:36:19,045 --> 00:36:22,382 This is 19-year-old college student Ella Sankey. 946 00:36:22,415 --> 00:36:26,052 She comes from a huge family. There are eight kids. 947 00:36:26,086 --> 00:36:28,321 And you can see them watching from back in Cedar Falls, 948 00:36:28,355 --> 00:36:31,791 and those two in front are especially close to her heart. 949 00:36:33,727 --> 00:36:35,695 - Pizza. - Mom? 950 00:36:35,729 --> 00:36:37,163 - Yes, love? 951 00:36:37,197 --> 00:36:40,166 - I have seven siblings, so it is very chaotic. 952 00:36:40,200 --> 00:36:41,468 There's obviously a lot of us. 953 00:36:41,501 --> 00:36:44,804 - Not that one. - Oh, oh! 954 00:36:44,838 --> 00:36:48,208 - Oh, man. - Oh, man. 955 00:36:48,241 --> 00:36:50,310 - It's kind of just like built-in best friends. 956 00:36:50,343 --> 00:36:51,845 - Two. - What is it, two of them? 957 00:36:51,878 --> 00:36:52,846 - Two. - It's a two? 958 00:36:52,879 --> 00:36:53,847 - Okay. - Is it a bird? 959 00:36:53,880 --> 00:36:55,281 - A cube? 960 00:36:55,315 --> 00:36:56,716 - Probably the two that I spend the most time with 961 00:36:56,750 --> 00:36:58,852 are the youngest two, Gavin and Eliza. 962 00:36:58,885 --> 00:37:01,721 - Oh! - Ta-da. 963 00:37:01,755 --> 00:37:03,690 - Whoo! - Good job, Gavin. 964 00:37:03,723 --> 00:37:05,425 - They both have Down syndrome. 965 00:37:05,458 --> 00:37:06,726 When I look at them, 966 00:37:06,760 --> 00:37:09,462 I just see two happy little kids. 967 00:37:09,496 --> 00:37:10,830 They're a big part of who I am. 968 00:37:10,864 --> 00:37:12,298 - Good job. 969 00:37:12,332 --> 00:37:14,868 - We adopted Gavin from China when he was three, 970 00:37:14,901 --> 00:37:16,903 and Gavin and Eliza have been best friends 971 00:37:16,936 --> 00:37:18,271 ever since Gavin came home. 972 00:37:18,304 --> 00:37:20,240 They really never leave each other's side, 973 00:37:20,273 --> 00:37:22,042 and when they're separated, they're constantly 974 00:37:22,075 --> 00:37:23,710 asking where the other one is. 975 00:37:23,743 --> 00:37:26,312 - * Ashes, all fall down * 976 00:37:26,346 --> 00:37:28,548 - Whoo! - Yay! 977 00:37:28,581 --> 00:37:31,151 We are trying to conquer life's obstacles together. 978 00:37:31,184 --> 00:37:32,786 Being on "American Ninja Warrior" 979 00:37:32,819 --> 00:37:35,088 has been a dream of mine since I was eight years old. 980 00:37:35,121 --> 00:37:36,756 - So what are you most excited about? 981 00:37:36,790 --> 00:37:39,059 - Seeing you guys on the screen. 982 00:37:39,092 --> 00:37:40,827 - Go. 983 00:37:40,860 --> 00:37:42,328 - Good job, sis. 984 00:37:42,362 --> 00:37:44,230 - Whoa, whoa, whoa. 985 00:37:46,332 --> 00:37:48,201 - I am running this course for Gavin and Eliza, 986 00:37:48,234 --> 00:37:49,536 to show them that, if you have a dream 987 00:37:49,569 --> 00:37:51,771 and you have a goal, you can work towards it, 988 00:37:51,805 --> 00:37:53,306 and you can achieve that. 989 00:37:53,340 --> 00:37:55,342 [cheers and applause] 990 00:37:55,375 --> 00:37:57,077 - You know Ella is feeling the love 991 00:37:57,110 --> 00:37:58,745 from her family back home... 992 00:38:00,680 --> 00:38:03,416 But she's also got more of those rowdy Iowa ninjas 993 00:38:03,450 --> 00:38:04,684 on her sideline. 994 00:38:07,020 --> 00:38:10,457 [countdown clock beeping] 995 00:38:10,490 --> 00:38:12,325 5'3", 130. 996 00:38:12,359 --> 00:38:14,761 Iowa is becoming a Ninja hotbed, big man. 997 00:38:14,794 --> 00:38:16,229 - Yes, it is. 998 00:38:16,262 --> 00:38:18,398 We've got nine ninjas from the Hawkeye State 999 00:38:18,431 --> 00:38:21,201 who are competing tonight. 1000 00:38:21,234 --> 00:38:24,037 - And for Ella, it's been a lifelong dream to compete. 1001 00:38:24,070 --> 00:38:26,439 Her family knows just how much this means to her, 1002 00:38:26,473 --> 00:38:28,041 but she's never faced an obstacle 1003 00:38:28,074 --> 00:38:30,043 like Roller Coaster before. 1004 00:38:32,045 --> 00:38:33,380 Boom, makes the grab. 1005 00:38:34,881 --> 00:38:36,883 Just needs to hang on here. 1006 00:38:38,752 --> 00:38:39,953 And she did it! 1007 00:38:40,053 --> 00:38:41,654 [cheers and applause] 1008 00:38:41,688 --> 00:38:44,524 - Look at Ella, just doing her ninja thang. 1009 00:38:44,557 --> 00:38:47,060 - And you can see how proud the family is of her. 1010 00:38:47,093 --> 00:38:48,395 Look at that sister on the right. 1011 00:38:48,428 --> 00:38:50,830 She's in tears. 1012 00:38:50,864 --> 00:38:53,133 Ella is soaking it all in. 1013 00:38:53,166 --> 00:38:55,235 Got to love all the support out here she's getting, 1014 00:38:55,268 --> 00:38:58,338 but got to make a choice here at Split Decision. 1015 00:38:58,371 --> 00:39:00,073 Looks like she's going with Log Runner. 1016 00:39:01,441 --> 00:39:04,411 - Keep the feet nice and hot. 1017 00:39:04,444 --> 00:39:06,312 - Oh! - Oh! 1018 00:39:06,346 --> 00:39:07,514 [air horn blares] 1019 00:39:07,547 --> 00:39:09,315 - Made it to the final log, 1020 00:39:09,349 --> 00:39:10,917 but couldn't quite get through it. 1021 00:39:11,017 --> 00:39:13,119 Ella Sankey, though, gave her family 1022 00:39:13,153 --> 00:39:14,821 something to cheer about. 1023 00:39:16,056 --> 00:39:18,491 - She looked like a pro on Roller Coaster 1024 00:39:18,525 --> 00:39:21,895 before taking a tumble on the last log, 1025 00:39:21,928 --> 00:39:24,497 but this is what it's all about, putting a smile 1026 00:39:24,531 --> 00:39:28,034 on the faces of her family. 1027 00:39:28,034 --> 00:39:29,936 - I've been dreaming of this for 10 years. 1028 00:39:30,036 --> 00:39:31,171 [laughter] 1029 00:39:31,204 --> 00:39:32,872 - You did great. - Yes. 1030 00:39:32,906 --> 00:39:35,875 - Coming up, Jesse Labreck's already got more buzzers 1031 00:39:35,909 --> 00:39:37,410 than any other woman. 1032 00:39:37,444 --> 00:39:39,446 - A competitor like no other. 1033 00:39:39,479 --> 00:39:41,348 - But we'll find out why getting one tonight 1034 00:39:41,381 --> 00:39:42,816 would be extra special. 1035 00:39:42,849 --> 00:39:46,119 Plus, at just 15, he was the Last Ninja Standing. 1036 00:39:46,152 --> 00:39:48,455 - Yeah! Okay! 1037 00:39:48,488 --> 00:39:51,291 - What's Kaden Lebsack gonna do for an encore? 1038 00:39:51,324 --> 00:39:54,260 He's coming up on "American Ninja Warrior." 1039 00:40:00,800 --> 00:40:02,469 - Welcome back to "American Ninja Warrior," 1040 00:40:02,502 --> 00:40:04,204 where we're in our third night of qualifying here 1041 00:40:04,237 --> 00:40:06,406 at San Antonio's Alamodome. 1042 00:40:06,439 --> 00:40:08,641 - And Matt, only halfway through the night, 1043 00:40:08,675 --> 00:40:12,879 but once again, we've had lots of surprises on this course. 1044 00:40:12,912 --> 00:40:15,849 - Elly Hart not only works on Olympic gymnasts, 1045 00:40:15,882 --> 00:40:18,485 she's got some moves herself. - And look at that. 1046 00:40:18,518 --> 00:40:20,653 - Former Olympic gymnast Betty Okino 1047 00:40:20,687 --> 00:40:23,223 is just one of the athletes this physician assistant 1048 00:40:23,256 --> 00:40:25,525 has helped, and her prognosis looked good 1049 00:40:25,558 --> 00:40:26,860 through Roller Coaster. 1050 00:40:26,893 --> 00:40:29,362 - And she is through and looking perfect. 1051 00:40:29,396 --> 00:40:32,132 - But on Log Runner, things took a turn for the worst. 1052 00:40:32,165 --> 00:40:33,366 - Oh, no! - Oh! 1053 00:40:33,400 --> 00:40:34,934 - Oh! 1054 00:40:34,968 --> 00:40:38,171 - It is a situation here for the doctor. 1055 00:40:38,204 --> 00:40:40,507 - The 33-year-old showed plenty of heart... 1056 00:40:40,540 --> 00:40:41,875 - Come on! 1057 00:40:41,908 --> 00:40:43,877 - As she battled for more than a minute. 1058 00:40:43,910 --> 00:40:46,846 - That is just remarkable. - Come on! 1059 00:40:46,880 --> 00:40:48,448 - But couldn't be saved. 1060 00:40:48,481 --> 00:40:50,316 [air horn blares] 1061 00:40:50,350 --> 00:40:53,086 - We tried our best. Whoo! 1062 00:40:53,119 --> 00:40:54,387 - Hit it! 1063 00:40:54,421 --> 00:40:56,489 - Iowa's Isaiah Barney started his run 1064 00:40:56,523 --> 00:41:00,126 with a haka dance to honor his Maori culture. 1065 00:41:00,160 --> 00:41:02,696 - He's really tapped into his Polynesian heritage, Akbar. 1066 00:41:02,729 --> 00:41:04,064 - Yeah! 1067 00:41:04,097 --> 00:41:05,398 - The former decathlete hurdled 1068 00:41:05,432 --> 00:41:07,567 through the Log Runner without a problem. 1069 00:41:07,600 --> 00:41:10,270 - He's got this crowd fired up. 1070 00:41:10,303 --> 00:41:13,973 - And the 6'3", 210-pound warehouse worker 1071 00:41:14,074 --> 00:41:16,576 was powering his way through the Kickboards. 1072 00:41:16,609 --> 00:41:18,745 - Uh-oh, he's going for a little spin. 1073 00:41:18,778 --> 00:41:21,381 - And that's where his dance ended. 1074 00:41:21,414 --> 00:41:24,451 - Oh! [air horn blares] 1075 00:41:24,484 --> 00:41:26,619 - Then it was another explosive athlete, 1076 00:41:26,653 --> 00:41:29,089 Cam "The Bomb" Baumgartner. 1077 00:41:29,089 --> 00:41:30,256 - Boom. 1078 00:41:30,290 --> 00:41:31,958 - The gymnastics coach from Chicago 1079 00:41:31,991 --> 00:41:33,326 flew through the course... 1080 00:41:33,360 --> 00:41:35,428 - Give it a good kick. - Boom. 1081 00:41:35,462 --> 00:41:36,963 Conquered the Salmon Roll... 1082 00:41:36,996 --> 00:41:39,766 - I didn't know a Salmon Roll could be so explosive! 1083 00:41:39,799 --> 00:41:43,303 - And became the night's fifth finisher. 1084 00:41:43,336 --> 00:41:45,205 - He's done it! 1085 00:41:45,238 --> 00:41:47,774 - Let's go! 1086 00:41:47,807 --> 00:41:49,909 - His banner now hangs alongside 1087 00:41:49,943 --> 00:41:52,512 the other "Ninja" greats, and for good reason. 1088 00:41:52,545 --> 00:41:55,615 At only 15 years old, our next competitor 1089 00:41:55,648 --> 00:41:59,185 just missed out on winning $1 million last year, 1090 00:41:59,219 --> 00:42:02,489 and Kaden Lebsack still took home 100 grand 1091 00:42:02,522 --> 00:42:04,491 as the Last Ninja Standing. 1092 00:42:04,524 --> 00:42:07,127 Now the Colorado high school student is back, 1093 00:42:07,160 --> 00:42:11,064 hoping to top what was a magical rookie season. 1094 00:42:11,064 --> 00:42:13,199 - Kaden Lebsack has been phenomenal. 1095 00:42:13,233 --> 00:42:14,434 - Whoo! 1096 00:42:14,467 --> 00:42:15,735 - At the start of the last season, 1097 00:42:15,769 --> 00:42:17,203 my goal was just to hit one buzzer. 1098 00:42:17,237 --> 00:42:20,073 - And no hesitation! - He ain't playing. 1099 00:42:20,073 --> 00:42:23,076 [cheers and applause] 1100 00:42:23,109 --> 00:42:25,712 - I did not imagine that I would hit five buzzers. 1101 00:42:25,745 --> 00:42:28,481 [dramatic music] 1102 00:42:28,515 --> 00:42:30,850 Getting through stage three was surreal. 