Shrinking Steps

The Shrinking Steps is an obstacle, firstly introduced as the first obstacle during city qualifiers round on American Ninja Warrior 11, replacing the Floating Steps from the past 3 American Ninja Warrior seasons.

Competitors must run across 5 steps and then grab a rope to reach the landing platform (in a similar fashion to the Sonic Swing). The steps went progressively higher and smaller when the competitors ran on them.

In its first season appearance, the obstacle had taken out competitors such as Selena Laniel, Paige Chapman, Kavon Sadler, Annie Dudek, Kat Ratcliff, Carl Fantauzzo, Jessica Helmer, Jimmy Choi and John Loobey.

Australian Ninja Warrior
On Australian Ninja Warrior 5, the Shrinking Steps appeared as the first obstacle during the heats.

It returned on Australian Ninja Warrior 6, once again being the first obstacle of the heats, however there are now eight steps instead of five.

Ninja Israel
The Shrinking Steps would appear as the first obstacle of the qualifiers of Ninja Warrior Israel 3. The number of steps during its appearance would be reduced to four.

Competitors' Success Rate

 * All results based on the NBC broadcast and external information found