1103 00:42:30,884 --> 00:42:33,553 - The 15-year-old will be climbing 1104 00:42:33,586 --> 00:42:36,289 for $1 million! 1105 00:42:36,322 --> 00:42:37,457 - Matt, look at the fans. 1106 00:42:37,490 --> 00:42:39,392 Total pandemonium. 1107 00:42:39,426 --> 00:42:41,194 - I couldn't believe that I was actually gonna 1108 00:42:41,227 --> 00:42:42,796 be climbing Mount Midoriyama. 1109 00:42:42,829 --> 00:42:44,597 - 75 feet to glory. 1110 00:42:44,631 --> 00:42:46,332 Here we go. [countdown clock beeping] 1111 00:42:46,366 --> 00:42:47,334 And he's up! 1112 00:42:47,367 --> 00:42:50,270 A chance to make history. 1113 00:42:50,303 --> 00:42:51,571 - Oh, my goodness. 1114 00:42:51,604 --> 00:42:53,440 - But he's slowing down, Akbar. 1115 00:42:55,508 --> 00:42:58,845 And he has run out of time. - No! 1116 00:42:58,878 --> 00:43:01,581 - Stage four didn't go as well as I would hope, 1117 00:43:01,614 --> 00:43:03,650 but I was the Last Ninja Standing. 1118 00:43:03,683 --> 00:43:06,619 I won $100,000, and it still hasn't caught up with me. 1119 00:43:06,653 --> 00:43:09,255 - His dad and I are so proud of him. 1120 00:43:09,289 --> 00:43:11,524 The dedication, the hard work he puts in. 1121 00:43:11,558 --> 00:43:14,594 I mean, this kid, he's a superstar. 1122 00:43:14,627 --> 00:43:17,063 - This season, Super K is gonna make it all the way. 1123 00:43:17,063 --> 00:43:19,666 * * 1124 00:43:21,935 --> 00:43:26,072 - Super K, as he's known, is now a superstar. 1125 00:43:26,072 --> 00:43:28,241 You can see he's got a big group on the sidelines, 1126 00:43:28,274 --> 00:43:29,743 including his parents. 1127 00:43:29,776 --> 00:43:32,078 Mom is already looking nervous. 1128 00:43:32,112 --> 00:43:34,414 [countdown clock beeping] 1129 00:43:34,447 --> 00:43:35,782 You got to think with Kaden, 1130 00:43:35,815 --> 00:43:37,517 puts a lot of pressure on himself, Akbar. 1131 00:43:37,550 --> 00:43:39,085 Can he deliver? 1132 00:43:39,085 --> 00:43:40,487 - I can tell you one thing, he ain't asked his mom 1133 00:43:40,520 --> 00:43:42,255 and dad for lunch money. 1134 00:43:42,288 --> 00:43:44,357 - Not after winning that 100 grand. 1135 00:43:44,391 --> 00:43:46,092 - He's now 16 years old. 1136 00:43:46,092 --> 00:43:48,461 Just got his driver's license. 1137 00:43:48,495 --> 00:43:49,829 Bought himself a used Jeep 1138 00:43:49,863 --> 00:43:51,564 with some of that money he won last year. 1139 00:43:52,866 --> 00:43:55,502 - What I love about Kaden Lebsack, so humble. 1140 00:43:55,535 --> 00:43:57,504 I mean, it's safe to say, he's one of 1141 00:43:57,537 --> 00:43:59,205 the greatest ninjas of all time already. 1142 00:43:59,239 --> 00:44:00,674 - Great agility there. 1143 00:44:00,707 --> 00:44:02,575 Gets through Burn Rubber and rolls 1144 00:44:02,609 --> 00:44:05,178 right up to the Kickboards. 1145 00:44:05,211 --> 00:44:07,280 - An effortless pace. He is really moving. 1146 00:44:07,313 --> 00:44:08,915 - Whoo! - Look at that kick. 1147 00:44:08,948 --> 00:44:10,784 - Last season, Jake Murray told us 1148 00:44:10,817 --> 00:44:13,053 this kid was already one of the best ninjas on the planet. 1149 00:44:13,086 --> 00:44:14,387 He went out and proved it, 1150 00:44:14,421 --> 00:44:16,589 and he's only gotten stronger, big man. 1151 00:44:16,623 --> 00:44:19,726 - You can tell he's put on some muscle since last year. 1152 00:44:19,759 --> 00:44:23,830 - Still only 155 pounds, but he is solid. 1153 00:44:23,863 --> 00:44:28,168 - I'm telling you, he is a Ninja prodigy. 1154 00:44:28,201 --> 00:44:30,437 - Good power there, but you can see that... 1155 00:44:30,470 --> 00:44:33,873 the handle is just a little off center. 1156 00:44:33,907 --> 00:44:35,675 Wants to get those At 9:00 and 3:00. 1157 00:44:35,709 --> 00:44:37,377 He didn't even try. He just adjusted his grip. 1158 00:44:37,410 --> 00:44:40,814 - Uh-oh, uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. 1159 00:44:40,847 --> 00:44:42,782 Nice. - That's confidence. 1160 00:44:42,816 --> 00:44:44,351 - Breathe, baby, breathe. 1161 00:44:44,384 --> 00:44:46,720 - For all his successes, his mom still 1162 00:44:46,753 --> 00:44:48,421 worries over every obstacle. 1163 00:44:48,455 --> 00:44:51,091 - And she should be worried about Salmon Roll. 1164 00:44:51,124 --> 00:44:52,459 We've seen a lot of good ninjas 1165 00:44:52,492 --> 00:44:53,993 get eaten up here tonight. 1166 00:44:54,094 --> 00:44:56,796 [cheers and applause] 1167 00:44:56,830 --> 00:44:59,366 - See, he's being careful on this obstacle, 1168 00:44:59,399 --> 00:45:01,901 yet still on pace to have the fastest time, 1169 00:45:01,935 --> 00:45:04,237 currently held by one of the guys he trains with, 1170 00:45:04,270 --> 00:45:05,572 Ethan Swanson. 1171 00:45:05,605 --> 00:45:07,273 - That's a veteran move, not rushing it. 1172 00:45:07,307 --> 00:45:08,742 Nice. - Wow. 1173 00:45:08,775 --> 00:45:10,243 - And he knows that was a little trap. 1174 00:45:10,276 --> 00:45:12,379 That gap--that 1 1/2 foot gap right there 1175 00:45:12,412 --> 00:45:13,646 was a little trap. 1176 00:45:15,315 --> 00:45:16,649 - He's through. 1177 00:45:16,683 --> 00:45:18,385 Not even gonna mess with the Mega Wall. 1178 00:45:18,418 --> 00:45:19,819 Going straight for that buzzer. 1179 00:45:19,853 --> 00:45:21,054 Oh! [buzzer blares] 1180 00:45:21,054 --> 00:45:22,956 - Oh! - Oh, my goodness! 1181 00:45:23,056 --> 00:45:25,692 Kaden Lebsack is back! 1182 00:45:25,725 --> 00:45:28,762 [cheers and applause] 1183 00:45:33,933 --> 00:45:35,835 - That's my boy! 1184 00:45:35,869 --> 00:45:39,339 - Kaden, man, you keep getting stronger. 1185 00:45:39,372 --> 00:45:41,608 You were the Last Ninja Standing last year. 1186 00:45:41,641 --> 00:45:44,077 First run this season, another buzzer 1187 00:45:44,077 --> 00:45:46,179 and the fastest time so far. 1188 00:45:46,212 --> 00:45:49,616 Super K, we'll see you in LA, buddy. 1189 00:45:49,649 --> 00:45:51,785 Go celebrate with your family, bud. 1190 00:45:52,852 --> 00:45:54,754 - Can I have my banner? 1191 00:45:54,788 --> 00:45:56,222 - Can you have your banner? - [laughs] 1192 00:45:56,256 --> 00:45:58,892 - You know what? You earned that banner, man. 1193 00:45:58,925 --> 00:46:00,126 Of course, you can have it. 1194 00:46:00,160 --> 00:46:02,729 [cheers and applause] 1195 00:46:02,762 --> 00:46:05,498 Sorry to the art department. - Happy for you, buddy. 1196 00:46:06,766 --> 00:46:09,803 - If you liked Shawn Johnson as an Olympic gold medalist, 1197 00:46:09,836 --> 00:46:12,138 then you'll love her as a "Ninja" announcer. 1198 00:46:12,172 --> 00:46:14,240 - What do you give that? - 10 for effort. 1199 00:46:14,274 --> 00:46:16,343 - Now she's back to call her husband Andrew's 1200 00:46:16,376 --> 00:46:18,878 second shot on the course. 1201 00:46:18,912 --> 00:46:23,083 And we'll see them next on "American Ninja Warrior." 1202 00:46:27,120 --> 00:46:28,688 - Welcome back. 1203 00:46:28,722 --> 00:46:31,257 The San Antonio Spurs' Coyote has been 1204 00:46:31,291 --> 00:46:33,360 hyping the crowd all night, 1205 00:46:33,393 --> 00:46:36,496 but that's not the only animal loose in the Alamodome. 1206 00:46:36,529 --> 00:46:39,299 Minutes ago, a panda came to the start line. 1207 00:46:39,332 --> 00:46:40,500 - What's going on here? 1208 00:46:40,533 --> 00:46:42,902 - But inside was the real beast, 1209 00:46:42,936 --> 00:46:45,672 power lifting personal trainer Ming Yu, 1210 00:46:45,705 --> 00:46:49,642 who can deadlift 430 pounds. - That's impressive. 1211 00:46:49,676 --> 00:46:52,479 - But despite the muscles, the rookie from Wisconsin 1212 00:46:52,512 --> 00:46:53,913 got wet early. 1213 00:46:53,947 --> 00:46:55,915 [air horn blares] - Ooh! 1214 00:46:55,949 --> 00:46:58,918 - Then there was a porcupine on the sideline. 1215 00:46:58,952 --> 00:47:00,286 - A porcupine? 1216 00:47:00,320 --> 00:47:02,022 - The cute little critter came to support 1217 00:47:02,055 --> 00:47:04,724 Justin Miniard, who works at an animal sanctuary 1218 00:47:04,758 --> 00:47:06,593 near Cincinnati. - Okay. 1219 00:47:06,626 --> 00:47:08,028 - And while the porcupine enjoyed 1220 00:47:08,061 --> 00:47:09,396 snacks on the sideline, 1221 00:47:09,429 --> 00:47:11,898 Miniard made it to the third obstacle... 1222 00:47:11,931 --> 00:47:13,533 - Oh, my goodness. [air horn blares] 1223 00:47:13,566 --> 00:47:17,837 - Where the hard fall left our porcupine a little prickly. 1224 00:47:17,871 --> 00:47:22,609 Then it was a stampede for the Stallion, Mike Silenzi. 1225 00:47:22,642 --> 00:47:25,278 - Oh, giddy up. [neighs] 1226 00:47:25,311 --> 00:47:27,480 - The Chicago gym manager had a herd 1227 00:47:27,514 --> 00:47:30,884 of supporters going buck wild on the sidelines 1228 00:47:30,917 --> 00:47:33,386 and back in Chicago. - Come on, Stallion. 1229 00:47:33,420 --> 00:47:36,222 - The eight-time veteran looked like a thoroughbred, 1230 00:47:36,256 --> 00:47:38,925 running through every obstacle in his way... 1231 00:47:38,958 --> 00:47:41,594 - No, he ain't gonna get bucked by this course. 1232 00:47:41,628 --> 00:47:42,962 [cheers and applause] 1233 00:47:43,063 --> 00:47:45,065 - Then he galloped up the wall to join 1234 00:47:45,065 --> 00:47:46,466 the growing list of finishers... 1235 00:47:46,499 --> 00:47:47,867 [buzzer blares] 1236 00:47:47,901 --> 00:47:50,203 And capped it off with his own little pony. 1237 00:47:50,236 --> 00:47:52,105 - Ah, nice. Look at the little horsey. 1238 00:47:52,138 --> 00:47:54,908 [horse neighs] 1239 00:47:54,941 --> 00:47:56,676 - Well, on the course right now, 1240 00:47:56,710 --> 00:47:58,278 a former NFL player. 1241 00:47:58,311 --> 00:48:01,081 It's Andrew East. 1242 00:48:01,114 --> 00:48:03,717 This guy was impressive when he ran the course last year. 1243 00:48:03,750 --> 00:48:05,318 Unfortunately for him, 1244 00:48:05,352 --> 00:48:07,153 he's only the second-best athlete 1245 00:48:07,187 --> 00:48:08,355 in his house. 1246 00:48:08,388 --> 00:48:09,856 And we are up here in the booth 1247 00:48:09,889 --> 00:48:11,591 joined by Olympic gold medalist 1248 00:48:11,624 --> 00:48:14,894 and the wife of Andrew, Shawn Johnson. 1249 00:48:14,928 --> 00:48:17,597 Thanks for being back, Shawn. - I am so happy to be back. 1250 00:48:17,630 --> 00:48:19,132 I am so nervous. I want him to do so well. 1251 00:48:19,165 --> 00:48:20,867 - Well, you've been putting in some work with him, right? 1252 00:48:20,900 --> 00:48:22,369 You've been showing him a little bit 1253 00:48:22,402 --> 00:48:25,038 of your gymnastics background, right, getting him to work? 1254 00:48:25,071 --> 00:48:26,439 - No. - [laughs] 1255 00:48:26,473 --> 00:48:27,941 - No. - None of that. 1256 00:48:28,041 --> 00:48:29,909 - Well, we kid him, but Andrew is a great athlete 1257 00:48:29,943 --> 00:48:31,044 in his own right. 1258 00:48:31,077 --> 00:48:32,612 Played football at Vanderbilt, 1259 00:48:32,645 --> 00:48:34,581 was a long snapper in the NFL. 1260 00:48:34,614 --> 00:48:37,317 Made it to the fourth obstacle last year as a rookie. 1261 00:48:37,350 --> 00:48:39,352 And right now, you can wave to your husband 1262 00:48:39,386 --> 00:48:41,121 at the start line. - Hi, babe. 1263 00:48:41,154 --> 00:48:42,622 - What are the last words you would tell him? 1264 00:48:42,655 --> 00:48:43,857 What do you want him to hear? 1265 00:48:43,890 --> 00:48:45,925 - Don't fall. - Don't fall, okay? 1266 00:48:45,959 --> 00:48:48,261 - Yeah, I love you. I love you. 1267 00:48:48,294 --> 00:48:50,063 - We call that positive reinforcement there, right? 1268 00:48:50,063 --> 00:48:51,064 - Yes. 1269 00:48:51,064 --> 00:48:53,233 [countdown clock beeping] 1270 00:48:53,266 --> 00:48:55,769 - Spent five years in the NFL. Should have good footwork. 1271 00:48:55,802 --> 00:48:57,737 - Come on. - 6'2", 225. 1272 00:48:57,771 --> 00:49:00,607 Long stride. - No problem on the steps. 1273 00:49:00,640 --> 00:49:01,875 - Come on. 1274 00:49:01,908 --> 00:49:03,243 - Yo, hubby's a big dude, 1275 00:49:03,276 --> 00:49:05,211 so this Roller Coaster may be a wild ride. 1276 00:49:05,245 --> 00:49:07,414 Uh-oh, shirt's coming off. Shirt's coming off. 1277 00:49:07,447 --> 00:49:09,249 Oh, why are you rolling your eyes? 1278 00:49:09,282 --> 00:49:11,017 - I've got to say, Andrew is jacked, Shawn. 1279 00:49:11,017 --> 00:49:12,352 He's looking good. - Yeah. 1280 00:49:12,385 --> 00:49:14,721 - They don't have this in any Ninja gyms yet, 1281 00:49:14,754 --> 00:49:16,556 and we definitely don't have this in football. 1282 00:49:16,589 --> 00:49:18,291 - Come on. - There we go. Nice transfer. 1283 00:49:18,324 --> 00:49:19,793 - Come on. - Nice! 1284 00:49:19,826 --> 00:49:21,494 - Yes! 1285 00:49:21,528 --> 00:49:24,464 Got to get the dismount. - All right, here we go. 1286 00:49:24,497 --> 00:49:27,767 Nice little lache. - Come on. 1287 00:49:27,801 --> 00:49:29,736 - There you go. - Whoo! Here, look at me! 1288 00:49:29,769 --> 00:49:32,105 - Good agility here. He's still got it. 1289 00:49:32,138 --> 00:49:33,740 - Yeah, he's still got it. He's showing. 1290 00:49:33,773 --> 00:49:35,308 He's flexing. 1291 00:49:35,342 --> 00:49:37,277 - Now, though, has to make a choice at Split Decision, 1292 00:49:37,310 --> 00:49:40,113 and he's headed over to Log Runner. 1293 00:49:40,146 --> 00:49:42,282 Got to be light on his feet, stay centered. 1294 00:49:42,315 --> 00:49:43,616 - Come on, baby. Come on. 1295 00:49:43,650 --> 00:49:45,585 - Nice, nice, nice. He knows what's up. 1296 00:49:45,618 --> 00:49:47,120 - Wow. - Come on now. 1297 00:49:47,153 --> 00:49:49,122 Come on. - Great balance. 1298 00:49:49,155 --> 00:49:51,057 - I want to see that one again. 1299 00:49:51,091 --> 00:49:53,193 Check this out. 1300 00:49:53,226 --> 00:49:56,329 Pow, right in the face. - He looked surprised. 1301 00:49:56,363 --> 00:49:58,431 - I am surprised. He's doing so good. 1302 00:49:58,465 --> 00:49:59,766 - Yeah, he's doing so good. 1303 00:49:59,799 --> 00:50:02,135 - As a long snapper, he knows about this. 1304 00:50:02,168 --> 00:50:03,536 He's got to get ready for the kicks. 1305 00:50:03,570 --> 00:50:05,105 This is Kickboard. Come on now. 1306 00:50:05,138 --> 00:50:06,106 Hut, hut, hut. 1307 00:50:06,139 --> 00:50:07,540 Hut, hut, hut. - Okay. 1308 00:50:07,574 --> 00:50:09,843 - Kicking it out. Good power. 1309 00:50:09,876 --> 00:50:12,012 - Now he's got to fly, Shawn. - Come on, babe. Come on. 1310 00:50:12,045 --> 00:50:13,747 - Now, the thing is, he's 225, so he doesn't want to spend 1311 00:50:13,780 --> 00:50:15,815 a long time on that board. - Come on. Go. 1312 00:50:15,849 --> 00:50:17,584 - Here you go. - Yes! 1313 00:50:17,617 --> 00:50:19,152 - Good grip strength. 1314 00:50:19,185 --> 00:50:21,221 - And he's now equaled last year's effort by reaching 1315 00:50:21,254 --> 00:50:22,422 the fourth obstacle. 1316 00:50:22,455 --> 00:50:25,258 Can he go even farther this year? 1317 00:50:25,291 --> 00:50:27,060 - Oh! [air horn blares] 1318 00:50:27,093 --> 00:50:28,728 - His hands just peeled off. 1319 00:50:28,762 --> 00:50:30,497 Couldn't stick the dismount. 1320 00:50:30,530 --> 00:50:32,432 - That's so much fun. 1321 00:50:32,465 --> 00:50:34,067 - Shawn, what did you think? 1322 00:50:34,100 --> 00:50:35,468 - I am so proud. - Aw. 1323 00:50:35,502 --> 00:50:37,704 - I was afraid he'd fall on the first one. 1324 00:50:37,737 --> 00:50:40,073 - Andrew, your wife asked you to keep your shirt on. 1325 00:50:40,106 --> 00:50:41,341 What happened? 1326 00:50:41,374 --> 00:50:42,342 - I thought that was the obstacle 1327 00:50:42,375 --> 00:50:43,443 I was gonna fall on, 1328 00:50:43,476 --> 00:50:44,844 to be honest with you, so that was 1329 00:50:44,878 --> 00:50:46,913 just to save laundry, but... - Okay, got it, got it. 1330 00:50:46,946 --> 00:50:48,081 - Gosh, it's so much fun. 1331 00:50:48,114 --> 00:50:49,516 It was good to be back, and... - Yeah. 1332 00:50:49,549 --> 00:50:51,084 - I'm trying to get wifey to do it next year. 1333 00:50:51,117 --> 00:50:54,254 - All right, Shawn, I mean, what are we thinking, my girl? 1334 00:50:54,287 --> 00:50:56,890 Matt, Akbar, can we convince her to hit the course? 1335 00:50:56,923 --> 00:50:59,092 - Sure, I'll give it a try. - You'll give it a try? 1336 00:50:59,125 --> 00:51:00,326 Okay! - You'll give it a try? 1337 00:51:00,360 --> 00:51:01,628 - Breaking news. 1338 00:51:01,661 --> 00:51:03,430 - She is committed to it, ladies and gentlemen. 1339 00:51:03,463 --> 00:51:06,266 When a gold medalist says she's doing something, she does it. 1340 00:51:06,299 --> 00:51:07,634 Shawn, always a pleasure having you up here. 1341 00:51:07,667 --> 00:51:08,935 - Thank you. Thank you. 1342 00:51:08,968 --> 00:51:10,303 - Well, go tell your husband he did a good job 1343 00:51:10,337 --> 00:51:11,371 and tell him to put the shirt back on. 1344 00:51:11,404 --> 00:51:12,872 - I will, I will. Thank you. 1345 00:51:12,906 --> 00:51:14,274 - He's embarrassing those of us who aren't as fit as he is. 1346 00:51:15,875 --> 00:51:18,611 Coming up, we're going to the dogs. 1347 00:51:18,645 --> 00:51:20,280 - It's "ruff" out there. 1348 00:51:20,313 --> 00:51:23,083 - But we've got cats too. 1349 00:51:23,116 --> 00:51:24,484 That and more... 1350 00:51:24,517 --> 00:51:26,820 - Yo, what do I do with this? 1351 00:51:26,853 --> 00:51:30,390 - When "American Ninja Warrior" returns. 1352 00:51:36,429 --> 00:51:38,164 - Twin brothers Nathan and Marquez Green 1353 00:51:38,198 --> 00:51:40,834 always try to outdo each other on the course. 1354 00:51:40,867 --> 00:51:44,270 Last year, the loser had to get his hair buzzed. 1355 00:51:44,304 --> 00:51:48,108 Tonight, the friendly rivalry was renewed with new stakes. 1356 00:51:48,141 --> 00:51:49,809 The winner gets a trophy. 1357 00:51:49,843 --> 00:51:52,112 The loser gets a participation medal. 1358 00:51:52,112 --> 00:51:55,448 And first up was Marquez wearing the blue shirt. 1359 00:51:55,482 --> 00:51:57,817 He's gone 3 and 0 against his brother 1360 00:51:57,851 --> 00:52:00,053 and has dominated their competition. 1361 00:52:00,053 --> 00:52:01,621 - Marquez trying to keep the streak alive. 1362 00:52:01,654 --> 00:52:04,891 - The 24-year-old made it to the semifinals last season, 1363 00:52:04,924 --> 00:52:07,327 but tonight, he got hung up on Roller Coaster. 1364 00:52:07,360 --> 00:52:09,129 - He's got to go for it. Oh! 1365 00:52:09,162 --> 00:52:11,398 I did not see that coming. 1366 00:52:11,431 --> 00:52:13,533 - So that gave his brother Nathan, 1367 00:52:13,566 --> 00:52:15,835 wearing red, a prime opportunity 1368 00:52:15,869 --> 00:52:17,871 to get his first win. - He wants it. 1369 00:52:17,904 --> 00:52:19,172 He's already locked and loaded. 1370 00:52:19,205 --> 00:52:21,641 - And when he did get past Roller Coaster, 1371 00:52:21,675 --> 00:52:22,976 the title was his. 1372 00:52:23,076 --> 00:52:25,078 - That's got to be a big one for Nathan. 1373 00:52:25,078 --> 00:52:26,946 He's waited for a while to get that title. 1374 00:52:26,980 --> 00:52:28,348 - But Nathan wasn't done. 1375 00:52:28,381 --> 00:52:31,384 He had his best run in three seasons, 1376 00:52:31,418 --> 00:52:34,487 making it all the way to the fifth obstacle... 1377 00:52:34,521 --> 00:52:37,223 - Get out of there, Nathan. Oh, no! 1378 00:52:37,257 --> 00:52:38,692 [air horn blares] 1379 00:52:38,725 --> 00:52:41,428 - That was close, but I finally beat Marquez. 1380 00:52:41,461 --> 00:52:43,830 - Earning him the trophy and bragging rights 1381 00:52:43,863 --> 00:52:45,098 over his brother. 1382 00:52:45,131 --> 00:52:46,499 - Oh, I love it. 1383 00:52:46,533 --> 00:52:48,902 I love it when the twins come together. 1384 00:52:48,935 --> 00:52:51,805 - Then it was the ninja who's been training the twins, 1385 00:52:51,838 --> 00:52:54,207 The Cat Daddy, Jackson Twait. 1386 00:52:54,240 --> 00:52:57,777 - We know we're about to have some fun watching this one. 1387 00:52:57,811 --> 00:53:00,180 - With his rowdy Iowa fans on the sideline 1388 00:53:00,213 --> 00:53:01,915 and his beloved kitty Hash Brown 1389 00:53:01,948 --> 00:53:05,151 watching from home, Twait was, as usual, 1390 00:53:05,185 --> 00:53:06,920 full speed ahead on the course. 1391 00:53:06,953 --> 00:53:08,788 - Wow, big kick. 1392 00:53:08,822 --> 00:53:10,457 - The four-time veteran is always 1393 00:53:10,490 --> 00:53:14,160 among the fastest and looked like he'd be another finisher. 1394 00:53:14,194 --> 00:53:17,263 - No! Too aggressive. 1395 00:53:17,297 --> 00:53:20,233 - Ah, don't worry, Hash Brown. He's still moving on. 1396 00:53:20,266 --> 00:53:21,601 [cat yawns] 1397 00:53:22,836 --> 00:53:26,239 Well, here comes yet another big energy competitor 1398 00:53:26,272 --> 00:53:28,375 from Iowa. This is Drew Nester. 1399 00:53:28,408 --> 00:53:29,843 - Whoa. 1400 00:53:29,876 --> 00:53:33,079 - Nester is a medic for the Army National Guard, 1401 00:53:33,079 --> 00:53:36,082 so his service delayed his "Ninja" journey. 1402 00:53:38,885 --> 00:53:40,620 - Yes! 1403 00:53:40,653 --> 00:53:43,256 - Last year, when I was deployed in Qatar, 1404 00:53:43,289 --> 00:53:45,325 I did get selected for "American Ninja Warrior" 1405 00:53:45,358 --> 00:53:46,960 season 13. 1406 00:53:46,993 --> 00:53:50,463 - Drew, you were picked to be on "American Ninja Warrior." 1407 00:53:50,497 --> 00:53:52,999 - That's--oh, my gosh. Yes. 1408 00:53:53,099 --> 00:53:55,101 Unfortunately, I was not able to compete 1409 00:53:55,135 --> 00:53:57,137 because our deployment was extended. 1410 00:53:57,170 --> 00:53:59,773 It was the worst, best day of my life. 1411 00:53:59,806 --> 00:54:02,742 I was like, "Dude, I have to keep training. 1412 00:54:02,776 --> 00:54:04,711 "I have to keep working hard at this 1413 00:54:04,744 --> 00:54:07,113 'cause there's a chance they might call me next season." 1414 00:54:07,147 --> 00:54:08,848 [upbeat music] 1415 00:54:08,882 --> 00:54:09,883 Whew. 1416 00:54:09,916 --> 00:54:11,685 - Congratulations, Drew. - Yes! 1417 00:54:11,718 --> 00:54:13,620 Let's go! Let's go! 1418 00:54:13,653 --> 00:54:16,156 - Whoo! 1419 00:54:16,189 --> 00:54:18,058 - It's a little bit of a homecoming for me, 1420 00:54:18,058 --> 00:54:21,528 coming to San Antonio where I did my combat medic school, 1421 00:54:21,561 --> 00:54:23,063 but I do have a different purpose this year. 1422 00:54:23,063 --> 00:54:24,097 Whoo! 1423 00:54:24,130 --> 00:54:26,199 I'm ready to hit some buzzers, baby. 1424 00:54:26,232 --> 00:54:27,467 Wha-pah! 1425 00:54:29,769 --> 00:54:33,073 Let's go, guys! Let's go! 1426 00:54:33,073 --> 00:54:35,608 - Some of his fellow soldiers are watching. 1427 00:54:35,642 --> 00:54:37,110 Plus his family and friends, 1428 00:54:37,143 --> 00:54:39,079 wearing the Army green down on the sideline. 1429 00:54:39,079 --> 00:54:40,513 - Yeah, let's go, Drew! 1430 00:54:40,547 --> 00:54:41,715 [countdown clock beeping] 1431 00:54:41,748 --> 00:54:43,650 - Yeah, baby! 1432 00:54:44,951 --> 00:54:46,920 - Nester joined the Army National Guard 1433 00:54:46,953 --> 00:54:48,388 right out of high school. 1434 00:54:48,421 --> 00:54:50,490 Followed his brother into the service. 1435 00:54:50,523 --> 00:54:53,226 Takes an extra swing but survives the steps. 1436 00:54:53,259 --> 00:54:56,696 [cheers and applause] 1437 00:54:56,730 --> 00:54:59,165 Oh, here he goes on Roller Coaster. 1438 00:54:59,199 --> 00:55:01,167 Used to do parkour. He's got moves. 1439 00:55:02,869 --> 00:55:04,771 - Nice. 1440 00:55:04,804 --> 00:55:08,241 - This rookie's looking good on Roller Coaster. 1441 00:55:08,274 --> 00:55:09,776 He's through. 1442 00:55:09,809 --> 00:55:12,946 - Man, where do these Iowa folks get all this energy? 1443 00:55:14,848 --> 00:55:17,117 - Well, he's gonna feed off that crowd energy 1444 00:55:17,150 --> 00:55:19,786 as he gets ready for the balance obstacle. 1445 00:55:19,819 --> 00:55:24,157 He's lined up for Log Runner. Going right for it. 1446 00:55:24,190 --> 00:55:26,192 Oh, but he hangs on. 1447 00:55:26,226 --> 00:55:28,628 He's gonna try to save it. - Man, he is fighting. 1448 00:55:28,661 --> 00:55:30,063 Oh, my goodness. 1449 00:55:30,063 --> 00:55:32,098 This is almost impossible, Matt. 1450 00:55:32,132 --> 00:55:35,769 - Only a few have ever saved themselves here. 1451 00:55:35,802 --> 00:55:38,505 He did it! - Yes, wow. 1452 00:55:38,538 --> 00:55:40,273 - I thought he was a goner. 1453 00:55:41,841 --> 00:55:43,376 - Nester is pumped. 1454 00:55:43,410 --> 00:55:46,312 - That's a save for the ages right there. 1455 00:55:46,346 --> 00:55:47,914 Look at it again. 1456 00:55:47,947 --> 00:55:51,084 He just missed the third log and slammed into the fourth, 1457 00:55:51,117 --> 00:55:54,120 but somehow, this dude was able to hold on 1458 00:55:54,154 --> 00:55:57,323 and then stretched out and found a way to get through. 1459 00:55:57,357 --> 00:55:59,559 [cheers and applause] 1460 00:55:59,592 --> 00:56:00,760 He ain't slowing down. 1461 00:56:00,794 --> 00:56:02,495 Went right into the Kickboards. 1462 00:56:02,529 --> 00:56:05,298 - Only weighs 125 pounds, so he's gonna have 1463 00:56:05,331 --> 00:56:07,233 to work to move these boards. 1464 00:56:07,267 --> 00:56:09,035 Well, didn't seem to be a problem. 1465 00:56:10,403 --> 00:56:12,872 - You got it, Drew! 1466 00:56:12,906 --> 00:56:16,042 Come on! Go, Drew, come on! - Big lache here. 1467 00:56:16,076 --> 00:56:19,579 About 7 feet to that disc. Got it. 1468 00:56:19,612 --> 00:56:21,348 Dude is pumped up. 1469 00:56:21,381 --> 00:56:24,050 [cheers and applause] 1470 00:56:24,084 --> 00:56:26,052 Just one more kickboard to go. 1471 00:56:26,052 --> 00:56:27,921 - Yeah, Matt, he's got an aggressive pace too. 1472 00:56:27,954 --> 00:56:29,356 He's not messing around. 1473 00:56:31,257 --> 00:56:34,761 - Adjusts it with his foot. Good control. 1474 00:56:34,794 --> 00:56:37,397 - All right, here you go. Nice. 1475 00:56:37,430 --> 00:56:39,799 - Well, he brought... - One more kick! 1476 00:56:39,833 --> 00:56:42,068 - He brought Ninja gear with him to the Middle East. 1477 00:56:42,102 --> 00:56:44,704 Oh, and--you can see that disc spun. 1478 00:56:44,738 --> 00:56:48,675 - Be all that you can be in the army and in Ninja. 1479 00:56:48,708 --> 00:56:50,276 Nice. 1480 00:56:50,310 --> 00:56:52,879 - Looking like an army of one out here. 1481 00:56:52,912 --> 00:56:54,781 You can see that disc is spinning. 1482 00:56:54,814 --> 00:56:56,216 - It's starting to spin, Matt. 1483 00:56:56,249 --> 00:56:57,584 - Oh, this is gonna be a dismount. 1484 00:56:57,617 --> 00:56:59,686 - Once you get off that axis, it can be 1485 00:56:59,719 --> 00:57:01,121 very hard to make that lache. 1486 00:57:02,522 --> 00:57:04,157 Steady. Nice. 1487 00:57:04,190 --> 00:57:05,625 - And he does it! 1488 00:57:05,658 --> 00:57:07,394 [cheers and applause] 1489 00:57:07,427 --> 00:57:09,295 - Let's go! 1490 00:57:09,329 --> 00:57:11,331 - Slowing a bit here to catch his breath 1491 00:57:11,364 --> 00:57:12,799 before Salmon Roll. 1492 00:57:12,832 --> 00:57:14,367 Getting closer to that buzzer. 1493 00:57:14,401 --> 00:57:16,136 And what a moment that would be 1494 00:57:16,169 --> 00:57:18,371 for the army medic. - Nice. Oh. 1495 00:57:18,405 --> 00:57:20,040 - All right, it's a little uneven. 1496 00:57:20,040 --> 00:57:21,708 Watch that right side. 1497 00:57:21,741 --> 00:57:24,044 - You're good. You're good. 1498 00:57:24,077 --> 00:57:25,679 Nice and easy. Nice and easy. 1499 00:57:25,712 --> 00:57:27,280 - Got to make a small move to make the-- 1500 00:57:27,313 --> 00:57:29,582 get it nice and even. Okay, going with the big move. 1501 00:57:29,616 --> 00:57:30,950 No! 1502 00:57:31,051 --> 00:57:33,386 [air horn blares] [audience groans] 1503 00:57:33,420 --> 00:57:36,056 - The medic splashes down, but he is pumped, 1504 00:57:36,089 --> 00:57:38,258 and he should be. A great run there. 1505 00:57:38,291 --> 00:57:39,926 - Good job. 1506 00:57:39,959 --> 00:57:43,063 - Drew Nester brought big energy to the course, 1507 00:57:43,063 --> 00:57:45,832 but I think it caught up to him on Salmon Roll. 1508 00:57:45,865 --> 00:57:48,802 He looked tired and just missed that big gap. 1509 00:57:50,804 --> 00:57:53,740 - Hey, Drew. What a rookie run that was. 1510 00:57:53,773 --> 00:57:55,775 - Thank you so much. - Of course. 1511 00:57:55,809 --> 00:57:57,877 You got to talk to me about that save on Log Runner. 1512 00:57:57,911 --> 00:57:58,978 - Dude! - What went down there? 1513 00:57:59,079 --> 00:58:00,547 - I don't know what happened. 1514 00:58:00,580 --> 00:58:02,749 I grabbed it with my toes. 1515 00:58:02,782 --> 00:58:05,652 And I'm like, "Yo!" I saw people do that earlier. 1516 00:58:05,685 --> 00:58:07,187 No one could save it. 1517 00:58:07,220 --> 00:58:10,523 I got--I'm like, "Dude, I am not failing balance. 1518 00:58:10,557 --> 00:58:12,158 I trained it so hard." 1519 00:58:12,192 --> 00:58:14,394 - Well, Drew, that was absolutely incredible. 1520 00:58:14,427 --> 00:58:15,862 You are doing your thing as a rookie, 1521 00:58:15,895 --> 00:58:17,764 and we will see soon if you went far enough fast enough, 1522 00:58:17,797 --> 00:58:18,832 all right? - Thank you so much, Zuri. 1523 00:58:18,865 --> 00:58:19,933 - Of course. 1524 00:58:20,033 --> 00:58:21,267 - I seriously appreciate this opportunity. 1525 00:58:21,301 --> 00:58:22,635 - Oh, my gosh. You are so sweet. 1526 00:58:22,669 --> 00:58:24,070 Great work. Guys, back to you. 1527 00:58:24,104 --> 00:58:25,472 - Thank you. 1528 00:58:25,505 --> 00:58:27,607 - Our next competitor is going live. 1529 00:58:27,640 --> 00:58:31,077 This is social media influencer Yari Breunig, 1530 00:58:31,111 --> 00:58:33,880 and she's livestreaming her walk to the start line 1531 00:58:33,913 --> 00:58:36,316 to her more than 200,000 fans 1532 00:58:36,349 --> 00:58:39,452 who follow her every move. 1533 00:58:39,486 --> 00:58:41,054 - The popular fitness instructor 1534 00:58:41,087 --> 00:58:45,291 can be seen on billboards in LA, Chicago, and New York. 1535 00:58:45,325 --> 00:58:47,160 - Hi, guys. 1536 00:58:47,193 --> 00:58:49,596 - She's also a 36-year-old mother of two, 1537 00:58:49,629 --> 00:58:52,465 and she's waving to her family who are watching from home. 1538 00:58:52,499 --> 00:58:55,135 - [screaming] - We love you! 1539 00:58:56,269 --> 00:58:58,338 - She's also getting support from some of her friends 1540 00:58:58,371 --> 00:59:01,474 and fellow fitness instructors who are out in Los Angeles. 1541 00:59:01,508 --> 00:59:05,045 [countdown clock beeping] 1542 00:59:05,078 --> 00:59:07,113 She started Ninja training a couple of years ago 1543 00:59:07,147 --> 00:59:09,015 after the birth of her second child, 1544 00:59:09,015 --> 00:59:10,750 and she was hooked. 1545 00:59:10,784 --> 00:59:12,452 - Looks good on the first one. 1546 00:59:14,688 --> 00:59:17,223 - She has followers in Europe, China, even Australia 1547 00:59:17,257 --> 00:59:19,492 who tune in to follow her workouts. 1548 00:59:19,526 --> 00:59:22,362 - Matt, she looks so intense. - You have to breathe! 1549 00:59:22,395 --> 00:59:25,231 - Gonna try to ride the Roller Coaster. 1550 00:59:25,265 --> 00:59:27,167 - Get up there. 1551 00:59:27,200 --> 00:59:28,835 - Nice. 1552 00:59:31,171 --> 00:59:33,506 - And she makes that second gap as well. 1553 00:59:33,540 --> 00:59:37,210 Staying calm, taking deep breaths. 1554 00:59:37,243 --> 00:59:39,145 And Yari makes it through. 1555 00:59:39,179 --> 00:59:42,215 [cheers and applause] 1556 00:59:45,051 --> 00:59:47,053 Blows a kiss to the family. 1557 00:59:48,288 --> 00:59:49,622 - All right, this third obstacle, Matt, 1558 00:59:49,656 --> 00:59:51,558 Split Decision. She's going with Log Runner. 1559 00:59:51,591 --> 00:59:52,926 There you go. 1560 00:59:52,959 --> 00:59:55,662 Yari, Yari, Yari, Yari, Yari, Yari, Yari, Yari. 1561 00:59:55,695 --> 00:59:57,731 Just like that! 1562 00:59:57,764 --> 01:00:01,334 - Yari, Yari, she likes to party on our Ninja course. 1563 01:00:01,368 --> 01:00:02,769 - I like that. 1564 01:00:02,802 --> 01:00:05,271 This mom of two making it to the fourth obstacle, 1565 01:00:05,305 --> 01:00:08,208 Kickboards. - 5'5", 120. 1566 01:00:08,241 --> 01:00:10,110 See what kind of lower-body power 1567 01:00:10,143 --> 01:00:13,013 she has to get these 50-pound boards up. 1568 01:00:13,046 --> 01:00:14,481 - Nice kick. Whew. 1569 01:00:14,514 --> 01:00:16,416 Looks like she's trying to kick a door down. 1570 01:00:16,449 --> 01:00:18,051 Nice. - Wow. 1571 01:00:18,084 --> 01:00:19,619 Good power. 1572 01:00:19,652 --> 01:00:21,521 - All right, I don't think she has enough reach there, 1573 01:00:21,554 --> 01:00:24,290 so she's got to go for it. Nice. 1574 01:00:24,324 --> 01:00:25,492 - And you can see it going down. 1575 01:00:25,525 --> 01:00:26,960 I like that. 1576 01:00:26,993 --> 01:00:29,029 Trying to get to the side there, get those hands, 1577 01:00:29,062 --> 01:00:31,131 give a good angle for the lache. 1578 01:00:31,164 --> 01:00:32,799 - She's got great grip strength. 1579 01:00:32,832 --> 01:00:35,568 Uh-oh, she's--oh. 1580 01:00:35,602 --> 01:00:37,937 - Well, she couldn't handle the Kickboards, 1581 01:00:37,971 --> 01:00:40,073 but a good run by Yari Breunig. 1582 01:00:40,106 --> 01:00:43,009 Her family and followers have to be impressed by that run. 1583 01:00:43,043 --> 01:00:44,878 - We're proud of you! - So proud! 1584 01:00:44,911 --> 01:00:48,114 - Whoo! - Go, Mom! 1585 01:00:48,148 --> 01:00:49,749 - I love you guys. 1586 01:00:49,783 --> 01:00:51,851 Thank you so much. 1587 01:00:51,885 --> 01:00:55,121 - Coming up, last year, Jumping Joe Brown 1588 01:00:55,155 --> 01:00:58,024 flew right over Zuri. - Whoa! Wow. 1589 01:00:58,058 --> 01:00:59,626 - Now, he's back... 1590 01:00:59,659 --> 01:01:01,961 - I know what's about to happen. 1591 01:01:02,062 --> 01:01:03,396 - Don't worry. I got it. 1592 01:01:03,430 --> 01:01:05,398 - Oh. - I'll take it from here. 1593 01:01:05,432 --> 01:01:06,866 - It's all you. 1594 01:01:06,900 --> 01:01:08,968 [dramatic music] 1595 01:01:09,069 --> 01:01:12,372 - When "American Ninja Warrior" returns. 1596 01:01:17,410 --> 01:01:20,080 - Welcome back to night three of qualifying. 1597 01:01:20,080 --> 01:01:22,482 Minutes ago, Montana's Eric Robbins 1598 01:01:22,515 --> 01:01:24,084 made a big entrance. 1599 01:01:24,084 --> 01:01:26,286 - Whoo! Come on! 1600 01:01:26,319 --> 01:01:28,922 - He used to weigh almost 300 pounds 1601 01:01:28,955 --> 01:01:30,890 and had his old pants to prove it. 1602 01:01:30,924 --> 01:01:32,826 - Excellent. I see you, big boy. 1603 01:01:32,859 --> 01:01:34,828 - The 49-year-old father of four 1604 01:01:34,861 --> 01:01:36,930 turned his life around and lost the weight 1605 01:01:36,963 --> 01:01:38,131 through Ninja training. 1606 01:01:38,164 --> 01:01:40,100 So he celebrated his victories... 1607 01:01:40,133 --> 01:01:41,301 - Okay. 1608 01:01:41,334 --> 01:01:44,404 - And even his defeats. - Oh, no. 1609 01:01:44,437 --> 01:01:45,605 [air horn blares] 1610 01:01:45,638 --> 01:01:48,408 - Come on, baby! Whoo! 1611 01:01:49,442 --> 01:01:52,312 - Then it was 17-year-old Devan Alexander, 1612 01:01:52,345 --> 01:01:56,116 who was cheered on by his biggest fan, his mom Pow. 1613 01:01:56,116 --> 01:01:58,618 - You got this! Yes! 1614 01:01:58,651 --> 01:02:00,920 - The Connecticut high schooler gave Pow 1615 01:02:00,954 --> 01:02:02,422 plenty to scream about. 1616 01:02:02,455 --> 01:02:04,157 [cheers and applause] 1617 01:02:04,190 --> 01:02:05,759 The 17-year-old made it 1618 01:02:05,792 --> 01:02:07,927 to Vegas last year as a rookie, 1619 01:02:07,961 --> 01:02:09,763 and he looked even stronger tonight. 1620 01:02:09,796 --> 01:02:11,798 - Whoo! 1621 01:02:11,831 --> 01:02:14,634 - He cruised through the first five obstacles 1622 01:02:14,668 --> 01:02:16,836 and nabbed his first ever buzzer. 1623 01:02:16,870 --> 01:02:18,071 [buzzer blares] 1624 01:02:18,071 --> 01:02:20,073 - Mom's going crazy! 1625 01:02:20,106 --> 01:02:22,942 - Let's go! - Whoo! 1626 01:02:22,976 --> 01:02:25,311 - Whoo! 1627 01:02:25,345 --> 01:02:27,681 - Roo Yori, the Canine Ninja, 1628 01:02:27,714 --> 01:02:29,816 raises awareness for dog adoption. 1629 01:02:29,849 --> 01:02:32,652 So we had some special guests call his run. 1630 01:02:32,686 --> 01:02:35,822 - I'm Akbark Gbajabiamila alongside Mutt Iseman. 1631 01:02:35,855 --> 01:02:38,992 - Akbark, let's get his run going. 1632 01:02:39,092 --> 01:02:41,327 Roo rolled into Split Decision 1633 01:02:41,361 --> 01:02:43,763 and let his dog Johnny pick the path. 1634 01:02:43,797 --> 01:02:47,334 - Johnny, which way? Which way? 1635 01:02:47,367 --> 01:02:50,570 - That good boy lifted up his right paw for Burn Rubber. 1636 01:02:50,603 --> 01:02:51,838 - Go, go, go. 1637 01:02:51,871 --> 01:02:53,206 Look at that, just running through. 1638 01:02:53,239 --> 01:02:55,175 - And it worked. - Whoo! 1639 01:02:57,711 --> 01:03:00,313 - Well, I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks. 1640 01:03:00,347 --> 01:03:02,482 - The medical researcher survived 1641 01:03:02,515 --> 01:03:04,718 a "ruff" shock on the Kickboards. 1642 01:03:04,751 --> 01:03:07,387 - Oh, my goodness. 1643 01:03:07,420 --> 01:03:10,256 Boom, right there. Right in the noggin. 1644 01:03:10,290 --> 01:03:13,827 - At 45, Roo is one of our older competitors, 1645 01:03:13,860 --> 01:03:16,329 but he conquered the remaining obstacles 1646 01:03:16,363 --> 01:03:18,832 and joined our growing list of finishers. 1647 01:03:18,865 --> 01:03:20,166 - Whoo! 1648 01:03:20,200 --> 01:03:22,969 - Roo Yori punched his ticket to the semifinals. 1649 01:03:23,069 --> 01:03:24,838 Good boy. - Yeah! 1650 01:03:24,871 --> 01:03:26,072 - Wait, hold on. 1651 01:03:26,106 --> 01:03:27,674 How did he train his dogs to do that? 1652 01:03:27,707 --> 01:03:30,076 - I don't know, but I will say, you look good with hair, buddy. 1653 01:03:30,076 --> 01:03:32,212 [cheers and applause] 1654 01:03:32,245 --> 01:03:35,548 Well, up next, another ninja representing for the old guys. 1655 01:03:35,582 --> 01:03:39,986 It's the former Olympian, 51-year-old KC Boutiette. 1656 01:03:40,086 --> 01:03:43,656 KC has competed for Team USA in four winter Olympic games, 1657 01:03:43,690 --> 01:03:45,725 has won medals at world championships, 1658 01:03:45,759 --> 01:03:48,762 and is one of the greatest speed skaters of all time, 1659 01:03:48,795 --> 01:03:51,398 but his proudest achievement is his family. 1660 01:03:59,205 --> 01:04:01,107 - I'm pretty much a stay-at-home dad 1661 01:04:01,141 --> 01:04:03,610 with a full-time job taking care of three kids. 1662 01:04:05,278 --> 01:04:06,546 Boone, who's 2 and 1/2, 1663 01:04:06,579 --> 01:04:08,581 Brooke, who's 6, and Braam, who is 9. 1664 01:04:10,417 --> 01:04:13,820 Brookie has 1p36 deletion syndrome. 1665 01:04:13,853 --> 01:04:16,056 It's a very rare chromosome disorder. 1666 01:04:16,056 --> 01:04:18,658 - [cries] 1667 01:04:18,692 --> 01:04:22,228 - Brooke's probably mid-range in terms of the severity. 1668 01:04:22,262 --> 01:04:23,596 - [cries] 1669 01:04:23,630 --> 01:04:25,965 - She can't walk yet. She's non-verbal. 1670 01:04:26,066 --> 01:04:28,501 She's severely deaf in her right ear 1671 01:04:28,535 --> 01:04:30,637 and moderately deaf in her left ear. 1672 01:04:30,670 --> 01:04:34,174 [soft dramatic music] 1673 01:04:34,207 --> 01:04:36,743 - It was very hard for her to keep food down, 1674 01:04:36,776 --> 01:04:38,578 so we have to blend everything up, 1675 01:04:38,611 --> 01:04:42,082 and she gets fed through a G-tube into her stomach. 1676 01:04:42,115 --> 01:04:49,155 * * 1677 01:04:52,726 --> 01:04:54,294 - You know, it's definitely not an experience 1678 01:04:54,327 --> 01:04:56,129 that you want to have with your child. 1679 01:04:58,598 --> 01:05:01,935 But you know, I think, in the long run, 1680 01:05:02,035 --> 01:05:04,104 it's definitely something that's made us stronger, 1681 01:05:04,137 --> 01:05:05,672 even though it's hard. 1682 01:05:05,705 --> 01:05:09,342 * * 1683 01:05:09,376 --> 01:05:10,577 - You have to adapt. 1684 01:05:10,610 --> 01:05:13,279 You have to make changes to your life. 1685 01:05:13,313 --> 01:05:15,749 * * 1686 01:05:15,782 --> 01:05:17,951 We redid our entire basement just so Brooke 1687 01:05:18,051 --> 01:05:19,886 has a place to play that's safe. 1688 01:05:19,919 --> 01:05:21,421 - Yay! 1689 01:05:21,454 --> 01:05:22,922 - In a few years, who knows? 1690 01:05:22,956 --> 01:05:25,658 You can see in her eyes that she's understanding more, 1691 01:05:25,692 --> 01:05:27,627 and that's a real positive. 1692 01:05:27,660 --> 01:05:30,230 Competing tonight with my family watching 1693 01:05:30,263 --> 01:05:32,065 is so special to me. 1694 01:05:32,065 --> 01:05:34,467 I want it to be an inspiration for them 1695 01:05:34,501 --> 01:05:37,937 so they're not afraid to do something out of the ordinary. 1696 01:05:37,971 --> 01:05:41,841 * * 1697 01:05:41,875 --> 01:05:44,377 - No question, he's an inspiration 1698 01:05:44,411 --> 01:05:46,346 to his family, and there they are 1699 01:05:46,379 --> 01:05:47,814 watching from home. 1700 01:05:47,847 --> 01:05:50,583 His son Braam, wife Christy, and daughter Brooke, 1701 01:05:50,617 --> 01:05:51,985 who's on the right. 1702 01:05:52,085 --> 01:05:54,120 And you can understand the emotion from KC. 1703 01:05:54,154 --> 01:05:56,189 They have been through so much. 1704 01:05:58,191 --> 01:05:59,392 - There he is. 1705 01:05:59,426 --> 01:06:00,727 - And there's the youngest, Boone. 1706 01:06:00,760 --> 01:06:02,195 - Say hi, Dad. 1707 01:06:02,228 --> 01:06:03,930 - The whole family happy to be able to cheer on Dad. 1708 01:06:04,030 --> 01:06:06,032 - KC, you can do it. Come on. 1709 01:06:06,032 --> 01:06:07,067 Take your time. 1710 01:06:07,100 --> 01:06:09,536 [countdown clock beeping] 1711 01:06:09,569 --> 01:06:12,872 - He's tonight's oldest competitor, 51 years old. 1712 01:06:12,906 --> 01:06:15,475 - And explosive through Shrinking Steps. 1713 01:06:15,508 --> 01:06:18,078 - "Ninja" greats Jamie Rahn and Ethan Swanson, 1714 01:06:18,111 --> 01:06:19,713 cheering on their friend, KC. 1715 01:06:19,746 --> 01:06:23,083 - He trains a lot with the top ninjas. 1716 01:06:23,116 --> 01:06:25,418 - Made the US Olympic team for Lillehammer in '94, 1717 01:06:25,452 --> 01:06:27,153 Nagano in '98, 1718 01:06:27,187 --> 01:06:31,891 Salt Lake City in 2002, and Torino in 2006. 1719 01:06:31,925 --> 01:06:34,160 And he's skating across Roller Coaster. 1720 01:06:34,194 --> 01:06:36,429 Still in incredible shape. 1721 01:06:36,463 --> 01:06:38,832 And he is through. [cheers and applause] 1722 01:06:38,865 --> 01:06:42,535 This crowd appreciates what the Olympic veteran is doing. 1723 01:06:42,569 --> 01:06:45,772 But now has to make a choice at Split Decision, 1724 01:06:45,805 --> 01:06:47,440 and he's headed right towards Log Runner. 1725 01:06:47,474 --> 01:06:50,577 - Well, Matt, he's got strong legs as a speed skater. 1726 01:06:50,610 --> 01:06:52,946 Come on, come on. Run for it. Nice. 1727 01:06:52,979 --> 01:06:54,748 - Boutiette looking sharp. 1728 01:06:54,781 --> 01:06:56,716 - He's starting to feel it, Matt. 1729 01:06:56,750 --> 01:06:59,152 You can see his confidence is growing. 1730 01:06:59,185 --> 01:07:02,689 - The four-time Olympian now staring down the Kickboards, 1731 01:07:02,722 --> 01:07:04,424 and this guy has power in his legs. 1732 01:07:04,457 --> 01:07:05,792 - Yes, he does. 1733 01:07:05,825 --> 01:07:08,762 KC set world records in speed skating. 1734 01:07:08,795 --> 01:07:10,263 He's a legend in that sport, 1735 01:07:10,296 --> 01:07:13,033 and he out here showing he's a pretty good ninja too. 1736 01:07:13,033 --> 01:07:15,402 - Whoo. Good power. Big kick. 1737 01:07:15,435 --> 01:07:18,104 This dude's quads, they remind me of Earl Campbell. 1738 01:07:18,138 --> 01:07:19,172 - Yeah, that's what happens when 1739 01:07:19,205 --> 01:07:20,674 you're a pro speed skater. 1740 01:07:22,676 --> 01:07:24,244 Not to mention, he's a shoemaker, 1741 01:07:24,277 --> 01:07:26,346 so he's got the right shoes. 1742 01:07:26,379 --> 01:07:30,116 - Yeah, and he wants to try them out on the Warped Wall. 1743 01:07:30,150 --> 01:07:32,152 And he's looking really in control. 1744 01:07:32,185 --> 01:07:34,821 Keep in mind, he's 51. That is old. 1745 01:07:34,854 --> 01:07:35,955 Well, that--that's my age. 1746 01:07:36,056 --> 01:07:37,323 - That's your age. - [laughs] 1747 01:07:37,357 --> 01:07:39,392 - You're 51. You just called yourself old. 1748 01:07:39,426 --> 01:07:41,161 - Yeah, it's true. - Nice kick. 1749 01:07:41,194 --> 01:07:42,962 - He's looking a lot stronger than I am, 1750 01:07:43,063 --> 01:07:44,397 but this is a challenging transfer, 1751 01:07:44,431 --> 01:07:46,132 trying to get that wheel, because you see it. 1752 01:07:46,166 --> 01:07:47,767 Once you get on the disc-- - Uh-oh. 1753 01:07:47,801 --> 01:07:49,836 He kicked it a little too far. - You can do it, Kace. Come on. 1754 01:07:49,869 --> 01:07:51,638 - Now he's hanging on there too long, Matt. 1755 01:07:51,671 --> 01:07:52,706 That could catch up to him. 1756 01:07:52,739 --> 01:07:54,374 Nice. Make that catch. 1757 01:07:54,407 --> 01:07:55,942 - Good transfer, but he's spinning around. 1758 01:07:55,975 --> 01:07:57,310 - Oh, he's spinning. 1759 01:07:57,344 --> 01:07:59,546 - You need those hands to be at 9:00 and 3:00. 1760 01:07:59,579 --> 01:08:01,681 You need them to be opposite to keep the balance. 1761 01:08:01,715 --> 01:08:03,550 - Nice control. - Boutiette. 1762 01:08:03,583 --> 01:08:04,617 - It's a little unstable. 1763 01:08:04,651 --> 01:08:07,554 Get out of there. Oh! 1764 01:08:07,587 --> 01:08:10,023 Oh! Boy. 1765 01:08:10,023 --> 01:08:12,892 [cheers and applause] 1766 01:08:12,926 --> 01:08:16,363 - Relies on the leg strength. Four obstacles down. 1767 01:08:16,396 --> 01:08:18,598 What an inspired run outta KC Boutiette. 1768 01:08:18,631 --> 01:08:19,833 - That's right, baby! 1769 01:08:19,866 --> 01:08:21,301 - Yeah. - Boutiette. 1770 01:08:21,334 --> 01:08:24,204 - This is it! - One more. You got it. 1771 01:08:24,237 --> 01:08:26,506 - Now staring down the fifth obstacle. 1772 01:08:26,539 --> 01:08:29,542 He did spend a lot of time on Kickboards. 1773 01:08:29,576 --> 01:08:31,311 Will it catch up to him here on Salmon Roll? 1774 01:08:31,344 --> 01:08:32,679 - Matt, this is gonna come down 1775 01:08:32,712 --> 01:08:35,648 to upper-body strength and also mechanics. 1776 01:08:35,682 --> 01:08:37,584 - So impressive at 51. 1777 01:08:37,617 --> 01:08:39,719 Wanted to have a great run for his family, 1778 01:08:39,753 --> 01:08:41,354 and he is doing just that. 1779 01:08:41,388 --> 01:08:43,556 - He said he thought he knew about hard work 1780 01:08:43,590 --> 01:08:45,058 till he met his daughter with special needs 1781 01:08:45,058 --> 01:08:46,559 and sees how hard she works, 1782 01:08:46,593 --> 01:08:48,495 says she's been his inspiration 1783 01:08:48,528 --> 01:08:50,063 to step up his training. 1784 01:08:50,063 --> 01:08:51,965 - Well, he's got to draw from that inspiration 1785 01:08:52,065 --> 01:08:54,234 right now because this 1-and-1/2-foot gap right here, 1786 01:08:54,267 --> 01:08:55,468 it is a beast. 1787 01:08:55,502 --> 01:08:57,771 He's got to kick up, go up and out. 1788 01:08:57,804 --> 01:09:00,140 - Oh! - My goodness. 1789 01:09:00,173 --> 01:09:02,008 - Oh, so close. 1790 01:09:02,008 --> 01:09:03,376 - Our oldest competitor makes it 1791 01:09:03,410 --> 01:09:05,011 to the fifth obstacle. 1792 01:09:05,045 --> 01:09:08,114 KC Boutiette definitely put a smile on his family's faces 1793 01:09:08,148 --> 01:09:10,083 with that incredible run. - So close. 1794 01:09:10,116 --> 01:09:12,519 You almost had it. - Man! 1795 01:09:12,552 --> 01:09:15,121 - It started with tears at the start line, 1796 01:09:15,155 --> 01:09:18,224 but then KC Boutiette tore it up on the course, 1797 01:09:18,258 --> 01:09:20,627 skating his way to the fifth obstacle, 1798 01:09:20,660 --> 01:09:22,729 couldn't land that big jump, 1799 01:09:22,762 --> 01:09:24,698 but a great run for the Olympian. 1800 01:09:24,731 --> 01:09:26,399 - It was impressive how you pulled 1801 01:09:26,433 --> 01:09:27,667 off the fourth obstacle. 1802 01:09:27,701 --> 01:09:28,902 You had some fight in you there. 1803 01:09:28,935 --> 01:09:29,903 - Thank you very much. 1804 01:09:29,936 --> 01:09:31,037 I'm really happy with my run. 1805 01:09:31,071 --> 01:09:32,739 - Yeah, of course, and you should be. 1806 01:09:32,772 --> 01:09:35,308 I noticed at the start line, you looked at the sideline, 1807 01:09:35,342 --> 01:09:37,277 saw your family. You got emotional. 1808 01:09:37,310 --> 01:09:38,578 What was that about? 1809 01:09:38,611 --> 01:09:39,779 - [voice breaking] I mean, it's just seeing 1810 01:09:39,813 --> 01:09:41,514 my daughter, Brooke. 1811 01:09:41,548 --> 01:09:44,050 She's not walking, but she's standing, 1812 01:09:44,050 --> 01:09:45,151 and that got me. 1813 01:09:45,185 --> 01:09:48,488 And just--that was very special for me. 1814 01:09:48,521 --> 01:09:50,523 - Look behind you to the left here. 1815 01:09:50,557 --> 01:09:52,192 They're so proud of their dad. 1816 01:09:52,225 --> 01:09:54,094 Hey, guys. How we doing? 1817 01:09:54,127 --> 01:09:56,496 - We love you. We're so proud of you. 1818 01:09:56,529 --> 01:09:57,864 - I love it. 1819 01:09:57,897 --> 01:09:59,532 Well, you are a lucky man. That is for sure. 1820 01:09:59,566 --> 01:10:01,568 We'll see soon if you went far enough fast enough, KC. 1821 01:10:01,601 --> 01:10:03,003 - Thank you so much. 1822 01:10:11,478 --> 01:10:13,113 - Welcome back to the Alamodome, 1823 01:10:13,146 --> 01:10:16,149 where our ninjas are trying to solve this qualifying course. 1824 01:10:16,182 --> 01:10:18,918 Minutes ago, we saw the Puzzle Box Ninja, 1825 01:10:18,952 --> 01:10:20,186 Andrew Stoinski. 1826 01:10:20,220 --> 01:10:21,755 He and his dad have a YouTube channel 1827 01:10:21,788 --> 01:10:23,590 where they show how to build 1828 01:10:23,623 --> 01:10:25,492 intricate wooden puzzle boxes, 1829 01:10:25,525 --> 01:10:26,893 and he brought one for us. 1830 01:10:26,926 --> 01:10:28,395 - I am going to figure this thing out 1831 01:10:28,428 --> 01:10:30,230 before Andrew finishes this run. 1832 01:10:30,263 --> 01:10:31,965 You watch. 1833 01:10:31,998 --> 01:10:33,533 - Stoinski quickly solved Roller Coaster 1834 01:10:33,566 --> 01:10:35,835 and sped through Log Runner. 1835 01:10:35,869 --> 01:10:36,970 - Slow down, Andrew. 1836 01:10:37,003 --> 01:10:38,238 I'm trying to figure this thing out. 1837 01:10:38,271 --> 01:10:40,173 - And the 24-year-old from Wisconsin 1838 01:10:40,206 --> 01:10:44,077 cruised through Kickboards and onto Salmon Roll. 1839 01:10:44,110 --> 01:10:47,213 And though he fell, Akbar still needed answers. 1840 01:10:47,247 --> 01:10:48,948 - How in the world do you do this? 1841 01:10:48,982 --> 01:10:50,684 - There. 1842 01:10:50,717 --> 01:10:52,619 - You made that look easy, man. 1843 01:10:52,652 --> 01:10:54,154 - Then it was the return of one 1844 01:10:54,187 --> 01:10:57,290 of last year's impressive teenagers, Max Feinberg. 1845 01:10:57,323 --> 01:10:59,225 - They're making a lot of noise down there. 1846 01:10:59,259 --> 01:11:01,161 - The 17-year-old has dedicated 1847 01:11:01,194 --> 01:11:03,063 his runs to raising awareness 1848 01:11:03,063 --> 01:11:05,899 for breast cancer, inspired by his mom, Debbie, 1849 01:11:05,932 --> 01:11:07,534 a breast cancer survivor. 1850 01:11:07,567 --> 01:11:09,269 - I see you. I see you. 1851 01:11:09,302 --> 01:11:10,603 - The marching band member marched 1852 01:11:10,637 --> 01:11:12,605 down the course with ease. 1853 01:11:12,639 --> 01:11:15,375 - Big move. He's driving that thing. 1854 01:11:15,408 --> 01:11:18,311 - Feinberg got three buzzers last year as a rookie, 1855 01:11:18,345 --> 01:11:20,680 and he started this season off with another. 1856 01:11:20,714 --> 01:11:23,883 [buzzer blares] - And he's got it! 1857 01:11:23,917 --> 01:11:26,419 - Buzzers for breast cancer. One down, five to go. 1858 01:11:26,453 --> 01:11:28,321 - Yeah! 1859 01:11:28,355 --> 01:11:32,092 - Then it was little Lizzie, 5-foot-tall Elizabeth Leslie. 1860 01:11:32,092 --> 01:11:33,626 - Let's go! 1861 01:11:33,660 --> 01:11:36,229 - The 31-year-old comes from a drag racing family, 1862 01:11:36,262 --> 01:11:38,331 and she went full throttle on Roller Coaster... 1863 01:11:38,365 --> 01:11:40,600 - Nice. Ooh! 1864 01:11:40,633 --> 01:11:41,968 - Log Runner... 1865 01:11:42,002 --> 01:11:43,837 - Little Lizzie off the hizzy for shizzy. 1866 01:11:43,870 --> 01:11:45,205 I want to see that kick. 1867 01:11:45,238 --> 01:11:47,107 - And Kickboards. - Nice. Wow. 1868 01:11:47,107 --> 01:11:49,376 - Until she ran out of gas. 1869 01:11:49,409 --> 01:11:51,311 - No! [air horn blares] 1870 01:11:51,344 --> 01:11:53,380 - But her fast time landed her in the top five, 1871 01:11:53,413 --> 01:11:55,215 and Zuri gave her the good news. 1872 01:11:55,248 --> 01:11:56,516 - You are headed to the semifinals. 1873 01:11:56,549 --> 01:11:58,451 Congratulations! 1874 01:11:58,485 --> 01:12:00,720 We'll see you in Los Angeles. 1875 01:12:00,754 --> 01:12:02,589 - There was a great moment earlier tonight 1876 01:12:02,622 --> 01:12:07,060 as Levi Enright took down the Mega Wall for $10,000. 1877 01:12:07,093 --> 01:12:08,628 - Bro-tein! 1878 01:12:08,661 --> 01:12:11,131 - And now the other half of the Crazy Ninja Teens' duo 1879 01:12:11,164 --> 01:12:13,867 gets his shot, getting the crowd going 1880 01:12:13,900 --> 01:12:15,068 with the arm wave. 1881 01:12:15,068 --> 01:12:17,303 [cheers and applause] 1882 01:12:17,337 --> 01:12:20,507 And the Iowa fans send it right back to him. 1883 01:12:22,142 --> 01:12:23,910 - You got it, Chris! 1884 01:12:23,943 --> 01:12:27,080 - There's Levi alongside Cat Daddy Jackson Twait 1885 01:12:27,080 --> 01:12:29,816 and Chris's cousin Ben Behrends. 1886 01:12:29,849 --> 01:12:32,252 These ninjas from Iowa have dominated tonight. 1887 01:12:32,285 --> 01:12:33,920 Can Chris keep it going? 1888 01:12:33,953 --> 01:12:36,823 [countdown clock beeping] 1889 01:12:36,856 --> 01:12:39,659 He got a buzzer in qualifying last year. 1890 01:12:39,693 --> 01:12:41,761 - He was a multi-sport athlete in high school. 1891 01:12:41,795 --> 01:12:44,964 Played baseball, basketball, track, and cross-country. 1892 01:12:47,667 --> 01:12:49,369 - Chris really credits his uncle 1893 01:12:49,402 --> 01:12:51,404 and his nephew, Scott and Ben Behrends, 1894 01:12:51,438 --> 01:12:52,972 for getting him into Ninja training, 1895 01:12:53,006 --> 01:12:54,708 and they're his biggest fans. 1896 01:12:56,242 --> 01:12:59,713 - Oh, they are fired up on the sidelines right now. 1897 01:12:59,746 --> 01:13:01,614 - Now onto Split Decision. 1898 01:13:01,648 --> 01:13:03,216 Looks like he's going Log Runner. 1899 01:13:03,249 --> 01:13:06,052 Same choice that Levi and Jackson made. 1900 01:13:06,086 --> 01:13:08,788 And just dances right through it, no problem. 1901 01:13:08,822 --> 01:13:11,658 [all cheering] 1902 01:13:11,691 --> 01:13:14,160 And you know there was probably a quid pro bro. 1903 01:13:14,194 --> 01:13:17,197 Levi gave him some feedback 1904 01:13:17,230 --> 01:13:19,065 on how this course is played. 1905 01:13:19,099 --> 01:13:22,402 - I like the quid pro bro. I see what you did there. 1906 01:13:22,435 --> 01:13:23,937 [cheers and applause] 1907 01:13:23,970 --> 01:13:26,239 Got it. 1908 01:13:26,272 --> 01:13:27,907 - And Chris Behrends is moving quickly 1909 01:13:27,941 --> 01:13:30,110 through these obstacles, 1910 01:13:30,143 --> 01:13:31,878 but gotta survive this one. 1911 01:13:31,911 --> 01:13:35,348 - Good job, Chris! Fix it! There we go! 1912 01:13:35,382 --> 01:13:37,684 [all shouting] 1913 01:13:37,717 --> 01:13:39,686 - Buddy Levi screaming on the sidelines 1914 01:13:39,719 --> 01:13:41,087 with the other Iowa ninjas. 1915 01:13:41,087 --> 01:13:44,657 - Oh, nice. Come on, bro. 1916 01:13:44,691 --> 01:13:46,359 - Right through it. 1917 01:13:46,393 --> 01:13:48,595 [cheers and applause] 1918 01:13:48,628 --> 01:13:50,296 He's looking strong, 1919 01:13:50,330 --> 01:13:51,598 but if he wants a bro-tein shake 1920 01:13:51,631 --> 01:13:52,799 on top of the wall, 1921 01:13:52,832 --> 01:13:54,100 he's got to get through Salmon Roll. 1922 01:13:54,134 --> 01:13:55,602 - Well, don't look now, but the speed 1923 01:13:55,635 --> 01:13:57,103 right now is pretty fast. 1924 01:13:57,103 --> 01:13:59,105 He could get the fastest time of the night. 1925 01:13:59,105 --> 01:14:01,041 - Well, Kaden Lebsack has the time to beat 1926 01:14:01,041 --> 01:14:03,510 right now, a minute 46 seconds. 1927 01:14:05,445 --> 01:14:07,247 - Well, it would be a bro-mageddon 1928 01:14:07,280 --> 01:14:09,949 atop the Warped Wall if he got $10,000 as well. 1929 01:14:10,050 --> 01:14:12,719 - He is breezing through this fifth obstacle. 1930 01:14:12,752 --> 01:14:14,354 - He's bro-zing through it. 1931 01:14:15,655 --> 01:14:17,457 - About to dismount. 1932 01:14:17,490 --> 01:14:18,658 He's got a shot at the fastest time, 1933 01:14:18,692 --> 01:14:20,493 but will he go for the 10K? - Uh-oh. 1934 01:14:20,527 --> 01:14:21,861 - He's going for the fastest time. 1935 01:14:21,895 --> 01:14:24,431 He's going for the fastest time. 1936 01:14:24,464 --> 01:14:25,498 - Noggin! [buzzer blares] 1937 01:14:25,532 --> 01:14:27,367 - With the noggin! 1938 01:14:27,400 --> 01:14:29,936 Fastest time by less than a second! 1939 01:14:29,969 --> 01:14:32,539 [cheers and applause] 1940 01:14:32,572 --> 01:14:34,140 Oh, he's having some bro-tein. 1941 01:14:34,174 --> 01:14:37,444 - It's so good, man. - So good. 1942 01:14:37,477 --> 01:14:39,479 Look at this. 1943 01:14:39,512 --> 01:14:41,414 - Gimme some bro-tein! Yes! 1944 01:14:41,448 --> 01:14:43,416 - The Ninja Teens. 1945 01:14:43,450 --> 01:14:45,919 - Whoo! - Whoo! 1946 01:14:45,952 --> 01:14:47,620 - Double noggin buzzer! 1947 01:14:47,654 --> 01:14:49,856 - Oh, oh, oh! Oh, go! 1948 01:14:49,889 --> 01:14:52,359 [both yelling] [buzzer blares] 1949 01:14:53,660 --> 01:14:57,130 - Well, Chris, Levi got the $10,000. 1950 01:14:57,163 --> 01:14:58,798 You're just gonna have to settle 1951 01:14:58,832 --> 01:15:00,200 for the fastest time of the night. 1952 01:15:00,233 --> 01:15:03,203 - Yeah! Whoo! 1953 01:15:03,236 --> 01:15:06,072 - These Iowa bros have a lot of fun, 1954 01:15:06,106 --> 01:15:07,741 but they deliver on the course. 1955 01:15:07,774 --> 01:15:11,144 Chris Behrends just blew through every obstacle, 1956 01:15:11,177 --> 01:15:12,812 and he and his buddy Levi 1957 01:15:12,846 --> 01:15:15,648 are both going to the semifinals. 1958 01:15:15,682 --> 01:15:17,584 - Noggins, bro. 1959 01:15:17,617 --> 01:15:19,419 Oh. - Oh. 1960 01:15:19,452 --> 01:15:20,954 I don't know how you guys do it. 1961 01:15:22,589 --> 01:15:24,691 It's almost flex time. 1962 01:15:24,724 --> 01:15:26,159 Jesse "Flex" Labreck 1963 01:15:26,192 --> 01:15:28,661 has more buzzers than any other woman, 1964 01:15:28,695 --> 01:15:32,365 and we'll see her next on "American Ninja Warrior." 1965 01:15:37,671 --> 01:15:40,073 - While we were away, three Windy City ninjas 1966 01:15:40,073 --> 01:15:41,474 blew through the course. 1967 01:15:41,508 --> 01:15:44,244 First up was a very hopped up Jumping Joe Brown. 1968 01:15:44,277 --> 01:15:46,680 - That kid has got some major boosties. 1969 01:15:46,713 --> 01:15:49,149 - Last season, he jumped over Zuri. 1970 01:15:49,182 --> 01:15:50,550 - Wow. 1971 01:15:50,583 --> 01:15:53,987 - But earlier tonight, he upped the ante. 1972 01:15:54,087 --> 01:15:56,656 - Oh! [cheers and applause] 1973 01:15:56,690 --> 01:15:58,324 That was crazy. 1974 01:15:58,358 --> 01:16:00,894 How tall are you? - I'm 6'6"! 1975 01:16:00,927 --> 01:16:02,696 - On the course, the two-time veteran 1976 01:16:02,729 --> 01:16:05,365 from Chicago showed he's also upped his training. 1977 01:16:05,398 --> 01:16:08,468 - Nice kick up with no floor underneath him. 1978 01:16:08,501 --> 01:16:10,370 - He bounded through this course. 1979 01:16:10,403 --> 01:16:11,871 [cheers and applause] 1980 01:16:11,905 --> 01:16:14,074 Surprisingly, the guy who can jump so high... 1981 01:16:14,107 --> 01:16:15,508 - Oh! 1982 01:16:15,542 --> 01:16:17,610 - Couldn't jump up the Mega Wall. 1983 01:16:17,644 --> 01:16:19,779 But he rebounded and got a buzzer 1984 01:16:19,813 --> 01:16:21,047 on the regular wall... 1985 01:16:21,081 --> 01:16:23,216 - This might be the next man to go to space. 1986 01:16:23,249 --> 01:16:25,051 Oh-ho-ho-ho! 1987 01:16:25,051 --> 01:16:27,120 - And set his sights even higher. 1988 01:16:27,153 --> 01:16:28,588 - Hey, I'll jump over both of you at the same time 1989 01:16:28,621 --> 01:16:30,357 next time. - What? 1990 01:16:30,390 --> 01:16:32,792 - 17-year-old Maggie Owen learned Ninja 1991 01:16:32,826 --> 01:16:34,694 in Chicago from one of the best, 1992 01:16:34,728 --> 01:16:36,830 Jesse "Flex" Labreck. - Big move. 1993 01:16:36,863 --> 01:16:40,734 - And with Flex watching nervously, the 5-foot-tall, 1994 01:16:40,767 --> 01:16:43,670 105 pound Owen came up big on Roller Coaster... 1995 01:16:43,703 --> 01:16:45,872 - Nice! 1996 01:16:45,905 --> 01:16:47,741 - And Log Runner. - She wants to show them, 1997 01:16:47,774 --> 01:16:50,677 like, "Hey, look, I'm strong too." 1998 01:16:50,710 --> 01:16:53,313 - The high school senior's run ended on the Kickboards. 1999 01:16:53,346 --> 01:16:56,316 - Oh, she slipped. 2000 01:16:56,349 --> 01:16:59,085 - But she was fast enough to earn a spot in the semifinals. 2001 01:16:59,119 --> 01:17:00,754 - Whoop, whoop. 2002 01:17:00,787 --> 01:17:04,424 - Then it was Flex's fiancé, Chris DiGangi, who gave her 2003 01:17:04,457 --> 01:17:06,059 a scare right from the start... 2004 01:17:06,092 --> 01:17:07,494 - Oh, no, no. You better not. 2005 01:17:07,527 --> 01:17:08,795 No, no, no. 2006 01:17:08,828 --> 01:17:10,530 - Barely surviving the first obstacle. 2007 01:17:10,563 --> 01:17:12,265 - My goodness. 2008 01:17:15,035 --> 01:17:16,636 - DiGangi the 10-time veteran 2009 01:17:16,670 --> 01:17:20,273 had Flex on edge on every obstacle as he worked 2010 01:17:20,306 --> 01:17:22,042 his way down the course. 2011 01:17:22,042 --> 01:17:25,278 - She gets so nervous. She just wants him to do well. 2012 01:17:25,311 --> 01:17:27,414 [cheers and applause] 2013 01:17:27,447 --> 01:17:29,115 - But there was nothing to worry about. 2014 01:17:29,149 --> 01:17:32,419 DiGangi got the tenth buzzer of his "Ninja" career. 2015 01:17:32,452 --> 01:17:34,054 - That's what I'm talking about. 2016 01:17:34,054 --> 01:17:36,856 - Boom! Boom! 2017 01:17:36,890 --> 01:17:40,593 Ten buzzers, baby. Ten buzzers! 2018 01:17:40,627 --> 01:17:43,063 - So now Chris has one more buzzer 2019 01:17:43,063 --> 01:17:45,465 than his fianceé, Flex, which I think adds 2020 01:17:45,498 --> 01:17:48,301 some extra stakes to her run. Zuri, get her going. 2021 01:17:48,335 --> 01:17:49,736 - Hey, guys. 2022 01:17:49,769 --> 01:17:52,872 She is the reigning queen of "American Ninja Warrior." 2023 01:17:52,906 --> 01:17:56,076 Jesse "Flex" Labreck won our women's championship 2024 01:17:56,076 --> 01:17:58,778 a few weeks ago, and she's got more buzzers 2025 01:17:58,812 --> 01:18:01,014 than any woman in "Ninja" history, 2026 01:18:01,047 --> 01:18:05,051 but she really wants to have the most in her own house. 2027 01:18:05,085 --> 01:18:06,252 - Go! 2028 01:18:06,286 --> 01:18:10,123 [upbeat music] 2029 01:18:10,156 --> 01:18:11,157 - Whoo! 2030 01:18:11,191 --> 01:18:13,660 Chris and I are very competitive. 2031 01:18:13,693 --> 01:18:15,061 [both laugh] 2032 01:18:15,095 --> 01:18:17,564 - Oh. Oh, yes! 2033 01:18:19,099 --> 01:18:20,734 - So coming into this year, we're both 2034 01:18:20,767 --> 01:18:25,438 going for our tenth buzzer, and it's--it's a competition. 2035 01:18:25,472 --> 01:18:27,440 [buzzer blares] 2036 01:18:27,474 --> 01:18:29,342 - She's got it, Matt! [buzzer blares] 2037 01:18:31,311 --> 01:18:32,812 [buzzer blares] 2038 01:18:32,846 --> 01:18:35,315 - Perfect season continues. 2039 01:18:35,348 --> 01:18:37,917 [buzzer blares] - [cheering] 2040 01:18:37,951 --> 01:18:39,786 Even though we kind of go back and forth when it comes 2041 01:18:39,819 --> 01:18:43,056 to buzzers, I think maybe I beat Chris 2042 01:18:43,089 --> 01:18:45,625 just because he has more seasons under his belt. 2043 01:18:45,658 --> 01:18:47,060 - I've been doing it for ten seasons. 2044 01:18:47,060 --> 01:18:48,061 She's only at... 2045 01:18:48,061 --> 01:18:49,329 - Seven. - Seven. 2046 01:18:49,362 --> 01:18:51,931 So who knows-- the ratio is whatever, 2047 01:18:51,965 --> 01:18:54,501 but if all goes well and we get that buzzer, 2048 01:18:54,534 --> 01:18:55,869 it's gonna be awesome. 2049 01:18:55,902 --> 01:18:57,504 - There is no way Chris can beat me. 2050 01:18:57,537 --> 01:18:59,105 I'm hitting that buzzer. 2051 01:19:01,107 --> 01:19:03,176 [cheers and applause] 2052 01:19:03,209 --> 01:19:04,744 - Of course, it's all in fun. 2053 01:19:04,778 --> 01:19:06,513 These two do support each other, 2054 01:19:06,546 --> 01:19:09,082 but Chris is up 10-9 in buzzers right now, 2055 01:19:09,115 --> 01:19:11,885 putting the pressure on Flex. 2056 01:19:11,918 --> 01:19:13,620 - We got all the Chi-Town ninjas out here 2057 01:19:13,653 --> 01:19:15,455 to watch this run. 2058 01:19:17,691 --> 01:19:20,126 [countdown clock beeping] 2059 01:19:20,160 --> 01:19:22,362 - Flex has finished the last five 2060 01:19:22,395 --> 01:19:24,364 qualifying courses she's faced, 2061 01:19:24,397 --> 01:19:26,166 but shockingly, Chris fell on the third obstacle 2062 01:19:26,199 --> 01:19:27,567 in qualifying last year, 2063 01:19:27,600 --> 01:19:29,869 and Flex took it harder than he did. 2064 01:19:29,903 --> 01:19:31,504 - Yeah, it was rough for him. 2065 01:19:31,538 --> 01:19:34,307 He had to watch her go all the way to stage two. 2066 01:19:34,341 --> 01:19:36,042 - Her focus is so amazing. 2067 01:19:36,042 --> 01:19:39,179 Rarely do you see a mistake out of Flex. 2068 01:19:39,212 --> 01:19:40,747 She always has great technique. 2069 01:19:40,780 --> 01:19:43,216 So precise on obstacles. 2070 01:19:46,486 --> 01:19:47,587 - And she's got it. 2071 01:19:47,620 --> 01:19:49,055 [cheers and applause] 2072 01:19:49,089 --> 01:19:51,091 We've talked about what an incredible 2073 01:19:51,124 --> 01:19:52,692 all-around athlete she is. 2074 01:19:52,726 --> 01:19:54,928 Was a heptathlete at the University of Maine. 2075 01:19:54,961 --> 01:19:57,263 Can use her track skills here on Log Runner. 2076 01:19:57,297 --> 01:19:58,832 - All right, here we go. High knees. 2077 01:19:58,865 --> 01:20:00,934 Look at that. Yep. 2078 01:20:00,967 --> 01:20:02,902 [cheers and applause] 2079 01:20:02,936 --> 01:20:05,505 - Even the best sweat the balance obstacles. 2080 01:20:05,538 --> 01:20:07,073 That's what took out Chris last year. 2081 01:20:07,107 --> 01:20:10,076 - You got it, Jesse! - Jess, come on! 2082 01:20:10,110 --> 01:20:13,313 - 5'7", 145. We've seen her power, Akbar. 2083 01:20:13,346 --> 01:20:15,215 I expect her to be right at home on Kickboards. 2084 01:20:15,248 --> 01:20:16,416 - Now watch her on this one. 2085 01:20:16,449 --> 01:20:18,218 Just look at the powerful kick. 2086 01:20:20,320 --> 01:20:24,057 - This woman is all focus. - Go, come on! 2087 01:20:25,458 --> 01:20:28,561 - Wide grip here. Wide grip. Nice. 2088 01:20:28,595 --> 01:20:30,497 And that allows you to be able to control the disc. 2089 01:20:30,530 --> 01:20:33,433 If you get too narrow, you'll go spinning. 2090 01:20:33,466 --> 01:20:35,035 - Honestly, I don't know if there's anyone 2091 01:20:35,068 --> 01:20:38,271 who I enjoy watching compete more than Flex. 2092 01:20:38,304 --> 01:20:40,674 Just the determination, the athleticism, 2093 01:20:40,707 --> 01:20:42,609 everything she brings. 2094 01:20:42,642 --> 01:20:45,812 - And look at her, just calmly adjusting it with her foot. 2095 01:20:45,845 --> 01:20:48,248 - Always looks in control. 2096 01:20:48,281 --> 01:20:50,417 Getting ready to kick this second board. 2097 01:20:50,450 --> 01:20:52,686 - Kick it! Kick it! 2098 01:20:52,719 --> 01:20:54,220 - There it is. 2099 01:20:54,254 --> 01:20:55,722 - You heard the power in that one. 2100 01:20:55,755 --> 01:20:56,956 - Uh-oh. Uh-oh. 2101 01:20:56,990 --> 01:20:59,359 - Took another swing. 2102 01:20:59,392 --> 01:21:00,694 And this is taxing the grip. 2103 01:21:00,727 --> 01:21:03,063 - Yeah, cause she's got to slow that, 2104 01:21:03,063 --> 01:21:04,931 and now she's got it in the right position. 2105 01:21:04,964 --> 01:21:07,200 Out wide. Nice. 2106 01:21:07,233 --> 01:21:09,836 Uh-oh, uh-oh. Uh-oh. - Will she do a swan? 2107 01:21:09,869 --> 01:21:11,838 Is she gonna do a reverse fly? 2108 01:21:11,871 --> 01:21:13,473 - She's got to drive it. 2109 01:21:13,506 --> 01:21:14,774 You've got to take that steering wheel and-- 2110 01:21:14,808 --> 01:21:16,810 ooh, nice. - Oh, my goodness. 2111 01:21:16,843 --> 01:21:19,312 Look at the power and control. 2112 01:21:19,346 --> 01:21:21,681 Staying calm, and she's got it. 2113 01:21:21,715 --> 01:21:25,185 Getting closer to that tenth buzzer. 2114 01:21:25,218 --> 01:21:26,820 - Breathe! 2115 01:21:26,853 --> 01:21:29,723 - Matt, she used up a lot of energy on that last one. 2116 01:21:29,756 --> 01:21:32,225 Does she have anything in the tank for Salmon Roll? 2117 01:21:32,258 --> 01:21:33,860 - I never count out Flex Labreck. 2118 01:21:33,893 --> 01:21:35,195 - Yeah! 2119 01:21:35,228 --> 01:21:37,397 - Oh, my goodness! - Nice. 2120 01:21:37,430 --> 01:21:40,166 - Look at that! What power! 2121 01:21:40,200 --> 01:21:42,135 - Excellent execution. 2122 01:21:42,168 --> 01:21:45,138 - This is just a textbook clinic 2123 01:21:45,171 --> 01:21:46,606 on how to get through this obstacle. 2124 01:21:46,639 --> 01:21:48,842 - The excellence of execution. Watch this. 2125 01:21:48,875 --> 01:21:51,544 You want to see how to Ninja on a new obstacle? 2126 01:21:51,578 --> 01:21:54,114 Just like that. You see that grimace? 2127 01:21:54,147 --> 01:21:57,450 That's that tough grimace. - Just needs the dismount. 2128 01:21:57,484 --> 01:21:58,651 - All right, she's got it. 2129 01:21:58,685 --> 01:22:00,754 All right, she's watching that left side. 2130 01:22:02,288 --> 01:22:04,224 Now she's got to get a big enough swing 2131 01:22:04,257 --> 01:22:05,525 to make that. - Does she do it? 2132 01:22:05,558 --> 01:22:07,494 - Oh, she's shaking her head. Oh! 2133 01:22:07,527 --> 01:22:11,064 - Falling in! - Right on the edge! 2134 01:22:11,064 --> 01:22:13,900 - She got it! - Get that tenth buzzer. 2135 01:22:13,933 --> 01:22:15,702 You think she wants DiGangi talking about, 2136 01:22:15,735 --> 01:22:16,803 "I got one more than you?" 2137 01:22:16,836 --> 01:22:19,105 - Way to go! Let's go! 2138 01:22:19,139 --> 01:22:21,074 Ten buzzers! 2139 01:22:22,575 --> 01:22:24,077 - Nice. - Flex does it. 2140 01:22:24,077 --> 01:22:28,114 Her tenth buzzer. Making history yet again. 2141 01:22:28,148 --> 01:22:29,716 - Go ahead, count, count. 2142 01:22:29,749 --> 01:22:32,218 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. 2143 01:22:32,252 --> 01:22:34,554 [buzzer blares] Yes! 2144 01:22:34,587 --> 01:22:36,523 [cheers and applause] 2145 01:22:36,556 --> 01:22:37,724 - Oh, my goodness. 2146 01:22:40,560 --> 01:22:42,395 - Let's go, Flex! 2147 01:22:43,596 --> 01:22:45,331 - Flex, I don't know that I've ever seen you 2148 01:22:45,365 --> 01:22:48,101 so emotional after a buzzer. - That was my tenth one. 2149 01:22:48,101 --> 01:22:49,269 - We know! - Yeah. 2150 01:22:49,302 --> 01:22:51,004 - I wanted it so bad. 2151 01:22:51,104 --> 01:22:52,706 And also, I can't let Chris beat me. 2152 01:22:52,739 --> 01:22:56,109 - [laughs] - I know, right? 2153 01:22:56,109 --> 01:22:58,812 - This is gonna be a much better year than last year 2154 01:22:58,845 --> 01:23:00,413 because we hit buzzers together. 2155 01:23:00,447 --> 01:23:02,048 We're going to LA together. 2156 01:23:03,683 --> 01:23:06,052 So happy. - Go celebrate with him. 2157 01:23:06,052 --> 01:23:09,622 Hit the buzzer one more time. - Whoo! 2158 01:23:09,656 --> 01:23:12,625 - That tenth buzzer almost didn't happen. 2159 01:23:12,659 --> 01:23:14,794 Look at this dismount on Salmon Roll. 2160 01:23:14,828 --> 01:23:18,331 She just barely made it, but a quick recovery, 2161 01:23:18,365 --> 01:23:20,333 and it's another finish for Flex. 2162 01:23:20,367 --> 01:23:22,635 [buzzer blares] 2163 01:23:22,669 --> 01:23:25,338 - So take a look at our final leaderboard. 2164 01:23:25,372 --> 01:23:27,173 Chris Behrends finishes the night 2165 01:23:27,207 --> 01:23:28,675 with the fastest time, 2166 01:23:28,708 --> 01:23:31,244 followed closely behind by Kaden Lebsack. 2167 01:23:31,277 --> 01:23:33,380 Behrends's Iowa buddy, Levi Enright, 2168 01:23:33,413 --> 01:23:35,749 was the only one to get the Mega Wall tonight. 2169 01:23:35,782 --> 01:23:37,550 He's leaving with 10 grand. 2170 01:23:37,584 --> 01:23:39,719 We had 15 finishers in all, 2171 01:23:39,753 --> 01:23:41,755 including Jesse "Flex" Labreck, 2172 01:23:41,788 --> 01:23:44,524 who got her record-breaking tenth buzzer. 2173 01:23:44,557 --> 01:23:46,593 And take a look who else is moving on 2174 01:23:46,626 --> 01:23:49,429 during Akbar's Gbajabia-Moments. 2175 01:23:49,462 --> 01:23:50,630 - Well, we could definitely smell 2176 01:23:50,663 --> 01:23:52,999 what Jordan Friedman was cooking. 2177 01:23:53,099 --> 01:23:54,734 The barbecue chef from Chicago 2178 01:23:54,768 --> 01:23:56,903 brought us some of his delicious ribs. 2179 01:23:56,936 --> 01:23:58,138 - I'm going with the baby back. 2180 01:23:58,171 --> 01:23:59,706 - But Friedman's hopes of a buzzer 2181 01:23:59,739 --> 01:24:01,441 went up in smoke. 2182 01:24:01,474 --> 01:24:02,942 - Oh! 2183 01:24:03,043 --> 01:24:05,311 He got a hit right in the brisket. 2184 01:24:05,345 --> 01:24:08,381 - Nebraska's Mike Gilleski is a pencil pusher. 2185 01:24:08,415 --> 01:24:10,050 He's getting the crowd pumped! 2186 01:24:10,050 --> 01:24:12,819 His nonprofit raises money for school supplies, 2187 01:24:12,852 --> 01:24:15,955 and his sidelines got the lead out during his run. 2188 01:24:16,056 --> 01:24:17,724 - And the pencil is loving it. 2189 01:24:17,757 --> 01:24:21,127 - Gilleski looked sharp until he reached the Kickboards. 2190 01:24:21,161 --> 01:24:23,063 [air horn blares] 2191 01:24:23,063 --> 01:24:24,097 - Well, that's gonna do it 2192 01:24:24,130 --> 01:24:25,532 for night three in San Antonio. 2193 01:24:25,565 --> 01:24:27,133 For Akbar Gbajabiamila and Zuri Hall, 2194 01:24:27,167 --> 01:24:28,601 I'm Matt Iseman. 2195 01:24:28,635 --> 01:24:32,305 We'll see you next time on "American Ninja Warrior." 2196 01:24:35,575 --> 01:24:38,545 [dramatic music] 2197 01:24:38,578 --> 01:24:45,618 * *